'Language Revitalisation Pole' to preserve Indigenous languages

Vancouver Island will become home to a pole carved to honour and recognize Indigenous languages, and help prevent them from fading from history.
To mark the launch on Monday of the UNESCO International Year of Indigenous Languages, the First Nations Education Foundation in B.C. is announcing the carving of a “Language Revitalization Pole” in Port Alberni. It will be installed this fall at the University of Victoria, which is recognized as a leader in language revitalization and