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A 'crisis communication gap’ threatens Indigenous peoples

A 'crisis communication gap’ threatens Indigenous peoples | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
Most emergency alerts are not provided in languages spoken by Indigenous peoples, placing them at greater risk during a crisis.
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October 25, 4:20 PM
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Judge orders Élections Québec to prepare voter reminder cards in French and English | CBC News

Judge orders Élections Québec to prepare voter reminder cards in French and English | CBC News | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
A Quebec judge has ordered Élections Québec to prepare voter information cards in both English and in French, in a civil court judgment issued Wednesday morning.
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October 25, 4:16 PM
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Thunder Bay's Wake the Giant Music Festival shares stories of culture, healing | CBC News

Thunder Bay's Wake the Giant Music Festival shares stories of culture, healing | CBC News | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
The seventh annual Wake the Giant Music Festival was held in Thunder Bay, Ont., on Saturday, drawing hundreds of people to Marina Park. The event is part of the larger Wake the Giant anti-racism movement, which aims to make the community safer for Indigenous students who move to the city to attend school. Here's what the festival means to some of this year's participants.
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October 25, 4:14 PM
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This student performed door-to-door Chinese ballads to hundreds of Richmond households this summer | CBC News

This student performed door-to-door Chinese ballads to hundreds of Richmond households this summer | CBC News | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
MacNeill has serenaded hundreds of residents with a classic Mando-pop ballad from the 1980s "A Spray of Plum Blossoms."
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October 25, 4:07 PM
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'Canadian renaissance': Stars share their love for homegrown films on the red carpet at TIFF | CBC News

'Canadian renaissance': Stars share their love for homegrown films on the red carpet at TIFF | CBC News | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
As tensions between Canada and the U.S. creep into the film industry, Jay Baruchel is more than confident his country can stand toe to toe with its southern neighbour. He's one of a number of Canadian actors sharing their love of the country's film industry and Canada in general on the TIFF red carpet after the festival kicked off Thursday night.
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Where does the name Lake Ontario come from?

Where does the name Lake Ontario come from? | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
The name "Ontario" has deep roots in multiple First Nations languages and has survived hundreds of years of colonialism.
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September 11, 4:29 PM
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'It cannot happen': Why Quebec fans and actors fought to save their own version of The Simpsons

'It cannot happen': Why Quebec fans and actors fought to save their own version of The Simpsons | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
When the beloved Quebec version of the iconic American animated series was cancelled last year, fans rallied to bring it back, not simply because they loved the show, but because they saw Les Simpson as a reflection of what it means to be Québécois.
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Because The Simpsons, but make it Québécois. 😂🍩 We’re fascinated by what happens when translation goes way beyond words—and becomes a whole cultural adaptation.

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September 11, 3:52 PM
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‘Emotional’ end for Hockey Night in Canada’s Punjabi broadcast, cancelled after 18 years

‘Emotional’ end for Hockey Night in Canada’s Punjabi broadcast, cancelled after 18 years | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
'Long before I ever worked on this show, I was one of the kids watching it,' broadcaster says
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Because Hockey Night in Canada in Punjabi is ending after 18 YEARS?! A sad day for language, culture and hockey fans everywhere. 💔

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September 11, 4:08 PM
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Nakota and Cree teen's cultural advocacy earns him an international award

Nakota and Cree teen's cultural advocacy earns him an international award | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
Camden Scribe, a 15-year-old traditional dancer from Saskatchewan, will travel to Stockholm next week to accept a Young Courage Award from the Raoul Wallenberg Academy.
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September 11, 3:18 PM
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They left St. Catharines, Ont., looking for community. Now thousands gather at their Caribbean events 

They left St. Catharines, Ont., looking for community. Now thousands gather at their Caribbean events  | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
Wi Deh'ya was created by two St. Catharines, Ont., friends Lorenzo Evans and Tyrell MacLennan to create a space for second-generation Caribbean Canadians.
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September 11, 3:34 PM
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Edmonton Heritage Festival wraps up with a wildly busy final day of culture

Edmonton Heritage Festival wraps up with a wildly busy final day of culture | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
Vendors happy to be back in Hawrelak Park but many say pavilions need more parking space next year
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September 11, 4:27 PM
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Ucluelet’s new Japanese pavilion celebrates cross-cultural relationships

Ucluelet’s new Japanese pavilion celebrates cross-cultural relationships | Language and Culture | Scoop.it

A fishing boat passes by, as hundreds show up for the opening of the Ucluelet Japanese Canadian History Pavilion at Imperial Lane and Matterson Drive in Ucluelet. 

