Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Québec"

Mentorship initiative just part of larger effort to save a language at risk NationTalk: CBC News – It was a wake-up call to many about the health of the Cree language. Grade 2 students in northern Quebec were being assessed on their Cree language skills as part of a larger language assessment currently ongoing for the...

by ahnationtalk on May 26, 2023 NationTalk: (Kahnawà:ke – 26, Onerahtohkó:wa) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) wishes to inform the community of its opposition to the Government of Quebec’s intent to propose a bill that protects Indigenous Languages and the ingenuine consultation process being employed to collect feedback from Indigenous communities throughout the province. “It is not...

Bill 96 infringes on their right to self-determination, groups argue Pierre Saint-Arnaud · The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 20, 2023 7:04 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago CBC News: Two First Nations groups are going to court over the reforms passed last year to Quebec’s French-language law, with lawyers filing a request for a judicial review on...

“By virtue of their inherent right to self-government, First Nations elect their own government and have the legitimacy to adopt their own laws.”  Author of the article:Philip Authier  •  Montreal GazettePublished Apr 14, 2023  •  Last updated Apr 14, 2023  •  4 minute read158 Comments First Peoples Law Report: Montreal Gazette – QUEBEC: Indigenous Peoples are calling on the Coalition Avenir...

NationTalk: (Kahnawake – 16, Seskéha/August 2022) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) wishes to advise the community that it is pleased with a Quebec Superior Court judge’s decision to suspend two provisions of Bill 96. Ohén:ton Í:iente ne Ratitsénhaienhs Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer, Ietsénhaienhs Tonya Perron and Ratsénhaienhs Arnold Boyer, along with lawyer Suzanne Jackson of MCK...

CBC: Quebec says it won’t change Bill 96 to exempt Indigenous youth from having to take extra French courses in CEGEP, despite mounting calls from First Nations leaders who say their efforts to rebuild their languages and cultures are in jeopardy. Kahnawake Grand Chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer — who held a news conference at the National Assembly Tuesday alongside Chief Ghislain...

Mar. 1, 2022: The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) – is dismayed to learn that one of its most influential artists has been denied participation in the Festival international de la chanson de Granby (FICG) because of the predominantly Indigenous language content of his songs. Indeed, the performance of Samian, a multidisciplinary Anishinabeg artist, at the...

Montreal Gazette – The leader of the Kanesatake Mohawk community is demanding the Quebec government include the protection of territory, languages and culture of Indigenous people in its bill recognizing Quebec as a nation in the Canadian constitution and establishing French as the only official language. Quebec’s Bill 96 is a “second colonization”, Kanesatake Grand...

Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse – Considering the limited availability of residential care units for youth in Nunavik, Inuit youth must leave their communities to receive rehabilitation services. Two media articles reporting that Inuit youth could not speak their language in rehabilitation centers prompted the Commission to launch...

The Assembly of First Nations Québec – Labrador – The AFNQL is in a very good position to understand the merits of the linguistic initiative launched by the Government of Quebec through its Bill 96 on the official and common language of Quebec, but it warns that the survival and development of one language must...