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IJLLL 2024 Vol.10(1): 97-102
DOI: 10.18178/IJLLL.2024.10.1.493

Indigenous Language Revitalization and Preservation in Canada: Strategies and Innovations

Wei Jia
Faculty of Education, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
Email: jwei323@uwo.ca

Manuscript received November 11, 2023; revised December 15, 2023; accepted December 30, 2023; published February 25, 2024

Abstract—Indigenous languages are significant fundamentals in Canadian culture and society that carry Indigenous peoples’ stories, experiences, spirits, and traditions that represent Indigenous peoples’ cultural identities. However, most of the Indigenous languages are endangered and threatened, the historical factors that have contributed to the endangerment of Indigenous languages, especially the residential school system and language assimilation policies in Canada. This paper aims to explore strategies and innovations for Indigenous Language Revitalization (ILR) and preservation in the Canadian context. In this paper, I begin to investigate the status of Indigenous languages in the past and then discuss the current implications and ILR initiatives, including government legislation and programs in Canada. Through reviewing the strategies for ILR that are implemented around the world, I emphasize the need for new approaches and strategies for further ILR and preservation, such as the use of digital technologies and internet platforms, to make resources more accessible for language revitalization and tools for language revitalization in Canada.

Keywords—indigenous language, indigenous languages revitalization, indigenous education, language policy

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Cite:Wei Jia, "Indigenous Language Revitalization and Preservation in Canada: Strategies and Innovations," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 97-102, 2024.

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