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Uqausiit is a database created by Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit to document and share information on the Inuktut language in Nunavut - including Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun. This site contains a list of words from various Nunavut dialects as well as the morphemes that make up words and explanations of various aspects of Inuktut grammar.

Michif is the endangered orally-based language of the Métis people. Perhaps only 5-10% of the population are able to speak the language, with the majority being elders. The Gabriel Dumont Institute's mandate is to promote and preserve Métis culture, and therefore has been developing resources that allow people to hear and read the language. Since Michif is an oral language, no standard orthography exists. As a result, the Institute recognizes the spelling conventions of Michif experts, such as Norman Fleury.

The Michif Talking Dictionary is based on The Michif Dictionary Turtle Mountain Chippewa Cree written by the two first language speakers, Ida Rose Allard and Patline Laverdure, with the support of their editor John Crawford. This version has been adapted with permission from Turtle Mountain Community College, who maintains copyright.

The Ojibwe People’s Dictionary was established by faculty and students in the Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota.

Published by the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre