Summary:
Many post-secondary institutions offer courses in Indigenous languages, included in larger Indigenous studies programs. Some offer degree or diploma programs in Indigenous languages.
The Call to Action:
We call upon post-secondary institutions to create university and college degree and diploma programs in Aboriginal languages.
Analysis:
Many post-secondary institutions offer courses in Indigenous languages, included in larger Indigenous studies programs. Some offer degree or diploma programs in Indigenous languages.
For example, the First Nations University of Canada’s Department of Indigenous Languages offers bachelor degrees in Cree, Saulteaux or Linguistics and a master’s degree with specialization in Indigenous languages.
The University of British Columbia has an undergraduate degree program in First Nations and Endangered Languages.
The University of Victoria offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Indigenous Language Revitalization.
In June 2021, the University of Winnipeg announced the creation of an Indigenous language program. It is the first and only one of its kind in Manitoba.
The University of Regina offers a Master of Indigenous Language Education program.
Simon Fraser University offers a Certificate in Indigenous Language Proficiency., and a graduate Certificate in Linguistics of a First Nations Language. SFU is also in the process of developing a Master of Arts in Indigenous Languages and Linguistics (INLLMA).