Languages
- Aboriginal Languages – 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
- Examines the strength of Aboriginal languages among North American Indian people, the Métis and Inuit in non-reserve areas, and focuses on factors associated with perpetuating and revitalizing these languages.
Source: Government of Canada; Statistics Canada (SC)- Aboriginal Languages by Community, 1996 – The Atlas of Canada (Maps)
- This map shows the major aboriginal language families by community in Canada for the year 1996.
- Source: Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Aboriginal Languages Initiative
- Maintains and revitalizes Aboriginal languages for future generations by increasing the number of Aboriginal language speakers, by encouraging the transmission of these languages from generation to generation, and by expanding language usage in family and community settings.
- Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Heritage
- Aboriginal Languages of Canada
- This page presents various information and statistics pertaining to Aboriginal languages of Canada.
- Source: University of Calgary
- Aboriginal School Books – First Language Children's Literature
- The books Nortext helps publish are almost always in first languages containing stories and illustrations created in the communities by Aboriginal authors and illustrators.
- Source: Nortext
- Canada/Territorial Co-operation Agreements for Aboriginal
Languages
- Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Heritage
- FirstVoices – Language Archives Celebrating World Indigenous Cultures
- FirstVoices is a group of web-based tools and services designed to support Aboriginal people engaged in language archiving, language teaching & culture revitalization.
- House of Canada in the Language of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada, The
- The first monument in the world dedicated to the fundamental concepts of personal freedom and respect for the dignity of each individual.
- Index of Aboriginal Language Ability, 1996 – The Atlas of Canada (Maps)
- The Index of Ability compares the number of people who report being able to speak the language with the number who have that Aboriginal language as a mother tongue.
- Source: Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Index of Aboriginal Language Continuity, 1996 – The Atlas of Canada (Maps)
- The Index of Continuity measures language continuity, or vitality, by comparing the number of those who speak a given language at home to the number of those who learned the language as their mother tongue.
- Source: Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Indigenous Voices
- Contains oral histories, video clips and learning resources in various Métis heritage languages.
- Source: The Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture
- Languages of Canada
- That page contains descriptions of all the languages spoken in Canada.
- Source: Ethnologue.com
- National Indigenous Literacy Association
- Native People, Languages – The Canadian Encyclopedia
- Presents information and statistics on the distinct indigenous languages spoken in Canada.
- Source: Historica
- Online Cree Dictionary
- Our Story – Aboriginal Writing Challenge
- Source: The Dominion Institute
- Tusaalanga Inuktitut – Learning Inuktitut Online
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