Exploring Theme: "Objections to Bill C-91"

A book written in Inuktitut. A lack of concrete constitutional guarantees, community credibility and long-term funding has rendered the government’s efforts to revitalize Indigenous languages largely ineffective. (Shutterstock) First Peoples’s Law Report: The Conversation – Funding for the Canadian government’s legislation supporting Indigenous languages is set to expire in 2024, and so far, there has been...

Consultations are ongoing to update the Indigenous Languages Act CBC News: As the federal government considers changes to the Indigenous Languages Act, some Indigenous educators say they need more support to keep their languages alive. “First Nation schools are severely underfunded when it comes to immersion programming, let alone the basics in terms of language...

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...

Nunatsiak News – Inuit Tapariit Kanatami and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc raised the following objections: Bill does not recognize Inuktut as an official language within the 4 regions of Inuit Nunangat and requires Inuit to use English or French to access federal services Federal departments and agencies do not have to offer services in Inuit language...

Inuit Tapariit Kanatami (ITK) regrets that Bill C-91, “An Act respecting Indigenous languages“, passed into law without inclusion of any Inuit-specific priorities. In its current format, this law does not affirm Inuit language rights or close the legal and policy gaps that contribute to the erosion of Inuktut as the first, only or preferred language...

Inuit Tapariit Kanatami – Failure to incorporate Inuit specific recommendations into the Indigenous Language Act. “Inuktut speakers make up the majority of the population in Inuit Nunangat yet the federal government allocates a larger share of public sector resources for the English and French speaking minority populations,” the position paper prepared by ITK states. ITK...