Elder says writing kids book about Taloyoak, Nunavut, a ‘dream come true’
An elder in Taloyoak says publishing her first book is a dream come true. Elizabeth Lyall, 72, is a co-author
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This Nunavut teenager has her own dog team, preserving an Inuit cultural tradition
Out in the distance in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, 15-year-old Sophia Johnston heard a familiar sound — a team of sled
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Q&A | Nunavut’s incoming premier wants to bring jobs to Inuit and build more schools
Nunavut’s next premier, John Main, says decentralizing government jobs from Iqaluit, increasing Inuit employment, infrastructure and education are all major
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Bilingual Inuktitut education not being properly implemented in Nunavut, report finds
The report found a lack of sufficient resources and not enough appropriate teaching spaces A new report has found that
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Poilievre stresses Arctic defence plans as northern issues surface in election debate
English-language debate: Simultaneous Inuktut translation [South Baffin dialect]: Poilievre stresses Arctic defence plans as northern issues surface in election debate
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Inuk singer-songwriter won Canada’s contemporary Indigenous artist of the year
When Elisapie Isaac started working on Inuktitut, a cover album of classic songs translated into Inuktitut, she expected it to
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Heritage centres, language authority among initiatives to fortify Inuktitut in Nunavik
Inuit Heritage Centres and an Inuktitut Language Authority are among the key initiatives highlighted a recent declaration to strengthen Inuktitut
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Makivvik and Avataq sign MOU to strengthen Inuktitut in Nunavik
Makivvik and Avataq signed an MOU on Tuesday to strengthen Inuktitut in Nunavik, saying it will provide the financial resources
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Tuberculosis numbers increasing in Nunavik communities
An annual music festival was postponed due to a tuberculosis outbreak in northern Quebec, as the Nunavik region grapples with a series
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Syllabic eye charts: Doctors’ groundbreaking approach for Indigenous patients
Inuit in northern Quebec are now able to take vision tests using the Inuktitut writing system, after two Montreal doctors
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Nunavut MLAs call for territorial search and rescue centre
Two Nunavut MLAs say developing a search-and-rescue operation centre within the territory could help improve response times when people go
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Inuktitut added to language translator software
An old language is hitting a new platform. Microsoft announced it will be adding Inuktitut text translation to its translator
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Canada plans to conduct its first survey in Inuktut
Statistics Canada, which admits to having historical “data gaps” in the North, will conduct its first survey in all four
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College in Arctic Canada cancels training program for Inuktitut-speaking teachers this fall
Nunavut Arctic College is not offering a teacher training program for its first-year students this fall — a program seen
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How a Canadian interpreter is keeping Inuktut speakers safe through COVID-19
Nunavummiut have gotten used to hearing from their health minister and chief public health officer since pandemic precautions were put
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