Senate report says Canada’s coast guard should recruit Inuktitut speakers
When people in Nunavut (Canadian east-Arctic) are trying to speak with the Canadian Coast Guard communications office in Iqaluit, they
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Canadian Inuit rock band Northern Haze returns with first album in 33 years
The ground-breaking rockers from Igloolik, Nunavut are back. It’s been 33 years since Northern Haze recorded their first indigenous-language rock
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With one word a day, this man is teaching the world how to speak Inuktitut
Angus Andersen doesn’t have internet at home. Every day he goes to the mall, Tim Hortons, his favourite bakery in
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Canadian Inuit language settings coming soon to Facebook
Facebook users could be clicking “piugijara” instead of the “like” button to show they support someone’s post by next year.
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Canadian government invests over $35M to preserve Indigenous languages in the North
The federal government is pledging to invest $35.4 million to support and preserve Indigenous language services in Nunavut and the Northwest
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Canada: Inuit Youth Summit begins on Thursday
Canada’s National Inuit Youth Summit will kick off on Thursday in Iqaluit, the capital city of Canada’s eastern Arctic territory
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Inuit language celebration underway in Nunavut, Canada
An Inuit Language celebration is now underway in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut. The annual event is held to promote and
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Auditor General: Nunavut, Canada won’t meet bilingual education goals
When a made-in-Nunavut Education Act was passed by the legislative assembly in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut in 2008,
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Osmos iPad game translated into the Inuit language
Ever wondered how to translate ‘Mote’ into the Inuit language? What about ‘biosphere’? Those were just some of the challenges
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