Languages Commissioner of Nunavut

Languages Commissioner of Nunavut The mandate of the Languages Commissioner is to promote and safeguard the language rights of Nunavummiut enshrined in Nunavut's language legislation.

10/01/2021

After coming under fire for a recent safety poster stating “English is first,” Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd., which operates several mines in Nunavut, has

10/01/2021

Agnico Eagle is apologizing after a locally-viral Facebook post of a company safety sign prompted backlash across Nunavut social media.

08/03/2021

Nunavut's Language Commissioner Karliin Aariak says she was paying close attention to how her French counterparts reacted to Mary Simon's appointment.

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᒋᑎᒍᑦ.Naunaiqhitiyaamik Uqaurhirnut pilaarutinut ihumaaluutinik, hiva...
06/01/2021

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᒋᑎᒍᑦ.

Naunaiqhitiyaamik Uqaurhirnut pilaarutinut ihumaaluutinik, hivayaqluta.

To report a language rights concern, contact us.

Pour signaler une préoccupation en matière de droits linguistiques, communiquez avec nous.

05/28/2021

Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq is looking to get Indigenous languages included on voters’ ballots in the next election — something the territory’s languages

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᒋᑎᒍᑦ.👇Naunaiqhitiyaamik Uqaurhirnut pilaarutinut ihumaaluutinik, hiv...
03/30/2021

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᒋᑎᒍᑦ.👇

Naunaiqhitiyaamik Uqaurhirnut pilaarutinut ihumaaluutinik, hivayaqluta.👇

To report a language rights concern, contact us.👇

Pour signaler une préoccupation en matière de droits linguistiques, communiquez avec nous.👇

03/09/2021

ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᒪᐅᓇ ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᓯᔪᖅ ....

03/09/2021

A heritage society based in Cambridge Bay is celebrating its 25th birthday by making preservation of the Inuinnaqtun language its number-one priority.

03/08/2021

From 1999 to 2004 Commissioner of Nunavut Eva Aariak served as languages commissioner and today her daughter Karliin Aariak holds that position. Both see Inuktitut as something to be cherished and protected. The creation of Nunavut itself in 1999 is something they see as a milestone in helping the p...

03/08/2021

1999–ᒥ 2004–ᒧᑦ ᑲᒥᓴᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐄᕙ ᐋᕆᐊᖅ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᒥᓴᓇᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐸᓂᖓ ᑳᓖᓐ ᐋᕆᐊᖅ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ...

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