Census data show sparks of new life for Indigenous languages

Good news for the revitalization of Indigenous languages is tucked into new data released this month by Statistics Canada.

“I’m excited to see people are learning second Indigenous languages as adults, and I’m excited to see that the younger population have opportunities now to go to school and learn language,” she said. The census data also showed more people report being able to speak an Indigenous language than those who report having one as a mother tongue, which suggests people are learning Indigenous languages.

Statistics Canada noted census data was not collected from 63 First Nations reserves and other communities for a number of reasons, including many not providing permission for the agency to enter. “When it comes to Indigenous ­language revitalization, Indigenous communities have been doing this work for 50 plus years. It’s not new to us,” she said. “But because there’s greater societal attention, it frees up more political attention and therefore more funds. So that does create greater ­possibilities.

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