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A Robinson Huron Treaty Settlement Proposal to Save Anishinaabemowin

By Quinn Meawasige / April 16, 2024

Anishinaabemowin is on the brink of extinction. Saving it requires working with current speakers, a coordinated revitalization strategy including immersion opportunities, and a commitment from our leadership and communities more generally. It also requires resources – it requires zhooniyaa. It just so happens that Anishinaabeg in the Robinson Huron Treaty (RHT) areas may soon have …

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Land, Language and Culture in Denendeh: Making Connections with Dene Nahjo

By Dëneze Nakehk'o / January 7, 2020

Dëneze Nakehk’o, founding member of Dene Nahjo and a Research Fellow with Yellowhead Institute is interviewed by Hayden King about his work with Dene Nahjo and how the organization enacts its mission of “land, language and culture forever”.

Reclaiming Indigenous Place Names

By Christina Gray / October 8, 2019

Indigenous peoples in Canada are working to restore their place names and revitalize their languages after colonial policies and law sought to eradicate them. This brief offers several examples of Indigenous nations who are actively reclaiming jurisdiction to their lands, and provide recommendations for how federal and provincial/territorial governments can help to undo some of these past harms and injustices.

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A Robinson Huron Treaty Settlement Proposal to Save Anishinaabemowin

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