On a clear day in April, Anna East hopped in a truck with Mike Geboe, who drove to the nearest sweet grass enclosure on the Rocky Boy Reservation. The sun was warm, but there was still snow on the ...

The melody of kids singing O Canada in Cree rings through Joe A. Ross School's intercom speakers and echoes through the building. It's how classes at the Opaskwayak Cree Nation school start each ...

When Native students are exposed to their cultural languages, their sense of well-being improves and they’re more likely to graduate, studies show. Similarly, culturally responsive teaching and ...

The language we learn growing up seems to leave a lasting, biological imprint on our brains. German and Arabic native speakers have different connection strengths in specific parts of the brain’s ...

MONTREAL — Fred Sasakamoose thought this day would never come. Sasakamoose, the N.H.L.’s first Indigenous player when he skated in 11 games with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1953-54 season, ...

For most of us, presenting confidently and clearly in our native language is hard enough. But communicating in another language is marked by unique challenges and opportunities for growth. Fortunately ...

Ronin Hall, right, sits with Len McDaniel, an apprentice working to become a Cree teacher at Joe A. Ross School's immersive language program. The eight-year-old says he wants to become a fluent Cree ...