AI Text-to-Speech for Indigenous Language Learning

EveryVoice TTS is an AI system developed by the National Research Council Canada that converts written text in three Indigenous languages — Kanyen'kéha (Mohawk), nēhiyawēwin (Plains Cree), and SENĆOŦEN — into realistic spoken audio. It is designed to enrich language-learning materials such as dictionaries and verb conjugation references with accurate pronunciation recordings. The system uses audio recordings collected with proper licensing and informed consent from Indigenous language communities. Users are informed that AI is involved in generating the speech.