The cover of Hide and Peek, a children's book by author Mike Parkhill that has been translated into the indigenous language of Southern Tutchone. The 2011 census found that only 17 per cent of those who identified as aboriginal were able to conduct a conversation in an indigenous language. “These symbolic gestures always carry weight,” said André Bourcier, acting director of the Yukon Native Languages Centre. After working with First Nations in northern Ontario and New Brunswick, Parkhill became sensitized to the threats facing native languages. The books are written in English and then translated with the help of native elders.

Source: thestar September 23, 2016 09:56 UTC