Indigenous Languages

Have you ever wondered about the languages spoken by the First Nations of Saskatchewan? Are you concerned about the survival of these languages?

The goal of the First Nations University of Canada's Department of Indigenous Languages, Literatures and Linguistics is to strengthen the First Nations' identity by ensuring the survival of Saskatchewan First Nations' languages. We encourage students to be proud of and to use, First Nations' languages.

The department offers classes in Cree, Saulteaux, Nakota, Dakota and Dene. It also offers a linguistics program.

Sample Courses

• Morphology
• Semantics
• Historical Linguistics
• Evaluation on Language Learning Processes
• Survey of American Indian Languages
• First Language Acquisition

Career Opportunities

Graduates find jobs as speech language pathologists and writers, to name a few.

Website: www.fnuniv.ca