Languages of the NWT

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Denesuline Language Revitalization Conference - Day 3 Denesuline Language Revitalization Conference - Day 3. Hosted by Cold Lake First Nations

This is how Language is More than Language.

It deeply connects to all aspects of our lives. It is the golden key to;

- Cultures, Expressions, Communication, Education,
- Identity, Belonging, History, Knowledge systems
- Social lives, Society, Values, Worldviews, Agency
- Ways of thoughts, Ways of being
- & therefore Health and Well-Being as well.

Did you know that the project of mapping of Indigenous Peoples Languages in the Arctic started in 2021 and was completed in 2023? You can view the whole project on:

Arctic Indigenous languages and revitalization: an online educational resource (2024). *Language speaker areas map and dataset. *****(version 1.1) [https://arctic-indigenous-languages-uito.hub.arcgis.com](https://arctic-indigenous-languages-uito.hub.arcgis.com/) [data set]

& learn about

- Geographical language speaker areas & its layers
- Attribute data about the languages
- Sources used
- Examples of language revitalization

Photo of the map from: Arctic Indigenous Peoples Languages and Revitalisation Map: Esri, Garmin, GEBCO, NOAA NGDC, and other contributors | Please see project website for full bibliography and acknowledgements: https://arctic-indigenous-languages-uito.hub.arcgis.com/

It’s Indigenous language month. What does this mean in dënesúłįné yaki? Dúwé nųdhíhą.

Happy Indigenous Languages Month! This February the NWT Archives is featuring interpreters and translators.

Jim Hope, Dene interpreter, 1988.

CREDIT: NWT Archives/Northwest Territories. Department of Public Works and Services fonds/G-1995-001: 5496

https://gnwt.accesstomemory.org/g-1995-001-5496

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