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Kahkiihtwaam ee-pee-kiiweehtataahk: Bringing it back home again
The story of how a critically endangered Indigenous language can be saved
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Photo: The Royal Canadian Geographical Society flag with the Les chemins de l’or bleu paddling expedition, which completed its journey in late October. (Photo: Les chemins de l’or bleu/Facebook)
There’s a lot of ways to make Canada better known to Canadians. The Royal Canadian Geographical Society is trying as many ways as possible.
While best known for its iconic magazine, Canadian Geographic, the Society also supports expeditions across the country, provides grants and scholarships for geography research, and promotes geographic literacy through a variety of free teacher resources.
Here’s a bit of what the Society got up to in October.
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The story of how a critically endangered Indigenous language can be saved
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