Actions and Commitments

Call to Action # 14 : Language and Culture (13-17)

“Bill C-91, the Indigenous Languages Act”, tabled in the House of Commons

February 5, 2019

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“Bill C-91, the Indigenous Languages Act, to reclaim, revitalize, strengthen and maintain Indigenous languages in Canada” tabled in the House of Commons. The legislation recognizes and supports all Indigenous languages in Canada and contains mechanisms which will:

  • establish measures for the provision of long-term, sustainable funding of Indigenous languages:
  • advance the objectives of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;
  • support the reclamation, revitalization, strengthening and maintenance of Indigenous languages in Canada;
  • support and promote the use of Indigenous languages;
  • work with provinces, territories, Indigenous representative organizations and Indigenous governments to create effective support for Indigenous languages in Canada through a variety of mechanisms
  • establish an Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages
  • http://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/bill/C-91/first-reading