[4] This transition to a permanent gallery space allowed the museum to host guest speakers, educational events, and travelling exhibitions in addition to what it internally curates.

The museum has been present at the annual meeting of the Canadian Linguistic Association each late May [5] as part of the Congress for the Humanities and Social Sciences.

[6] The museum also supports its mission online by operating a website, where interested parties can request exhibit loans.

The museum is located inside Glendon Hall, the original manor house on the Edward R. Wood family estate.

The museum was founded while the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was researching the impact of residential schools on Indigenous languages and culture.