The third resource for my Module 1 research collection is a fact sheet on the 2018 status report for First Nations languages in British Columbia. There are many Indigenous languages in danger of extinction throughout Canada. The following fact sheet summarizes positive developments in the number of language learners, along with concerns about language vitality that still remain from the ongoing loss of aging fluent speakers. Read through the fact sheet below for an overview of the language diversity statistics and initiatives to revitalize First Nations languages in British Columbia.
First Peoples’ Cultural Council. (2018, October 28). Fact sheet on the 2018 report on the status of B.C. First Nations languages. https://fpcc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/FPCC-Fact-Sheet-Language-Report-2018.pdf
