Please join us for four days of presentations, workshops, panels, and training sessions focused on Blackfoot language rematriation. Registration is open until March 3rd!
Dates: March 9-12, 2026
Locations: The Coast Lethbridge Hotel and Conference Centre.
Themes: Honouring language champions, Blackfoot archive launch, Storytelling, Adult immersion programs, Language and wellness, School and community, Language and technology, and Lifelong language learning.
Nominate a Niitsi’powahsini Language Champion!
Do you know someone whose language work deserves to be recognized?
A Niitsi'powahsini Language Champion is someone who has put work towards the revitalization, rematriation, teaching, maintenance and support of the Blackfoot language. We will be recognizing their work at a ceremony during the conference banquet on Monday March 9, 2026.
Nominations are now closed.
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Iniskim University of Lethbridge
Our University’s Blackfoot name is Iniskim, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone. The University of Lethbridge acknowledges and deeply appreciates the Siksikaitsitapi peoples’ connection to their traditional territory. We, as people living and benefiting from Blackfoot Confederacy traditional territory, honour the traditions of people who have cared for this land since time immemorial. We recognize the diverse population of Aboriginal peoples who attend the University of Lethbridge and the contributions these Aboriginal peoples have made in shaping and strengthening the University community in the past, present, and in the future.