Canada’s Big Chill

Indigenous Languages in Education
  • Jessica Ball
  • Onowa McIvor
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Part of the Comparative and International Education book series (CIEDV, volume 1)

Abstract

wihtaskamihk kîkâc kahkiyaw nîhîyaw pîkiskwîwina î namatîpayiwa wiya môniyâw onîkânîwak kayâs kâkiy sihcikîcik ka nakinahkwâw nîhiyaw osihcikîwina. atawiya anohc kanâta askiy kâpimipayihtâcik î tipahamok nîhiyaw awâsisak kakisinâmâkosicik mîna apisis î tipahamok mîna ta kakwiy miciminamâ nîhiyawîwin. namoya mâka mitoni tapwîy kontayiwâk î nîsohkamâkawinaw ka miciminamâ nipîkiskwîwinân. pako kwayas ka sihcikiy kîspin tâpwiy kâ kakwiy miciminamâ nîhîyawîwin îkwa tapwiy kwayas ka kiskinâhamowâyâ kicowâsim’sinân. ôma masinayikanis îwihcikâtîw tânihki kîkâc kâ namatîpayicik nipîkiskwîwinân îkwa takahki sihcikîwina mîna misowiy kâ apicihtâcik ka pasikwînahkwâw nîhiyawîwin nanântawisi.

Keywords

Indigenous People Language Policy Indigenous Community Indigenous Language Royal Commission 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Jessica Ball
    • 1
  • Onowa McIvor
    • 2
  1. 1.School of Child and Youth CareUniversity of VictoriaCanada
  2. 2.Indigenous EducationUniversity of VictoriaCanada

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