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Dec 3, 2020
1 min

Learning From Home: Flash Cards

When practicing or learning a new language, visuals can be especially useful. We know many of you are now tasked with learning from home,...

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Nov 26, 2020
2 min

The Real Thanksgiving.

This year, Thanksgiving may take on a more somber tone for those who would usually celebrate the fourth Thursday of November with family ...

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International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

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Aug 9, 2020
1 min

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples "The disappearance of indigenous languages is a major threat to Indigenous communitie...

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Jul 2, 2020
1 min

#StandWithTheMapuche

We stand in solidarity with the Mapuche People.

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Jun 4, 2020
2 min

Black Lives Matter.

Now is the time to take action to fight systemic racism and demand change.

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Apr 23, 2020
3 min

How To Learn A New Language From Home.

We asked our Project Coordinator, Kayleigh Jeannette, to share her top tips on how to successfully learn and practice a new language from...

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Oct 14, 2019
1 min

Indigenous Peoples Day 2019

For many years, the second Monday in October has been celebrated as Columbus Day.

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Oct 13, 2019
2 min

Language Spotlight: Benhti Kenaga

This summer we teamed up with the Doyon Foundation to release five new language learning courses. “Hearing everyone speak our languages i...

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Aug 29, 2019
2 min

Language Spotlight: Gwich’in

Our third language spotlight is the Athabaskan language of Gwich’in.

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Aug 15, 2019
3 min

Language Spotlight: Holikachuk

Our second language spotlight is on the Athabaskan language of Holikachuk.

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Aug 8, 2019
2 min

Language Spotlight: Isaac Juneby, Hän

This summer we teamed up with the Doyon Foundation to release five new language learning courses. Over the next few weeks, we will spotli...

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Oct 13, 2018
2 min

What Can I Do to Help Language Revival?

It isn’t easy, but there's still a lot we can do There are a lot of languages spoken across the globe—more languages than any expert can ...

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Oct 11, 2018
1 min

A New Name for Columbus Day

For many years, the second Monday in October has been celebrated as Columbus Day.

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Sep 8, 2018
1 min

Orange Shirt Day

September 30 is officially Orange Shirt Day in Canada.

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Why Industry Partnerships Make Sense for Language Revival

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Oct 18, 2017
2 min

Why Industry Partnerships Make Sense for Language Revival

"Why do you use software from businesses, instead of creating your own custom tools?"

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15 Reasons Why We Need Endangered Languages

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Oct 14, 2017
1 min

15 Reasons Why We Need Endangered Languages

It’s a question we get asked all the time & one that’s been covered by major news networks: do we really need to save endangered languages?

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The IPA – A Language Learner’s Secret Weapon

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Oct 13, 2017
2 min

The IPA – A Language Learner’s Secret Weapon

In 1888, the International Phonetic Association was facing a similar problem: how do you represent a sound without using, well, sound?

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4 Endangered Language Songs to Listen to This Week

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Oct 13, 2017
1 min

4 Endangered Language Songs to Listen to This Week

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.”

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Oct 12, 2017
2 min

What’s the Matter with Q?

Last week, a friend asked me why the letter “Q” is so rare in English. For proof, just look at Scrabble.

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Google Creates Font Family for 800 Languages

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Oct 10, 2017
1 min

Google Creates Font Family for 800 Languages

Have you ever opened a document, only to find that the text has turned into gibberish?

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