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 about FNEF.

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. Learn more about the LanguageCloud project.

 

About Chinook

Chinook Jargon (Chinuk Wawa or Chinook Wawa, also known simply as Chinook or Jargon) is a language originating as a pidgin trade language in the Pacific Northwest. It spread during the 19th century from the lower Columbia River, first to other areas in modern Oregon and Washington, then British Columbia and parts of Alaska, Northern California, Idaho and Montana while sometimes taking on characteristics of a creole language.

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