Editing Dogrib language (section)

==History==

Tłıchǫ Yatıì was traditionally only an oral language. Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì was one of the many Indigenous Canadian languages affected by the [[Canadian Indian residential school system]]. Through the [[British North America Act 1867]] and the [[Indian Act]] of 1876, the Canadian Government formalised its unilateral control over Indigenous people and their lands. By the 1920s these schools became mandatory for all indigenous children to attend. Indigenous languages were not allowed to be spoken at these schools since the late 19th century. The last of the residential schools closed in 1996. These schools contributed heavily to [[language shift]] away from Indigenous languages, including Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì, and towards English.<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.3828/bjcs.2017.11|title=Redress for linguicide: Residential schools and assimilation in Canada|year=2017|last1=Fontaine|first1=Lorena Sekwan|journal=British Journal of Canadian Studies|volume=30|issue=2|pages=183–204|s2cid=148990297}}</ref>

In 1992, the first edition of the ''Tłıchǫ Yatıì Enįhtł’è - A Dogrib Dictionary'' was published which provided the Tłıchǫ people with a database of words and spelling. This sparked the interest of community members and became the first step in revitalization efforts.<ref name="Tłıchǫ Dictionary">{{cite web |author=Dogrib Divisional Board of Education |title=Tłıchǫ Yatıì Enįhtł'è - A Dogrib Dictionary |url=https://www.tlicho.ca/sites/default/files/A_Dogrib_Dictionary.pdf |publisher=Tłıchǫ Government |access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>