{"id":228516,"date":"2018-07-18T14:32:10","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T18:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/podcast\/revitalizing-inuktut-language-2\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T01:04:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T05:04:44","slug":"revitalizing-inuktut-language-2","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/podcast\/revitalizing-inuktut-language-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Revitalizing the Inuktut language"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dropcap-big\">Inuktut, the collective name for the languages Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun, is the mother tongue of 65 percent of the Nunavut population. The language is central to Inuit culture and identity, but its use is declining by 1 percent a year.<\/p>\n<p>Aluki Kotierk joined the podcast to discuss the protection of Inuktut, how the federal government can support language revitalization efforts, and the ongoing fight for bilingual essential public services in Nunavut.<\/p>\n<p>Aluki Kotierk is the president of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., an Inuit organization that ensures promises made under the Nunavut Agreement are carried out.<\/p>\n<p>Read her <em>Policy Options<\/em> article <a href=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/magazines\/july-2018\/promoting-use-inuktut-founding-language\/\">Promoting the use of Inuktut, a founding language<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Download for free. New episodes every second Wednesday. Tweet your questions and comments to @IRPP.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-caption\">Photo:A street sign in English and\u00a0Inuktitut\u00a0in Iqaluit, the capital city of Nunavut, Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES\/Don Denton<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Do you have something to say about the article you just read? Be part of the\u00a0<\/em>Policy Options<em>\u00a0discussion, and send in your own submission.\u00a0Here is a\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/article-submission\/\"><em>link<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on how to do it.\u00a0<\/em><em>|\u00a0Souhaitez-vous r\u00e9agir \u00e0 cet article ?\u00a0<\/em><em>Joignez-vous aux d\u00e9bats d\u2019<\/em>Options politiques\u00a0<em>et soumettez-nous votre texte en suivant ces\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/article-submission\/\"><em>directives<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inuktut, the collective name for the languages Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun, is the mother tongue of 65 percent of the Nunavut population. The language is central to Inuit culture and identity, but its use is declining by 1 percent a year. 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