New federal languages legislation must address unique linguistic needs of Inuit

We must take the bold and imaginative actions required to ensure that resilient languages like Inuktut will remain so well into the future.

Inuktut has for far too long been a secondary consideration for the federal government in Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland made up of Nunavut, Nunavik (northern Quebec), Nunatsiavut (northern Labrador) and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region of the Northwest Territories, even though English and French mother tongue speakers are minority populations in two of the four regions, writes Natan Obed.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY NATAN OBED

June 18, 2018

Inuit are pleased that the Government of Canada has prioritized the co-development of national First Nations, Inuit, and Métis languages legislation during the current legislative session. This co-development exercise has the potential to advance reconciliation between Inuit and the Crown, and to p...

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