First Words is a podcast focused on Indigenous languages, each episode we welcome a new guest into the hosting chair to teach us a few words in their language. With fewer than 30 speakers left, you ...

Every 24th of October, The Ktunaxa celebrate their language. The Ktunaxa language is one of the most unique languages in the world — it is isolated, meaning it’s a language that has no genetic ...

"Would you be open to having your piece translated into Ktunaxa?" The words sat in my email inbox for over two weeks. I had been so excited when Christa Couture contacted me about her ambitious ...

They say that language is part of a culture, but it may also be something that defines ourselves. This is how many Ktunaxa felt while attending the Ktunaxa Literacy Day celebration on October 23 and ...

Tucked behind the end of his kitchen table on a small computer stand, former Akisqnuk First Nation chief Alfred Joseph facilitates weekly Ktunaxa language classes on behalf of the Aq’am community near ...

Traditional knowledge keepers have opted to utilize modern technology to preserve language and culture in the East Kootenay region of B.C. for the community to mark Orange Shirt Day this autumn. On ...