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Introducing: Discovery Language
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“We are all connected by water. We live under the same sky.”
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Les langues du territoire : Dr. Lorna Wanosts’a7 Williams sur le nsnek̓wnúk̓wa7, la famille, la communauté
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Languages of the Land: Dr. Lorna Wanosts’a7 Williams on nsnek̓wnúk̓wa7, family, community
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Languages of the land: Kyla Judge on oshkinigig, canoes, language and land
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Languages of the land: Odeshkun Thusky on zaagi’idiwin, love
In the sixth part of the “Languages of the Land” digital series, the Anishinabeg dancer and drummer speaks to Canadian Geographic on love, hope and the importance of preserving language
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Languages of the land: Emma Stevens on kesalul, I love you
In the fifth part of the “Languages of the Land” digital series, the Mi’kmaq singer speaks to Canadian Geographic on love, music and language
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Languages of the land: Aluki Kotierk on Inunnguiniq, parenting
In the fourth part of the “Languages of the Land” digital series, the president of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. and recently elected vice-chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, speaks to Canadian Geographic on learning to be a good human and the importance of recognizing Inuktut as an official language
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Languages of the land: Tsé Itzoh/Louise Profeit-LeBlanc on soh thun, dealing with life
In the third part of the “Languages of the Land” digital series, the storyteller, artist and choreographer speaks to Canadian Geographic on life’s teachings and working together
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- 4 minutes
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Languages of the land: Aimée Craft on mino-bimaadiziwin, the good life
In the second part of the “Languages of the Land” digital series, the Anishinaabe-Métis academic, lawyer, artist and changemaker speaks to Canadian Geographic on understanding Anishinaabe concepts by speaking the language
- 690 words
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Languages of the land: celebrating National Indigenous Languages Day
Languages represent entire worlds of knowledge and meaning. This Indigenous Languages Day, Chief Perry Bellegarde, Honorary President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, introduces a new CanGeo digital series celebrating Indigenous languages from across the lands and waters we call Canada.
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Valérie Courtois on what she hopes will come out of COP15: “to save the world”
The Director of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative discusses COP15, the importance of the boreal forest and the vital role of Indigenous-led conservation and stewardship
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Le pouvoir de nos savoirs
Comment Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) tisse des liens entre les modes de connaissance gitxsan et sa série de livres pour enfants.
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Power in our knowledge
How Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) weaves together Gitxsan ways of knowing into his series of children’s books
- 2678 words
- 11 minutes