It’s impossible to deny how important language is to culture. And language is something so many of us have lost— we were taught that our languages were “devil’s speak” or simply never had the opportunity to learn.
But that doesn't mean everything's lost. This week’s episode of Unreserved is all about language, with segments on how Indigenous people in Canada are revitalizing and bringing back their mother tongues.
Check out the segments below:
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School board will be adding Ojibwa and Cree programs next fall
Interested in learning the language? There are plenty of resources online to get you started
Trevor Jang on the movement that's shaping the lives of First Nations people for the better
