by Canadian Bible Society | Sep 29, 2023 | Articles, News, Updates
At a celebratory evening in Caledonia, Ontario, the Canadian Bible Society (CBS) commemorated the efforts of Harvey Satewas Gabriel to translate the Bible into the Mohawk language. The first translation in the history of the Bible Society was the translation of the...
by Canadian Bible Society | Sep 28, 2023 | Articles, News, Updates
Scriptures and Scriptural Resources in Indigenous Languages Since the beginning of CBS (Canadian Bible Society), it has been our mission to help all people hear God speak through His Word – in a language closest to their heart. Over 1.8 million people in Canada...
by Canadian Bible Society | Aug 17, 2022 | Articles, Reports, Stories
For CBS, publishing in the languages of the heart of Indigenous communities and the diaspora church is a high priority. One’s own language is the way God speaks most clearly and powerfully. In 2021, the Punjabi Bible revision project digitally published the Gospels,...
by Canadian Bible Society | Aug 16, 2022 | Articles, Reports, Stories
Almost twice a week, someone new gets to hear God speak in their own heart language. Despite a second year of COVID disruption, in 2021, Bible Societies across the world completed Scripture translations in 90 languages used by 794 million people—just over 10% of the...
by Canadian Bible Society | Aug 16, 2022 | Articles, Reports, Stories
“When Christianity was introduced to our people in the mid to late 1800s, our people fully embraced it because it fell in line with our Inupiat values,” said community leader Crawford Patkotak. “But at the same time the suppression of our language was in our face....
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