Schools, postsecondary institutions, and community groups across Canada celebrated National Indigenous Languages Day on and around March 31st. Some shared resources and classes that community members could use to learn Indigenous languages: Algonquin College highlighted its Kwey Language Series; Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami released a guide to using the unified Inuktut writing system Inuktut Qaliujaaqpait; and the University of Alberta Indigenous Students’ Union offered free Dene Kǝdǝ́ language lessons. Others, such as the Bonnyville Friendship Centre and the University of Waterloo hosted special events focused on language and cultural revitalization. The Bonnyville Friendship Centre’s event featured Dr Jessie Sylvestre, a Dene First language speaker from ejeredeséche Buffalo River who developed the University of Blue Quills’ Dene Language Program.
