Indigenous Languages of Eastern Canada

Undergraduate

is an overview of the Indigenous languages of three language families of Eastern Canada – Eskimo-Aleut (Inuttitut) and Algonquian (Innu-aimun, Mi'kmaq, Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqewi, and possibly Beothuk) and Iroquoian (Kanienʼkéha) – with respect to both linguistic structure and current vitality. The course also reviews a history of language suppression. Revitalization efforts, within the context of the larger issues of minority language attrition and maintenance, are also considered.