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September 11, 3:27 PM
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Get a little culture 

Get a little culture  | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
“Folklorama is about cultural transmission. It celebrates the languages, traditions, and identities of many communities that now call Manitoba home. That legacy of sharing and appreciation is what continues to make this festival so meaningful,” she said, after noting that Folklorama is the world’s largest and longest-running festival of its kind.
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September 11, 4:23 PM
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Why America Keeps Coming for Canadian Culture

Why America Keeps Coming for Canadian Culture | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
From ’80s Hollywood to big tech today, Washington has always treated Canadian cultural protections as trade barriers
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October 25, 4:20 PM
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Jury selects nine books to be recognized for the 2026 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards

Jury selects nine books to be recognized for the 2026 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
The award ceremony, on Oct. 25 in Toronto, will pay tribute to the late Adam Fuerstenberg, one of the award's founders.
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October 25, 4:16 PM
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Brine and dine: Vancouver's Picklefest brings out dill-ightful flavours | CBC.ca

Brine and dine: Vancouver's Picklefest brings out dill-ightful flavours | CBC.ca | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
Vancouver is getting into a bit of a pickle this weekend. With more than 40 food and drink vendors, pickle-inspired creations and an amateur pickling competition, Picklefest is taking over the City Centre Artist Lodge for a briny good time.
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October 25, 4:07 PM
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'Canadian renaissance': Stars share their love for homegrown films on the red carpet at TIFF | CBC News

'Canadian renaissance': Stars share their love for homegrown films on the red carpet at TIFF | CBC News | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
As tensions between Canada and the U.S. creep into the film industry, Jay Baruchel is more than confident his country can stand toe to toe with its southern neighbour. He's one of a number of Canadian actors sharing their love of the country's film industry and Canada in general on the TIFF red carpet after the festival kicked off Thursday night.
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October 9, 12:29 PM
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19 Canadian Recipes From Poutine to Nanaimo Bars

19 Canadian Recipes From Poutine to Nanaimo Bars | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
Poutine, Nanaimo bars, and Bloody Caesars are just the start of this collection of Canadian recipes. Try maple-bacon popovers, French Canadian onion soup, cocktails, breads, and hearty mains. These recipes showcase comforting classics and regional favorites from across Canada.
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September 11, 4:22 PM
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Passing of sole fluent Ditidaht speaker leaves void in Nuu-chah-nulth language 

Passing of sole fluent Ditidaht speaker leaves void in Nuu-chah-nulth language  | Language and Culture | Scoop.it

Like a giant cedar tree cut down, the passing of Ditidaht elder Michael Thompson (Kwiibaalaah) this summer left a mark on the Nuu-chah-nulth landscape, leaving the younger generation with less. Thompson was the lone fluent speaker of the diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (Ditidaht) dialect. He was born in the village of Waaya, B.C. on September 13, 1932, and passed away on July 13, 2026, in Ditidaht’s main village of Balaats’adt on Nitinaht Lake. “With the last speaker going means that our children and grandchildren won’t hear actual fluent speech,” said Dr. Bernice Touchie.

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The passing of the last fluent Ditidaht speaker makes painfully clear what can disappear with one person and why language revitalization is so urgent. Rest in power, Kwiibaalaah. 🧡

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September 11, 4:35 PM
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B.C. removes 4 'Trutch' landmark names due to colonial politician's racist legacy 

B.C. removes 4 'Trutch' landmark names due to colonial politician's racist legacy  | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
The B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO) has officially rescinded the name "Trutch" from four locations across the province due to the name's racist legacy.
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📰 Why We Chose This Story for Our Top 5 This Week → Because names matter. 🧡 What we call the places around us tells a story about whose history we honour—and whose we’ve erased.

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September 11, 12:50 PM
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What 'familect' do you speak? Linguists explain the weird words and phrases used within families

What 'familect' do you speak? Linguists explain the weird words and phrases used within families | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
"Spasketti," is a word that may sound silly to someone else's family. Turns out, the term for this is "familect," and every family has one.
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Because FAMILECTS! 😂 The weird words, mispronunciations and inside jokes that make perfect sense to your family—and absolutely no one else—are basically tiny languages of their own.

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September 11, 4:30 PM
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Cultural programs for urban Indigenous girls can help address MMIWG crisis, advocates say 

Cultural programs for urban Indigenous girls can help address MMIWG crisis, advocates say  | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
Advocates say cultural programming can help young Indigenous girls to build strong relationships, leadership skills and a sense of belonging, so they feel valued and seen.
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September 11, 3:18 PM
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Motorola introduces new app to preserve Indigenous languages

Motorola introduces new app to preserve Indigenous languages | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
Motorola has announced a new app that will help preserve Indigenous languages like Ojibwe, and make smartphone technology accessible.
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September 11, 4:30 PM
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Africa’s mother tongues are finding new life as youth connect with roots and relatives

Africa’s mother tongues are finding new life as youth connect with roots and relatives | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
Growing interest in African languages is creating new business opportunities as people in the diaspora seek to connect with their relatives and roots
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September 11, 3:32 PM
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Meet the Rosen Sisterrrz: Vancouver artist reimagines family lost in the Shoah as feisty, fierce and fun

Meet the Rosen Sisterrrz: Vancouver artist reimagines family lost in the Shoah as feisty, fierce and fun | Language and Culture | Scoop.it

Rolled into more than a dozen giant cylinders in Vancouver artist Hinda Avery’s basement studio are nine-foot-by-six-foot paintings of grinning, elderly Jewish women in garish dresses and bikinis, toting automatic rifles through scenes inspired by the Holocaust, casually and crudely plotting Hitler’s demise.

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September 11, 3:48 PM
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Early French immersion: How teachers and families can support oral language development

Early French immersion: How teachers and families can support oral language development | Language and Culture | Scoop.it
Teachers should capitalize on opportunities for oral language development through play in French immersion instruction.
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