Budget cuts threaten Sami-language development, Indigenous leaders say
Proposed budget cuts in Sweden and Finland could threaten the development of Sámi languages and leave the body responsible for
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‘I just started crying’: Appeal of Inuit language education lawsuit struck down
By TJ Dhir Lawsuit alleges discrimination against Inuit students, according to Inuit organization Bernice Kuutuu Clarke was attending a conference
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New agreement injects $17.7M into N.W.T. Indigenous language programs
A new agreement between Ottawa and the Government of the Northwest Territories is set to pump $17.7 million into Indigenous
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Language commissioner wants review of N.W.T. legislation, says role is restrictive
No Indigenous language complaints made to Brenda Gauthier’s office since 2017 What does the official language commissioner office do? That
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Iceland makes first state visit to Canada in 23 years
An Icelandic delegation visited Canada on the weekend, the first state visit in 23 years. “Iceland and Canada have had
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Indigenous language program showcased at Yukon celebrations
By Meribeth Deen · CBC News Students from ‘Language Leaders Tomorrow’ program performed in Whitehorse on Thursday Until a few years ago,
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UNESCO highlighting importance of Indigenous languages in 10-year plan
UNESCO held conference this month on its action plan on decade of Indigenous languages For Alice Rigney, speaking her Dene
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Psychosocial support for Sami proposed ahead of Finland’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission
The truth and reconciliation commission, due to begin in 2023, is likely to stir up difficult emotions. A working group
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Two new Sami languages added to Swedish children’s book app
Sami Language Week ran from October 19-25, an occasion that was marked, along other events, by the addition of two
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Everyone encouraged to boost Sami language visibility in Finland, Norway and Sweden this week
Sami Language Week is underway this week in Finland, Norway and Sweden and everyone is being encouraged to make Sami
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What’s in a name? How a government project forced surnames on Inuit in Canada
With Project Surname, Inuit had to choose and register family names, which were not common in their culture After a
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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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International Inuit organization launches new podcast
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) launched a new podcast last week that the organization hopes will amplify the work, and
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Inuit TV coming to Northern Canada from new Inuktut-language broadcaster
Nunavut is getting a new all-Inuktut TV channel this year. Inuit TV will have Inuktut programming in dialects from all Inuit
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Walt Disney Animation Studios to release Saami-language version of “Frozen 2”
The sequel to the Walt Disney mega-hit film Frozen will also be available in the Saami language, Walt Disney Animation
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