What’s in an Inuktut name? The reclaiming of Inuit history and language, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. says. The Inuit birthright organization has encouraged 14 municipalities in the territory that still use English names to consider a switch to their original Inuktut names. “With 2019 being the International Year of Indigenous [...]
BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN Twenty years after legislators carved out Nunavut from the Northwest Territories as a new, majority-Inuit territory, advocates say Ottawa must do more to protect and enhance language and culture to live up to that vision. One of the main objectives in forming Nunavut was to [...]
“These are places where we live, fish, hunt, and seek out recreation and solace” The Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. have finally signed off on a long-debated Inuit impact and benefits agreement with the federal government over the management of a group of rivers in the territory. To [...]
“One of the aspirations for Nunavut was for Inuktut to remain the majority language” Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. marked Nunavut Day with a pledge to become an Inuktut-language workplace. NTI officials announced those plans at an event held in Kugluktuk on Wednesday, July 9. “One of the aspirations for Nunavut was [...]
[:en]Nunavut Day was celebrated on Tuesday and we’re 20 years into the creation of a territory with tremendous promise. Much has been accomplished over two decades and much remains to be done. Among the priorities is – or should be – the establishment of Inuktut-based education from kindergarten to Grade [...]
