Presentation of the political, symbolic and geographical reasons for establishing Nunavut; formally established within the Northwest Territories, April 1, 1999.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 2, 1999, pp. 249-262
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Relates the history of educational programs in Northern Canada, the government policies of 1960s to 1970s, and the implementation of a bilingual educational policy in Nunavik.
File contains an individual presentation by Tommy Evik, resident of Pangnirtung, relating to the difficulty that Inuit people have in dealing with Canadian government documents written in English. He states that the government sought to abolish Inuktitut in the past but "our parents and ourselves have hung on to our own language and we teach it to our children every day." He urges provincial and federal politicians representing Pangnirtung and area to also visit the smaller communities, not just the larger centres.