Ktunaxa Nation

LANGUAGE
The Ktunaxa language is known as a cultural isolate language – an exceptionally unique language unlike and unrelated to any other in the world – and it is critically endangered.
The goal at ʔaq’am is to foster fluent Ktunaxa language speakers with strong cultural skills and knowledge. Because it is critical to begin Ktunaxa language education as early as possible and to encourage the development of Ktunaxa language skills among children and parents alike, they try make language lessons and resources easily accessible to all learners. They teach language and culture at ʔaq̓amnik’ School and through programs like Head Start and fully support and honour fluent speakers, learners and teachers.
They continue to record and document the Ktunaxa language to ensure that it is accessible to future generations. Through the Ktunaxa Community Portal on FirstVoices.com, online visitors can read, listen to, and learn words, phrases, songs, stories, games and more. Learners can also access the Ktunaxa Language app – a media-rich bilingual dictionary and phrase collection comprised of words and phrases archived at the online Aboriginal language database FirstVoices.com – through iTunes.
The College of the Rockies also offers an online University Studies course in Basic Ktunaxa. The program aims to help students develop the skills, strategies and resources to support the revitalization of Ktunaxa language in their homes, their schools and their communities.
To learn more about the Ktunaxa language, watch Living the Language – Canada: The Ktunaxa, a short and fascinating documentary produced by Al Jazeera, which chronicles the history of our language and the efforts being made to preserve it.

The above information is taken directly from:

http://www.aqam.net/services/ktunaxa-language.com

– a very valuable and informative site relating to the Ktunaxa Language.

Living the Language – Canada: The Ktunaxa

is a powerful video, created by Ktunaxa members, showcasing their nations, and the troubles they feel they are faced with the disappearance of their language.