CityNews Winnipeg

Southern Chiefs’ Organization urges Manitoba to strengthen First Nations language education

Indigenous languages are at the heart of reconciliation, but the Southern Chiefs’ Organization says they’re still being left ...
KCCI Des Moines

After 7 years, 26 Central Iowa students graduate from dual language Spanish program

PROVIDE LOCALLY. BENTON STACEY MARCUS, THANK YOU. SEVEN YEARS AGO, A WEST DES MOINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STARTED A SPANISH IMMERSION PILOT PROGRAM FOR 26 STUDENTS. THIS IS SO COOL. NOW, THE INAUGURAL ...

The number of fluent Spokane Salish speakers has more than doubled after the first graduation of a pilot adult immersion program: ‘This is historic’

It’s music to the ears of Spokane Tribal Elder Orten Ford, Salish name člukwtšnma. Her name means, “She walks a long way without pain,” after her great-grandmother who was known to drag herself by her ...
The New York Times

How to Pick Up the Local Language Before You Go

Speaking — even trying to speak — a language will help open doors on your next trip, and achieving a “survival level” might be easier than you think. By Ruffin Prevost There are plenty of reasons to ...