Language revitalization: examples of Shapeiau; sḵelhp; Uutigaq

Innu-aimuna shash ui unitina ishpish maniteuat ute taht Kanata-assit. Mitshet innu-assia uitshiaushiuat ishpish ushkuishtakaniti tshetshi innikaitakaniti, mashinaikana mak tshetshi tshishkutamatshenanukau utaimunnuaua. Miam mate tshiashi-ishinikashuna essishuemakaki shash utina : sḵelhp shashishalhem-aimunit, Uutigaq/ ᐆᑎᒐᖅ Inuktitut-aimunit mak Shapeiau innu-aimun.

Translation to shashishalhem is not available at this time. For more information about Indigenous languages in Canada please visit: Indigenous languages - Canada.ca or International Decade of Indigenous Languages - Canada.ca.

ᐅᓇ ᑲᔪᓯᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓛᖑᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓅᓴᒡᓕᓗᐊᖅᑐᑦ. ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᓴᓇᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᑎᑎᕋᕈᓯᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕙᑖᓂᑦ-ᐅᑭᐅᖃᑎᒌᓐᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᖕᓂᒃ. ᓴᕿᔮᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓐᖑᐊᓕᐊᕆᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐆᒃᑑᑎ ᐊᑎᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᑯᐊᓗ ᑐᑭᖏᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒻᒪᑲᓪᓚᓂᑕᐅᒐᓗᐊᑦ: sḵelhp in shashishalhem, Uutigaq/ ᐆᑎᒐᖅ ᐅᓇ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Shapeiau ᑖᒃᑯᑎᑐᑦ Innu-aimun.

The ongoing impacts of colonization in Canada has resulted in Indigenous languages being endangered. Many communities are working on revitalization efforts, documentation and inter-generational teaching of their languages. Shown on the map are examples of ancient names whose meanings have been lost through time: sḵelhp in shashishalhem, Uutigaq/ ᐆᑎᒐᖅ in Inuktitut, and Shapeiau in Innu-aimun.