Indigenous Language Education

Students are Indigenous language speakers, teachers, Elders, community members and other language activists who are committed to the promotion, protection, preservation and practice of First Peoples' languages.

ILE courses are offered through the Canadian Indigenous Languages and Literacy Development Institute's (CILLDI) summer school. This program provides professional development to those who teach Indigenous Languages in their community, it can also count towards credits and courses needed to fulfill a Bachelor of Education at the University of Alberta.

*Please note that this pathway has ended.