Mobilizing Indigenous Language Learning Through Immersion

Dr. Belinda Daniels

Date: March 5, 2026
Time: 4:30 - 6:30 pm (MT)
Location: Education Tower (EDT) 146, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary

The United Nations International Decade of Indigenous Languages draws attention to the critical situation of Indigenous languages. What needs to be done to preserve, revitalize and promote Indigenous languages? Internationally recognized scholar and language activist, Dr. Belinda Daniels will discuss her work in Indigenous language learning to share the possibilities for revitalization.

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Speaker Bio

Belinda Daniels

Belinda kakiyosēw Daniels is nēhiyaw from pahkitahwākan sākahikan - Sturgeon Lake First Nation Treaty Six Territory in Saskatchewan, Canada. In English, the name kakioysēw translates to “she is creative and industrious.” kakiyosēw is a mother, grandmother, wife, sister, auntie and language warrior with family name connections to the Daniels and Ermine families. Belinda is also an assistant professor in the Department of Indigenous Education with a focus on Indigenous Language Revitalization at the University of Victoria, and the founder of the nēhiyawak Language Experience, a not-for-profit language-revitalization organization. kakiyosēw is a lifelong learner of nēhiyawēwin.