Langues autochtones

A project that encourages the learning of the Michif language.

Languages with no common speakers.

A language from a First Nation in British Columbia, now nearly extinct.

A law that makes Mi'kmaq the first language of Nova Scotia.

A law to protect and revitalize Indigenous Languages in Canada.

An organization representing First Nations in Canada.

Organization representing Inuit in Canada.

A commission that investigated the impacts of residential schools on Indigenous peoples in Canada.

Indigenous languages in Canada facing potential extinction due to historical and ongoing pressures.

Government policies aiming to assimilate Indigenous peoples, often suppressing their languages.

Schools where Indigenous children were forcibly separated from their families and communities, often punished for speaking their native language.

Initiatives designed to promote, teach, and preserve Indigenous languages.

Roughly 500 speakers or fewer for many Indigenous languages; showing a language loss trend, but some positive development

Largest group of Indigenous languages in Canada based on reported speakers in 2016

In 2016, total language speakers exceeds the number of people with Indigenous language as mother tongue, suggesting growth in new speakers and learners.

Universities and colleges are starting language programs, supporting documentation and promotion of Indigenous languages.