Kwak’wala
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λugʷaləs becomes first baby in B.C. to have his Indigenous name on birth certificateλugʷaləs K’ala’ask Shaw has become the first child in British Columbia to have his Indigenous name registered and printed on his birth certificate.PerspectivesMar 29, 2023
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B.C. parents launch court action over rejection of baby’s Indigenous nameCrystal Smith and Raymond Shaw say the province's refusal to register their infant's sacred name with its Kwak’wala spelling is a violation of their constitutional rights.CanadaOct 14, 2022
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Researchers in B.C. could help save one of the world’s most complex Indigenous languagesSara Child and Caroline Running Wolf are working to preserve Kwak’wala, an endangered language spoken by several B.C. First Nations.EducationFeb 8, 2022
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