The first-ever Inuttitut Blitz is underway in Nunatsiavut, something the government hopes will encourage people to use the Inuit language—no matter their fluency level—in their everyday lives. Turning language loss aroundNunatsiavut is the Inuit region in the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Nunatsiavut held a language summit in 2019 to work on boosting the use of the language in the region. A five year plan, the 2021-2026 Language Strategy, came out of the conference and led to the Inuttitut Blitz campaign launch this year. It takes the whole community to do that and create those safe spaces.”The Inuttitut Blitz runs until August.

Source: CBC News May 01, 2023 20:53 UTC