Canada A study in 2004 reported on two language nests in British Columbia: a ('language nest') at
Adam's Lake in the
Secwepemc language, and a ('raven’s nest') at
Lil’wat Nation in the
Lil’wat language written about by
Onowa McIvor for her
master's thesis. The
First Peoples' Cultural Council in Canada provides grants to
First Nations communities in
British Columbia as part of the Pre-School Language Nest Program. In the
Northwest Territories, there are language nests for each of the official Aboriginal languages, with more than 20 language nests in total.
United States In
Hawaii, the
Hawaiian-language equivalent, the , has been running for 40 years and has also been successful in producing first-language speakers of Hawaiian. In
Minnesota, the Enweyang Ojibwe Language Nest started in 2009. In collaboration with UMD's College of Education and Human Services Professionals and Eni-gikendaasoyang, the Center for Indigenous Knowledge and
Language Revitalization, the program targets 4- to 5-year-olds in a half day session in the
Duluth area. The main goal of this program was to teach Ojibwe language and immerse preschool children, families, and university students in the language and culture. at the
University of Minnesota Twin Cities. It is housed in the Child Development Laboratory School in
Minneapolis. The tribal schools in Cusick, near
Kalispell in
Montana offer classes in the
Kalispel–Spokane–Flathead language, including an immersion language program for elementary school children. In
North Dakota, Lakȟól’yapi Wahóȟpi, the Lakota Language Immersion Nest, opened on September 12, 2012. Full day schooling aimed at 3-year-olds, with parents also receiving training to encourage at home efforts, is key to this program. In
South Dakota on the Pine Ridge Reservation, the Lakota Language & Education Initiative at Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation services children from ages 0-9 years old through the language nest model. Utilizing the language nest model and the Montessori approach, Thunder Valley CDC's effort is designed to reclaim and revitalize the Lakota language and Lifeways. Sixteen language nests have existed in
Alaska at various points, though all but X̱ántsii Náay Haida Immersion Preschool have since ceased operation. == Oceania ==