CREE: Language Immersion: The history of the very successful Cree (Algonquian) Language Immersion Program, developed and implemented in schools in the Cree communities of Northern Québec.

ALGONQUIN: The Trees are Talking: George and Maggie Wabanonick take a group of teens to the woods to initiate them in their traditional culture and language. In the classroom, the kids and teachers struggle with their Algonquin lessons, while the pop group Anishnabe give the language new life.

INUKTITUT: The Power of Words: At a language conference in Puvirnituq, we witness efforts to keep Inuktitut (Eskimo) alive and up-to-date, largely through the knowledge and commitment of elders.

ATTIKAMEKW / INNU: Words Travel on Air: Karin Awashish, a young radio journalist working at SOCAM, makes a trip to her home community to tape interviews and legends told by elders in Attikamekw (Cree, Algonquian), as part of the network's language initiative.

OJIBWAY / ANISHINABE: Language in the City: Focuses on Isadore Toulouse's weekly trajectory to four different urban-based schools where we witness first-hand, and with raw immediacy, his efforts to pass on his own enthusiasm and passion for the Ojibwe language (Algonquian).

MICHIF: Getting Into Michif: We meet some of the movers and shakers working politically and through the education system to have Michif (French-Cree creole) recognized as the official language of the Métis, as well as those whose passion and dedication are evidenced at the grass-roots level.

SAULTEAUX: Plains Talk: The work of a virtually self-taught, highly motivated language teacher. Stella Ketchemonia has devoted her life to teaching the Saulteaux language. She is now a member of the dynamic staff of the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.

MI'KMAW: Breaking New Ground: Two projects: a pilot to have Mi'kmaw (Algonquian) adopted as an official second language in high school curriculum and Mi'kmaw as the language of instruction for a university level science program.

HURON / WENDAT (Iroguoian): A Silent Language. A look at the historical roots of a language's demise and at present-day efforts to re-kindle it in spoken form. It also explores the cultural significance and implications of language as a ceremonial artefact.

INNU: The Power of One: In his home community of Maliotenam, we follow performer Florent Vollant, formerly a member of the musical duo Kashtin, on his musical campaign to inspire Innu (Cree, Algonquian) youth with the passion and concern he feels for his language.

Syllabics: Capturing the Language: A look at the historical development and contemporary applications of syllabic writing systems in some of Canada's native languages.

SANICH: A Remarkable Legacy: The story of Dave Elliott, a Saanich fisherman who almost single-handedly resurrected the dying language of his people - Sencofen - by creating an alphabet system, recording the elders and developing a language curriculum for local schools.

MOHAWK: A Brighter Future: We look at the newly established Mohawk (Iroquoian) immersion high school in Kanehsatake, Quebec, which is being built at the site of the 1990 Oka Crisis. We also look at how a group of young Mohawk video makers in Kahnawake are using video to express their ideas on language and culture.

MALISEET: Gentle Words: Examines the effort and the importance of community involvement in maintaining and reviving culture and language. Imelda Perley, teacher and Maliseet (Algonquian, New Brunswick) speaker has committed much of her time and knowledge to the people of St. Mary’s, Kingsclear and Tobique N.B, by taking the initiative to start a language program involving everyday activities.

OJIBWAY: The Spirit Of Stories: The Ojibway Cultural Center on Manitoulin Island, Ontario and their work on to preserve the Ojibway language (Algonquian). We also look at the Nookmis and Mishoomis of the Mnjikaning First Nation, which has a unique group of women whose teaching project, based on Mother Goose, to teach children to read, write and talk by using nursery rhymes and songs in the Ojibway language.

NASKAPI: Language of the North: How the Naskapi (Algonquian) Development Corporation has spearheaded the promotion of the Naskapi language, history and culture. Projects that they are involved with include the computerization of the Naskapi Lexicon, and a Naskapi language translation of the Bible.

GWITCHIN: Language of the Caribou: How the Gwitchin people have used their language to become experts in intergovernmental relations and negotiations in an attempt to protect their way of life, which is threatened by the oil and gas industries. The fight by the Gwitchin (Athabaskan) has become a leading international voice in the preservation of the Porcupine Caribou Herds, which is vital to their culture and language.

SHUSWAP (SECWEPEMC): Our Past Our Language: Looking at BC’s leading language preservation groups we’ll discover how the Secwepemc have established an instruction system to teach the Secwepemc language (Salish, British Columbia) from kindergarten to university. Their focus of instruction is based on the environmental aspects of learning, teaching, conservation and the preservation through the use of their language.

DAKOTA: Buffalo People: Chronicles the history of the Dakota (Siouan, Saskatchewan) in Canada and their struggles to save their Siouxan culture and language. The community of Wahpeton Dakota First Nation is also desperately trying to preserve the last remaining herds of buffalo in Saskatchewan, which is central to their plains culture and language.

DENE: The Healing Power of Words: Mission schools contributed to the destruction of Aboriginal languages. We’ll look at the three residential school survivors working as healers in Yellowknife, NWT. Through their personal, we get an understanding of the impacts felt throughout multiple generations and the different ways they are working to overcome that damage through the healing power of language.

ONEIDA: Our Music is Our Language: We look at the Tsi Niyukwalihot:u Learning Center, established in 1987, which provides a total immersion language program, but with a twist - all learning takes place not within the classroom setting, but rather within the community. We will also look at the Oneidas (Iroquoian) of the Thames who, without government approval, boldly practice their sovereignty with an unlicensed radio station.

CREE (Algonquian): Words from Our Scholars: How linguistic approaches are being studied and applied in various educational institutions by Aboriginal scholars. We attend the CINSA (Canadian Indigenous and Native Studies Association) to get a first hand look at how First Nations scholars are applying Aboriginal languages in their fields of study through research, curriculum development and its application at the community level.

BLACKFOOT: Words from Our Elders: Inspired by a period of rapid change between Blackfoot (Algonquian) dialects, and using a collection of published interviews with elders conducted 20 years ago, the Kainai Board of Education is developing its own Blackfoot language curriculum. The revival of the language among the young people has inspired them to also part-take in sacred Blackfoot societies and ceremonies.

CULTURAL CENTERS AND LANGUAGE: We look at the important role that the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre has played in strengthening cultural awareness and in establishing several educational institutions in Saskatchewan. We also visit the Tsi Ronterihwanonhnha language centre in Kanesatake, Quebec whose doors remain open in the face of serious funding cutbacks

DANE-ZAA: Dreamers: In the 1960’s an anthropologist came to record the ancient dreamers and hunters of the Dane-zaa (Athabaskan) of Northeastern British Columbia. Amongst the people lived a prophet that traveled into the spirit world through dreaming and saw the changes that would occur to the land and his people. In 2001, a grandson of a prophet began the journey of retelling the stories of Dane-zaa people through the digitalization of archival photographs, oral stories and music in keeping the tradition of wise storytelling alive through multimedia.