Nine bills are expected to come forward this sitting, in addition to a report on the territory's language laws, and a response to the auditor general's report on children in care.
Nunavut's standing committee on legislation heard from various groups, including Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., last week as it looks to revise the territory's laws on language for the first time since they were created.
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The Inuksuk High School, which teaches kids in Grades 9 to 12.(Kyle Muzyka/CBC)
A recent graduate of Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit says it s time for Nunavut to have its own curriculum.
Zan Tao, who just finished Grade 12, wrote a paper on the need for a made-in-Nunavut curriculum for her Aulajaaqtut 12 class, in which she interviewed students and teachers about the curriculum.
In an interview with CBC, Tao said the material often feels irrelevant to students.
Zan Tao, recently graduated from Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit. She says Nunavut should develop its own curriculum that is more relevant to students in the territory. (Submitted by Zan Tao)
Source: Prime Minister of Canada – MIL OSI
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the appointment of Eva Aariak as the new Commissioner of Nunavut.
Ms. Aariak has been a lifelong champion for Nunavut and Inuit languages and culture. Throughout her career as an educator, journalist, entrepreneur, public servant, and elected official, she promoted the use and understanding of Inuktut. As the first Languages Commissioner of Nunavut, Ms. Aariak also helped make this a working language within the territorial government, and recommended to the Nunavut Legislative Assembly the groundbreaking
Inuit Language Protection Act, which was subsequently passed into law.
As Nunavut’s first woman premier and an advocate for equity and gender equality, Ms. Aariak has contributed greatly to advancing the role of women in Canadian public life. During her time as premier, she also led innovative and inclusive poverty reduction efforts to strengthen local economies, improve food secu