Indigenous Language Guardianship
The Certificate of Indigenous Language Guardianship is a 10-course program of study for those wishing to become community language warriors in the efforts towards Indigenous language revitalization.
This certificate can provide an alternative to the Certificate of Indigenous Language II by adding more detailed focus on working with language data and producing language learning materials.
Languages of specialization currently available include, but are not limited to, Cree, Saulteaux (Ojibwe), Dene, Dakota and Nakota. This certificate can also serve as a secondary building block towards more advanced study, such as (for Cree and Saulteaux) a full Arts degree program. It is also a companion to the First Nations Language Instructors Certificate and other programs in language instruction offered through Indigenous Education at First Nations University of Canada.
*Note: all program courses specific to individual Indigenous languages must be completed in the same language.
Quick Facts
Required Courses
| All language courses must be completed in the same language. | |
| ARTS 099 or CCE 099 |
Academic Integrity Academic Integrity and Strategies for Success |
| One Indigenous Language course numbered 100 | |
| One Indigenous Language course numbered 101 | |
| One of: CREE 202 DAK 202 DENE 202 NAK 202 NISH 202 INDL 202 |
Intermediate Cree I Intermediate Dakota I Intermediate Dene I Intermediate Nakota I Intermediate Anihšināpēmowin I Intermediate Mohawk I |
| One of: CREE 203 DAK 203 DENE 203 NAK 203 NISH 203 INDL 203 |
Intermediate Cree II Intermediate Dakota II Intermediate Dene II Intermediate Nakota II Intermediate Anihšināpēmowin II Intermediate Mohawk II |
| One of: CREE 206 DAK 206 DENE 206 NAK 206 NISH 206 INDL 206 LING 100 |
Cree Linguistics Dakota Linguistics Dene Linguistics Nakota Linguistics Anihšināpēmowin Linguistics Indigenous Language Linguistics Introductory Linguistics |
| One of: CREE 225 DAK 225 DENE 225 NAK 225 NISH 225 |
Cree Transcription Dakota Transcription Dene Transcription Nakota Transcription Anihšināpēmowin Transcription |
| One course in Indigenous Literatures INDL 240AA-ZZ* INDL 241* INDL 242* |
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| LING 230* | Indigenous Languages of Turtle Island |
| LING 280 | Language Documentation |
| EINL 325* or LING 327* |
Bilingual/Bicultural Language Learning Processes Evaluation of Language Learning Processes |
| *Please note each of these courses have a prerequisite outside of this program or requires the permission of the Program Coordinator. | |
