Canadaâs big chill: Indigenous Languages in Education

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Jessica Ball School of Child and Youth Care University of Victoria Canada

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Onowa Mcivor Indigenous Education University of Victoria Canada

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wihtaskamihk kÃ®kÃ¢c kahkiyaw nÃ®hÃ®yaw pÃ®kiskwÃ®wina Ã® namatÃ®payiwa wiya mÃ´niyÃ¢w onÃ®kÃ¢nÃ®wak kayÃ¢s kÃ¢kiy sihcikÃ®cik ka nakinahkwÃ¢w nÃ®hiyaw osihcikÃ®wina. atawiya anohc kanÃ¢ta askiy kÃ¢pimipayihtÃ¢cik Ã® tipahamok nÃ®hiyaw awÃ¢sisak kakisinÃ¢mÃ¢kosicik mÃ®na apisis Ã® tipahamok mÃ®na ta kakwiy miciminamÃ¢ nÃ®hiyawÃ®win. namoya mÃ¢ka mitoni tapwÃ®y kontayiwÃ¢k Ã® nÃ®sohkamÃ¢kawinaw ka miciminamÃ¢ nipÃ®kiskwÃ®winÃ¢n. pako kwayas ka sihcikiy kÃ®spin tÃ¢pwiy kÃ¢ kakwiy miciminamÃ¢ nÃ®hÃ®yawÃ®win Ã®kwa tapwiy kwayas ka kiskinÃ¢hamowÃ¢yÃ¢ kicowÃ¢simâsinÃ¢n. Ã´ma masinayikanis Ã®wihcikÃ¢tÃ®w tÃ¢nihki kÃ®kÃ¢c kÃ¢ namatÃ®payicik nipÃ®kiskwÃ®winÃ¢n Ã®kwa takahki sihcikÃ®wina mÃ®na misowiy kÃ¢ apicihtÃ¢cik ka pasikwÃ®nahkwÃ¢w nÃ®hiyawÃ®win nanÃ¢ntawisi. (Translated into NÃ®hÃ®yawÃ®win (Northern Cree) [crk], a language of Canada, by Art Napoleon)

Canadaâs Indigenous languages are at risk of extinction because of government policies that have actively opposed or neglected them. A few positive steps by government include investments in Aboriginal Head Start, a culturally based early childhood program, as well as a federal Aboriginal Languages Initiative. Overall, however, government and public schools have yet to demonstrate serious support for Indigenous language revitalization. Language-in-education policies must address the historically and legislatively created needs of Indigenous Peoples to increase the number of Indigenous language speakers and honor the right of Indigenous children to be educated in their language and according to their heritage, with culturally meaningful curricula, cultural safety, and dignity. This chapter describes how Canada arrived at a state of Indigenous language devastation, then explores some promising developments in community-driven heritage language teaching, and finally presents an ecologically comprehensive strategy for Indigenous language revitalization that draws on and goes beyond the roles of formal schooling.

Itâs been a cold 130 years for Canadaâs first languages, and the thaw is still awaited. (Fettes & Norton, 2000: 29)

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Language Issues in Comparative Education

Inclusive Teaching and Learning in Non-Dominant Languages and Cultures

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