Supporting communities in developing language revitalization plans
Strengthening and revitalizing a language requires shared vision, community leadership, and long-term planning.
Learning Bird works with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities to support the development of community language plans that guide long-term revitalization efforts.
A language plan helps communities identify priorities, assess existing programs and resources, and outline practical steps to support language learning and use across generations. Our team works alongside language leaders, educators, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and community members to ensure the planning process reflects local priorities and the realities of language use in the community.
What a Community Language Plan Supports
A community language plan helps bring together language initiatives and stakeholders under a shared vision by creating a 3-5 year plan. These plans support communities in:
- Setting long-term language revitalization goals and priorities
- Identifying existing language programs, resources, and speakers
- Understanding gaps in language learning opportunities and materials
- Creating strategies to strengthen language learning across schools and community programs
- Building coordination between educators, leadership, and language speakers
- Planning for the development of new language resources and programming
Language plans can help guide future language initiatives, support funding proposals, and strengthen coordination between schools, community programs, and language leaders.
How We Can Support You
Our team can assist communities with many aspects of the language planning process, including:
- Facilitating community meetings, workshops, and consultation sessions
- Conducting language assessments and community surveys
- Creating an inventory of existing language speakers, programs, and resources
- Summarizing information from community engagement sessions
- Developing strategies and action plans to support language learning
- Writing language plans, documentation, and progress reports
- Developing communication materials to support community engagement
A Collaborative Approach to Language Planning
Our language planning work is rooted in collaboration and respect for community leadership. We work closely with partners to gather input, document knowledge, and develop plans that are both meaningful and practical.
Beyond producing the language plan itself, we can help communities build the capacity and momentum needed to continue language revitalization efforts long after the planning process is complete.
Interested in developing a community language plan?
Contact our team! We’d be happy to learn about your language initiatives and explore how we can support your planning process.