Arctic Canada: Nunavut legislature to see temporary law to suspend bilingual education deadline
The right to bilingual education in Nunavut schools (east-Arctic Canada) will likely be temporarily suspended during the winter sitting of
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Arctic Inspiration Prize ceremony comes to Northern Canada for first time
The 2018 Arctic Inspiration Prize will be handed out in Whitehorse, Yukon on Tuesday evening — marking the first time
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Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. joins Inuit orgs across Canada in slamming Indigenous language bill
The organization representing Inuit in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut have added their voice to those of other Inuit
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First Nations groups want fixes to Canadian gov’s draft child welfare law
A draft of the federal Liberal government’s proposed Indigenous child welfare bill recently received negative reviews from First Nations representatives
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Ottawa tables legislation to protect and promote Indigenous languages, Inuit call it ‘colonial’
The federal Liberal government tabled legislation Tuesday to protect Indigenous languages in Canada — many of which are facing extinction
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Inuit-produced, Haida-language Indigenous film gets recognized by Toronto International Film Festival
An internationally acclaimed producer from Igloolik, Nunavut, can add another accolade to his resumé — a Haida film that he
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Apps help First Nations in northwest Canada preserve and teach their language
Yukon First Nations are turning to technology to help preserve their language. They are creating mobile applications, more commonly known
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Indigenous man in Northern Canada who was denied interpreter in court granted mistrial
A man whose first language is Tlicho, but who was never given an interpreter in court, has been granted a
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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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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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Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated in Alaska
Monday was Indigenous Peoples Day in Alaska, and there were gatherings across the state commemorating and celebrating Alaska Native people.
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Budget cuts threaten international Sámi language cooperation
The central organisation for coordinating all issues related to the indigenous Sámi languages in the Nordic countries may not be
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New online counselling chat service available for Canada’s Indigenous people
The government of Canada has launched an online counselling chat service specific to Indigenous people it said in a news
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Blog: Arctic language survival – Iceland to the rescue?
Part One of this series looked at the broad issue of language endangerment and its links to ecological disruption in
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Blog: Can environmental diplomacy save Arctic languages?
Following a 2008 symposium on indigenous arctic languages in Tromsø, Norway, the Indigenous Permanent Participants of the Arctic Council launched
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