Language

Words ‘Eskimo’ and ‘Aleut’ scrubbed from 2 U.S. laws, yet live on in others

U.S. President Barack Obama has signed a bill that removes the words “Oriental,” “Eskimo” and “Aleut” from two federal programs.

Video: Sophie Keenlan – One Woman’s Journey When Sophie Keelan found out she had breast cancer in 2007, she experienced the same feelings

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, November 6, 2015 at 14:18 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 12:18
culture, education, history, Language, politics, schools, syllabics
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A Canadian technology company has created a Google extension that will allow people to convert Inuit language syllabics into Roman

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, June 5, 2015 at 18:54 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 21:07
Language, Sami
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By Maura Forrest and Lily Haines | Barents Observer In Inari, Finland, the Sámi Education Institute is teaching young people to

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 15:27 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 22:18
education, English, Finland, Language, teaching
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Traditional grammar-focused language teaching is no longer effective in adult education, as older generations shy away from it. Today’s adult

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 16:30
Arctic, Inuit, Inuktitut, Language, schools
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When a made-in-Nunavut Education Act was passed by the legislative assembly in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut in 2008,

Aqqaluk Lynge is a poet and the current chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council and the president of the ICC–