About FNEF

The non-profit First Nations Education Foundation (FNEF) collaborates with First Nation governments to develop language revitalization programs for at-risk Indigenous dialects using contemporary educational practices and innovative, interactive technology. FNEF is an Indigenous-led, federally registered charity with a number of Indigenous advisors who provide valuable insight into healing programs. Learn more about FNEF.

The LanguageCloud is an initiative by FNEF and partner First Nations in Canada to create a user-friendly online platform for language revitalization and learning, providing living dictionaries, heritage archives, and learning activites to promote the thriving of endangered First Nation languages in Canada. Learn more about the LanguageCloud project.

 

About x̄á’isla

The Haisla language is spoken on the British Columbia mainland, around the Douglas Channel, across from the Queen Charlotte Islands. There are two main dialects spoken, Kitamaat and Kitlope.

The Haisla language is spoken by the descendants of the Gitamaat and Kitlope bands from the Kitimat area of the northern coast of British Columbia. Haisla is one of the Wakashan tongues, related closely to Kwak’wala (previously called Kwakiutl) and Heiltsuk (Bellabella) and more distantly to the Nuuchahnulth (Nootka), Nitinat and Makah. The Wakashan Language Family is one of the six language families of the northern Northwest Coast cultural area.

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