NTI and parents of Inuit students are launching a lawsuit against the Government of Nunavut (GN). Over many years, GN has failed to deliver on its commitment to provide Inuit language education. Now, by making recent amendments to Nunavut’s language laws, the government has explicitly changed course and broken its commitment to deliver Inuit language instruction across subjects after grade 4.

ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ (ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ) ᓴᖅᑭᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᒍᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᕚᓪᓗᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᐅᕙᑦᑐᒥ. ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᑕᐅᒍᑏᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᑭᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᑐᕌᖓᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ: •ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ,ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓄᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᖓᒍᑦᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᒍᑦᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖓᒍᓪᓗ; ᐊᒻᒪᓗ •ᐋᖅᑭᑦᓲᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓪᓗᐊᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᓄᑦ,ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᐅᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᓄᑦ. ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᓄᒃ ᐊᑎᖃᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᖅᑎᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᓯᐅᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᒍᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ. ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᖁᔭᐅᕗᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᕆᐊᙵᐅᑎᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑑᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓲᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒪᑦᓯᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓇᓕᖅᑯᑦᓯᒋᐊᖏᑦ ᑐᕌᒐᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓄᑦ. ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑏᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑑᑎᒃᓴᓕᒫᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᙱᓐᓂᓕᒫᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒧᑦ. ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑏᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒧᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᓄᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ. ᑕᐃᒃᑯᑐᐊᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒃᑲᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᐅᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᒥᓄᑦ. ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᒃᑲᓂᕐᕕᒃᓴᖅ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑐᓂᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑏᑦ ᐅᕗᖓ: ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐊᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ ᑎᒥᖓ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖃᐅᑖ 638, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ X0A 0H0 ᐃᕐᖐᓐᓈᕈᑖ: Qanurtuuriaqta@tunngavik.com

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ ᑎᒥᖓ (ᑐᙵᕕᒃ) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᐊᕕᑦᑐᖅᓯᒪᓃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ (RIA) ᐋᖅᑭᓱᐃᒻᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒨᖓᔪᒥᒃ ᖁᓕᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔭᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᕌᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᖅᑎᒎᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔪᓐᓇᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᓴᑐᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᒍᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒨᖓᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔭᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑏᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᖓᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᑦᑐᒦᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᑕᐅᒍᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᖓᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

ᐅᖅᑯᔾᔭᐃᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ−ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑦᓴᑦ ᐅᐃᒍᔭᐅᒍᑎᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐅᖅᑯᔾᔭᐃᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ−ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᓄᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᒻᒥᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ $120−ᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᖏᑦ ᐃᓅᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᔭᓐᓄᐊᓕ 1, 1949 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑏᓰᒻᐱᕆ 31, 1955.

ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᑦ (NHSP) ᓴᖅᑭᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑳᖃᑦᑕᖁᓇᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᒍᑎᒃᓴᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓲᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒥᑎᒍᑦ, ᐱᖅᑯᓯᕐᒥᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕐᒥᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒥᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᒋᐊᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᑎᒍᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓲᑎᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᐱᖁᑎᒥᒃ.

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ ᑎᒥᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᒡᕕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐋᙵᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔪᓕᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑖᑦᓱᒥᖓ ᓴᓇᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᔾᔨᕆᔭᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᒥᑭᓪᓕᕚᓪᓕᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑦᑎᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑯᕐᖓᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂᑦ.