Sustaining Indigenous Languages

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: Third-year standing; or permission of the Program Director This course explores both the 'critical loss' of Indigenous languages throughout Canada due to colonization and assimilation, along with current efforts by communities at revitalizing, promoting and sustaining Indigenous languages.?In addition to examining national and international topics related to language rights and advocacy, the course critically discusses the influence of Indigenous languages on health and wellbeing, culture and identity, relationships to land, as well as contemporary music and art. [Note 1: This course is cross-listed with CANA 4121 and may therefore count as three credits in either discipline.] (Format: Seminar)