Language and Culture

Last week the YWCA in Regina's Bush Kids Culture Club had Indigenous youth ages 10-20 participating in traditional games and they also learned to make the tools to play.

A Nova Scotia charity focused on making legal information more accessible has launched a digital library that offers resources and videos translated into nine languages. 

Participants in traditional costumes march during the Parade of Cultures at the Fusion Festival in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, July 18, 2026. The two-day festival, which opened here on Saturday, featured over 50 cultural pavilions offering food, music, dance, and cultural performances from around the world.

Saskatchewan’s new Mistik Studios is giving a sneak peek of its very first project, aiming to bring Indigenous culture to the global gaming stage.

At Chợ Đêm, Vietnamese Montrealers reconnect with their heritage and celebrate a culture that, for some, took time to embrace.

As the 2026 World Cup draws to a close, the focus has been on packed stadiums — but in an Ontario city, connection grows on informal fields, where soccer turns diversity into shared belonging.

Josh Matlow says murals celebrate culture, strengthen community identity, and breathe new life into neighbourhoods, from Little Brazil to Little Jamaica.

The Native Council of Prince Edward Island is expanding its Mi’kmaw language and drumming program, with plans for online classes open to anyone interested in learning.

Dumpling lovers in the GTA will soon have a new summer food festival to add to the many already existing on their list.

The Yukon Native Language Centre held a fluent speaker recognition and graduation ceremony Friday. It recognized 12 fluent speakers who have worked to preserve their languages and 11 graduates from the Indigenous languages proficiency program.

Brad Benoit says he remembers the excitement he felt as a child going to the Miawpukek First Nation powwow every summer. So, he said, it feels “surreal” to be at the 31st edition — now as the chief.

Shows like APTN’s Chums and Telus independent’s Kokum & Dot and initiatives like Living Languages are moving the needle in preserving Indigenous culture.

Charlottetown has commissioned five new pieces of public art to be installed this summer. But one of those, a mural planned for a blank concrete wall in front of the capital’s public library, is causing consternation among some P.E.I. artists because all three finalists are from off-Island.

Retaining its spirit of community and resistance, the long-running arts festival returns to Paueru Gai for a milestone weekend of food, performances, and storytelling

Wajashk-Restoule is a primary school teacher in Okikendawt (Dokis First Nation), but her teaching doesn’t stop in the classroom. She now has over 100,000 followers on TikTok where her bio reads “here to Indigenize & decolonize”.

Amongst a lively celebration of culture, dancing and music, serious talks are taking place about how Saskatchewan’s Metis people will be governed in the future.

The Cameroonian community in Montreal is holding its 12th annual CCA Cultural Day in LaSalle this weekend. The event is an occasion to showcase and celebrate the diversity of the community. Shembah Samuel is the president of the Ngoketunjia Cultural Association, the organization putting together the event. 

This year's theme, Interconnected Shores, celebrates resilience through community. It recognizes the layered histories that define the region and honours the contributions of community groups whose lives became intertwined on these shores.

Most emergency alerts are not provided in languages spoken by Indigenous peoples, placing them at greater risk during a crisis.

The book's text is displayed first in Wolastoqey, then French and English.

Nearly six decades of preserving and revitalizing the Nisga’a language has earned Elder and language educator Ts’aa Gabin (Verna Williams) one of Canada’s highest civilian honours.

Kahnawà:ke Survival School (KSS) and Concordia University's journalism department have partnered with CBC News for a week-long workshop to share stories about the Kahnawà:ke community. KSS high school graduate, Riyah-James Cross, explores the importance of traditional clothing to the Haudenosaunee and how each bead, stitch and detail done by hand represent culture, history, and accomplishments.

Masqueraders braved the heat and lit up the streets of Downtown Montreal for the annual Carimas Parade on Saturday, blending together music, dance and vibrant costumes to celebrate Caribbean cultures and traditions in the city.