Exploring Theme: "Govt. Commitments to Languages"

Territory’s official languages commissioner says legislation creates gaps for service availability CBC News: The N.W.T. languages commissioner says the territorial government hasn’t done enough to ensure people can access services in the territory’s official Indigenous languages.  “They could do so much more,” said commissioner Brenda Gauthier. “It does not appear that the government is setting...

Groundbreaking for $55.746M building expected in the fall CBC News: Kahnawà:ke is one step closer to having a new arts centre to promote and preserve language and culture.  The Quebec government announced Tuesday that it will contribute $11 million to the project.  The Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) community, south of Montreal, has been working since 2016 on...