Ottawa to invest $39.4M to support Indigenous languages in northern territories
Yellowknives Dene First Nations Chief Fred Sangris of Ndilo said residential schools had a dramatic impact as students were prevented from speaking their traditional language.Read more:Dettah Chief Edward Sangris said revitalizing Wiiliideh is important, as there are few speakers left and some elders struggle with English.
“We feel that the elders are lonely because they’ve got nobody to talk to in their language, so we’re trying to fix that,” he said.Edward Sangris said one hurdle is that Wiiliideh is not one of the N.W.T.’s 11 official languages, nine of which are Indigenous. McLeod, who attended residential school himself, said he understands first-hand the intergenerational impacts colonial systems have had on Indigenous languages, culture and identity.
He said the funding to support Indigenous languages is part of the federal government’s reconciliation efforts.
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