Nunavut educator Edna Agnes Ekhivalak Elias among appointments to Order of Canada
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has announced the names of 83 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including actor Donald
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Canada’s new Indigenous languages law does not protect Inuit languages, leaders say
Inuit leaders are calling on the Canadian government to make a real commitment to protect Inuit languages, saying the recently
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Canadian eastern Arctic: Inuit organization accuses Nunavut’s education system of ‘cultural genocide’
An Inuit organization in charge of overseeing the implementation of the Nunavut Agreement that created Canada’s newest Arctic territory 20
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U.N. Year of Indigenous Languages: When policy isn’t enough
The United Nations has designated 2019 as the Year of Indigenous Languages. The goal is to to make people more
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Not a ‘bad thing’ if Canada’s Nunavut territory sued over bilingual education, says lawyer
A Nunavut lawyer says it wouldn’t be such a “bad thing” if the government of Nunavut (Canadian eastern Arctic) was
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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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Inuit language month kicks off in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut
February is Inuit language month in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, and this year, the event will spotlight traditional
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U.N. Year of Indigenous Languages: Spotlight Nunavut
The United Nations has designated 2019 as the Year of Indigenous Languages. The goal is to to make people more
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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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