International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032)

Unreserved is a radio space for Indigenous community, culture, and conversation. As part of Unreserved, First Words is a podcast focused on Canadian Indigenous languages; guests share their language stories with words in their languages.

For ten years, the Cree Literacy Network has been cheering and promoting the work of lifelong language warriors. This blog is used to honour and support the commitment they share to retain, reclaim, revitalize and restore the language that is a birthright for themselves and their communities.

This article has a description of many of the Indigenous languages spoken in Canada. There are several videos embedded in this article. Some of the videos address vanishing languages and some of the videos have Elders speaking the language, providing a chance to learn common greetings.

A very useful online collection of information about Indigenous communities in Canada.

The map illustrates Indigenous languages spoken at home, either as a first or secondary language. Scroll down to see the map and infographic with statistics.

A CBC resource about the many indigenous languages spoken in Canada

This article provides a brief overview of the many languages spoken by Indigenous people in Canada. The data shared on this page comes from the 2016 federal census.

This document, prepared at the University of Victoria, includes key facts about Indigenous languages in Canada and a list of 12 ways that Canadians can help promote Indigenous languages.