NWT Literacy Council

We are a territorial not-for-profit organization that promotes and supports literacy and essential skills in all the official languages of the NWT. We are also a registered charity. Learn More.

Indigenous Languages Month 2024

What’s New

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
June 04, 2024
Book gifting program for preschool children supported by Diavik and Gahcho Kué mines in nine communities reaches its one-year anniversary! 
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Empowering Northern Youth Program (Deadline to Apply: October 10, 2023 at 5 pm)
September 25, 2023
The Empowering Northern Youth through Career Development (ENYCD) program is a tri-territorial effort between the Yukon Literacy Coalition, the NWT…
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“Let’s Speak Together” Talking Bags Gathering
“Let’s Speak Together” Talking Bags Gathering
August 06, 2024
In mid-July, a special workshop brought together 13 wonderful Elders from across the NWT, each representing one of the nine official Indigenous languages spoken in the NWT.
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