It compares Canada’s lack of action on preserving Inuktut to cultural genocide. Article Continued BelowAlthough the majority of Inuit in Nunavut speak a dialect of Inuktut, the concern is for the next generation. “We have high unemployment rates, we need to provide community teacher education programs in our communities, so Inuit can become teachers.”Article Continued BelowThe Inuit Language Protection Act says that parents must have the option for their children to receive instruction in an Inuit language from kindergarten to Grade 3. The Inuit Language Protection Act was supposed to extend the legal requirement for bilingual instruction right up to Grade 12 by July 1, 2019. Aluki Kotierk, president of Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, presented findings from a report her organization commissioned called, "Is Nunavut education criminally inadequate?"

Source: thestar April 25, 2019 22:33 UTC