April 05, 2019

Four bursaries of $500.00 each are available to support FEL Canada members’ participation in an Indigenous languages conference or symposium held in Canada this year (see list of eligible conferences below). Preference will be given to Indigenous students at a post-secondary institution (full- or part-time) and to applicants presenting a paper or poster, but all participants are encouraged to apply. Only one bursary will be awarded per person. 

Applicants must be members of FEL Canada for the year 2019.

Membership forms can be found in the link below and may be submitted with the bursary application. We request that bursary award winners contribute a short article (~200 words) for the FEL Canada newsletter about their experience at the conference. Award winners who are unable to attend the conference will be required to return the funds to FEL Canada.

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For the original letter of invitation along with a more detailed set of instructions, click here. 

October 13, 2018

The University of Saskatchewan is currently advertising for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of General and Applied Linguistics with a primary specialization in Indigenous languages of the Americas, language revitalization and documentation commencing July 1, 2019. Full job description and application information can be found at: https://usask.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=3359&site=14

May 25, 2017

We are pleased to announce that the entire collection of the Foundation for Endangered Languages conference proceedings have now been available online. You can access this collection by clicking here.

March 10, 2016

Greetings to our friends and partners!

We’re writing to invite you to share videos of your story and your language!

In January we sent out a notice about the UN Indigenous Forum’s call for introductory videos as part of their promotions for International Mother Language day on February 21.

Inspired by their initiative, we are asking you as our members and anyone else who is interested to share your language with us. To take part, send us a short video (try to keep it under one minute) that tells us:

·         your name

·         your People

·         your language

·         and why your language is important to you.

You are invited to use your language, or another language such as English/French – or both! – in your video.

We also request that you write your name, People and language (in English and in your language if possible) in the body of the email so that we can repost this information accurately on our website and social media.

By sending a video with this information, you agree to our using it to help strengthen languages. Thanks for sharing in our vision!

Please send your videos to felanguagescanada@gmail.com with VIDEO as the subject line by April 1, 2016.

Also, please forward this message to anyone else that you know who has a story to tell, and a language to share.

We look forward to meeting you all!

March 04, 2016

The B.C. Language Initiative (BCLI) funding application form for 2016-2017 is now available! This application is intended for those who wish to create programs dealing with language and cultural education.

For more information, see the form below, or visit the First People's Cultural Council.

March 03, 2016

As of today, we have formally established our News and Updates page! As time goes by, we will be adding news items, links, document, and various media related to what is happening in the FEL Canada. Additional updates may include references to our Calls to Papers page, or to announce new additions to our Initiatives in Canada page. Stay tuned for more items!