Nova Scotia’s provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. Legislation to recognize Mi’kmaq as Nova Scotia’s first language has been proclaimed by the province and affirmed by Mi ...

Protecting Mi'kmaw language through legislation was recommended by a provincial Mi'kmaw language team that engaged all Mi'kmaw communities and the Mi'kmaq Native Friendship Centre in Halifax.

Nova Scotia’s provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. Legislation introduced today enshrines Mi’kmaq as the province’s first official language. Adrian Wyld / THE ...

"Revitalizing the Mi'kmaq language is one of the top priorities of Mi'kmaw Kina'matnewey. This funding allows us to support community-based language programs that honour the unique needs of ...

While Nickerson’s parents spoke Mi’kmaq, she primarily grew up speaking English. She said teaching the language is helping her learn at the same time. “The language is within me.

Caption: Making the Honour Song accessible to a new audience. We learn about a project to translate the Honour Song into a form of sign language that includes the use of old Mi'kmaq signs.

Nova Scotia’s government is introducing legislation to enshrine Mi’kmaq as the province’s first language. Karla MacFarlane, minister of L’nu affairs, said today the Mi’kmaw Language Act ...

Taking Mi’kmaw children away from their homes and putting them in residential schools contributed to the decline of the Mi'kmaq language. “It's our history,” said Chief Googoo.

Language & Culture Consultant Katani Julian uses puppets as part of the tireless effort to reclaim the Mi'kmaq language, taken away in generations past. "We have less than 8,000 speakers left, in ...

Mi'kmaq was officially enshrined as the first language during a ceremony in Potlotek First Nation on Sunday. Canadian Press Jul 17, 2022 1:50 PMJul 17, 2022 2:05 PM ...