Research profiles

Researchers at Memorial University are working in partnership with the Innu of Labrador and Quebec to develop language tools that will promote literacy in the Innu language. The team has created numerous Innu language resources, including an online archive of Innu language materials, English-Innu glossaries of legal, environmental and educational terminology, a set of 10 children’s books written and illustrated by Innu teachers, a lesson book, and a CD of conversational phrases. They are also preparing to launch an Innu-French-English dictionary, which will comprise around 27,000 words from the three main Innu dialects.