Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Nunavut"

Lawsuit to proceed to trial, government has 30 days to file its statement of defence  Nunatsiaq News: A Nunavut judge has dismissed an application to strike Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.’s lawsuit against the government over Inuit language rights. NTI filed a lawsuit against the Nunavut government in October 2021, claiming the government has failed its legal obligation to...

Minister responsible for languages said team is short-staffed, on contract Nunatsiaq News: One MLA is raising her concerns about how Inuit language tests are handled and claims that Government of Nunavut employees in Qikiqtarjuaq were tested without much time to prepare. “I encourage Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit to ensure it provides good notice in advance of...

At their Annual General Meeting, NTI calls on governments of Canada and Nunavut to increase their efforts to strengthen Inuktut in Nunavut Territory NationTalk: Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.,Rankin Inlet, Nunavut – The Membership of the Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) Annual General Meeting (AGM) passed a resolution calling on the governments of Canada and Nunavut to take...

Nunatsiaq News: While there has been a slight increase in Inuit working in government in Nunavut, there has also been a decrease in the amount of Inuit language used in government workplaces, according to a survey released by Statistics Canada. “It’s kind of good news … but we do have a long way to go,”...

NationTalk: In its Motion, the GN argues that Inuit have absolutely no rights to Inuktut education, and that the only constitutional rights to language in Canada relate to minority rights in English or French, even though Inuit comprise 85% of the total population and 94% of the student population in Nunavut. In any other jurisdiction...

ALUKI KOTIERK CONTRIBUTOR OVER LANGUAGE DISCRIMINATION IN SCHOOLS. Toronto Star: In Nunavut, education policies pose an existential threat to the vibrancy of the Inuit language right now. In today’s schools, Nunavut Inuit youth have little opportunity to learn Inuktuk – and are overwhelmingly taught only in English or French. Unlike many Indigenous languages silenced by...

NTI filed a landmark lawsuit with the Nunavut Court of Justice in Iqaluit, asserting that the Government of Nunavut (GN), by failing to provide a public school system offering Nunavut Inuit equal opportunities to complete schooling in their own language and culture, is violating constitutionally-protected equality rights of Nunavut Inuit guaranteed under the Canadian Charter...

Nunatsiak News – Inuit Tapariit Kanatami and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc raised the following objections: Bill does not recognize Inuktut as an official language within the 4 regions of Inuit Nunangat and requires Inuit to use English or French to access federal services Federal departments and agencies do not have to offer services in Inuit language...

Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) regrets to announce that Bill 25 – An Act to Amend the Education Act and the Inuit Language Protection Act, which received first reading on June 4, is not a significant improvement over the failed Bill 37 in 2017. NTI’s Tusaqsimajavut Report highlighted what was heard during community consultations: Nunavut Inuit...