People & Culture
The birth of a language speaker
In the first part of Canadian Geographic’s Discovery Language series, one Kanyen’kehá:ka family shares what it takes to raise a language speaker
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- 4 minutes
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Inuktitut basketball commentary: An Olympic first
Behind the scenes with Pujjuut Kusugak, who provided Inuktitut-language colour commentary for dozens of basketball games at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics
- 1085 words
- 5 minutes
People & Culture
Parler avec les mains : se réapproprier la langue des signes des Autochtones des Plaines
La langue des signes des Autochtones des Plaines a été utilisée pendant de nombreuses générations pour permettre aux peuples autochtones de communiquer entre eux malgré les idiomes et la distance qui les séparaient. Le temps est venu de se la réapproprier.
- 4031 words
- 17 minutes
Environment
Severn Cullis-Suzuki on a path forward for the environment
Episode 34
The new executive director of the David Suzuki Foundation discusses her viral moment as a young environmental activist and the link between language and stewardship of the land
- 27 minutes
People & Culture
Perry Bellegarde on reconnecting with language and ceremony
Episode 31
The First Nations political leader and Honorary President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society reflects on his childhood on reserve and his role as an oskâpêwis — a Cree word meaning helper
- 37 minutes
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First Peoples’ Map of B.C.: New interactive map celebrates Indigenous cultures and language
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Kahkiihtwaam ee-pee-kiiweehtataahk : faire revivre la langue
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Kahkiihtwaam ee-pee-kiiweehtataahk: Bringing it back home again
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Métis Nation-Saskatchewan, Canadian Geographic launch program to revive the Michif language
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Why Indigenous languages matter
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Cartographie des langues autochtones au Canada
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Elder Norman Fleury – The history of the Michif language
Episode 5
The author of the Michif Dictionary takes us on a deep dive into the history of the Michif language from its earliest roots in the fur trade up to the present day
- 53 minutes
People & Culture
Chef Jenni Lessard: Learning Michif through traditional and contemporary food
Episode 4
One of Canada’s leading chefs and Indigenous food experts on why making traditional Métis foods, including the harvesting of local ingredients, helps contribute to the preservation of the Michif language and identity
- 38 minutes
People & Culture
Calvin Racette – Losing the Michif language
Episode 3
Elder Calvin Racette explores language loss and its impact on the Métis community
- 36 minutes
People & Culture
Andrea Menard: Promoting the Michif language through art
Episode 2
Award-winning Métis singer, songwriter, performer, actor, and writer Andrea Menard explores how she is working to promote the use of Michif language, teachings, and worldview through her own contemporary artistic practice
- 31 minutes
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Mapping Indigenous languages in Canada
See where 60 languages belonging to 12 language families are being used right now
- 554 words
- 3 minutes
People & Culture
Michif history, language and culture, featuring Russell Fayant
Episode 1
A leading Michif language and culture educator shares why the language of the Métis matters
- 31 minutes