Success Stories

Northern community uses art and technology in language revitalization project

Mackasey decided on an art project that would further develop how the Dene language could be more easily communicated by using technology.

Learning a second language links youth to their heritage

Métis Culture Camp builds connections between youth and Elders

Project creates understanding about Indigenous teachings from the land

Understanding the Role of Helper - Important to Indigenous Communities

Fransaskois Festival Success a Result of Strong Leadership

Program Helps Heritage Languages Thrive

Webinars Increase Connection to Language and Culture

Combining In-Person and virtual Programming for a new Cultural experience

Creating Platforms for Revitalization

Keeping Language Alive

Connecting Language with the First Nations World View

Li Michif nitooni katawashishin

Michif is a Beautiful Language

Traditional Languages Meet New Form of Self Expression

Meme-making workshops help Northern youth reconnect to their roots

Finding Your Family Roots

Traditional languages provide insight into heritage

Language Key to Culture

Dene Language Immersion Camp teaches the Importance of Language Preservation

Literary Acclaim Meets Small-City Charm

A look into the Saskatchewan Festival of Words

New Digital Magazine Provides Link to Northern Talent

Language is a pathway to one’s cultural identity, and the Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) in La Ronge is taking a leading role to ensure this link is not permanently lost for future generations.

Language festival promotes cultural pride

“Love Your Language, Speak with Pride.” This was the message bestowed on over 450 First Nations students at the province’s first-ever Indigenous language Festival.

Collaboration and Cultures: Curtain Razors brings Aztec heritage to the Prairies

Theatre has the power to transport us to new, imaginary worlds, and recently, Regina’s Curtain Razors brought a new world to life in their unique international performance, "Codice Remix."

Oskayak Culture Camp connects youth to tradition

In May 2013, students from Oskayak High school in Saskatoon travelled north to the shores of Waterhen First Nation by the Meadow Lake Provincial Park.

Storytelling important to preserving history & tradition

“So much of contemporary Aboriginal art practice, whether it is visual, media, performing, or interdisciplinary art work, is rooted in our culture’s oral stories and customary knowledge,” explains Elwood Jimmy, Festival co-director.

Interest in Languages Continues to Grow

Have you ever passed by a classroom and heard children speaking Urdu or Igbo? The Saskatchewan Organization of Heritage Languages (SOHL) hopes the sounds of heritage language in schools will grow more and more common every year.