It was International Women’s Day this past Sunday 8 March and in honour of the day we’re looking at some incredible females who are doing all they can for their native languages.
Celebrating Indigenous Women Who Are Reclaiming and Revitalising Their Languages
In light of International Women’s Day which was this past Sunday, March 8, CBC News in Canada put together an article celebrating a number of Indigenous women and their plight to preserve and revitalise their traditional languages.
These inspiring women are coming at their language and culture from all walks of life, but have one main goal in mind; to ensure their culture, and in turn languages are celebrated, recognised and continued on for generations to come.
Lake Research Video Translate into Ojibway to Help Promote Language As Well As Science
A year 9 student in Ontario, Canada has narrated an environmental science video into Ojibway, its creators are hoping this will help to create more interest in the language amongst young people.
Funded by the Canadian Heritage Fund, the Ojibway narrated video details the work of the International Institute for Sustainable Developments (IISD) and their research into “mercury contamination in freshwater ecosystems.”
Pauline Gerrard, deputy director of IISD believes that producing videos in native, local languages will help to promote the culture and language of Canada’s First Nation’s people.
Emma Bruyere, the voice behind the narration is from the Couchiching First Nation is “happy to know that there are efforts being made to preserve the Ojibway language.”
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