About FNEF

The non-profit First Nations Education Foundation (FNEF) collaborates with First Nation governments to develop language revitalization programs for at-risk Indigenous dialects using contemporary educational practices and innovative, interactive technology. FNEF is an Indigenous-led, federally registered charity with a number of Indigenous advisors who provide valuable insight into healing programs. Learn more

The LanguageCloud is an initiative by FNEF and partner First Nations in Canada to create a user-friendly online platform for language revitalization and learning, providing living dictionaries, heritage archives, and learning activites to promote the thriving of endangered First Nation languages in Canada.

 

About Pauquachin

Saanich (also Sənčáθən, written as SENĆOŦEN in Saanich orthography and pronounced [sənˈt͡ʃɑs̪ən]) is the language of the First Nations Saanich people in the Pacific Northwest region of northwestern North America. Saanich is a Coast Salishan language in the Northern Straits dialect continuum, the varieties of which are closely related to the Klallam language.

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