June 21, 2016 CBC/Radio-Canada celebrates National Aboriginal Day and remains committed to sharing Indigenous stories More (CBC/Radio-Canada)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Jun 2016
(Source. CBC/Radio-Canada) June 21, 2016, Ottawa ... CBC/Radio-Canada provides radio, television and online services to seven communities in eight aboriginal languages; (Dogrib, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, Chipewyan, North Slavey, South Slavey, Gwich'in, and Cree) via CBC North. It is a vital service to many in the North whose first language is neither English nor French ... Lacroix, President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada ... The road ahead ... (noodl....

Residential school survivor 'very relieved'

Edit Toronto Sun 16 Dec 2015
For John Banksland, a residential school survivor from the Northwest Territories, Tuesday's Truth and Reconciliation final report was a long time coming. "It's been a very long six years ... I feel very relieved now," he said ... He also doesn't remember anything between ages of five and 10, because he has completely forgotten his mother tongue, a Inuvialuktun language. "Shaming was part of my upbringing," he said....

Canada's Northwest Territories on the Looney Front, Part 3

Edit Huffington Post 28 Oct 2015
Getting ready for National Aboriginal Day in Inuvik. It takes the emcee some time before he can find anybody to say grace before meals in Inuvialuit and Gwich'in, a sad commentary on the loss of traditional culture. Finally two ancient ladies mount the stage ... He's Rev ... They can't remember what it's called in their own Inuvialuktun, but in Gwich'in it's 'xluu chuu.' Get your tongue around that before you break out into a rousing Kumbaya ... ....

Canada's Northwest Territories on the Looney Front, Part 1

Edit Huffington Post 22 Oct 2015
'Have you been north before,' asks the ticket lady at the Air North desk at Whitehorse airport. It's 6 A.M. and I'm checking in for the flight to Inuvik, beyond the Arctic Circle, at the very top of Canada's Northwest Territories. 'No,' quoths I with all the alacrity of the dear departed. 'Oh, we don't do security for there,' quoths she breezily ... Aerial views ... It means Place of People in Inuvialuktun, the language of the local Inuit ... ....

Jackson Lafferty: GNWT Support for the Native Communications Society (Government of the Northwest Territories)

Edit noodls 29 May 2015
(Source. Government of the Northwest Territories) May 29 2015. Mr ... Mr ... In recognition of their important contribution to Aboriginal language revitalization, the Government of the Northwest Territories has long provided core funding to NCS and the Inuvialuit Communications Society, who provided programming in Inuvialuktun and Inuinnaqtun ... Aside from going off the air, it also meant a loss of jobs for people in many of our communities. Mr....

Read More (Department of Municipal & Community Affairs of the Northwest Territories)

Edit noodls 29 May 2015
(Source. Department of Municipal & Community Affairs of the Northwest Territories) May 29 2015. Mr ... Mr ... In recognition of their important contribution to Aboriginal language revitalization, the Government of the Northwest Territories has long provided core funding to NCS and the Inuvialuit Communications Society, who provided programming in Inuvialuktun and Inuinnaqtun ... Mr ... This is why, Mr ... Mr ... Masi, Mr. Speaker. distributed by ... (noodl....

Jackson Lafferty: Mackenzie River Names (Government of the Northwest Territories)

Edit noodls 03 Mar 2015
(Source. Government of the Northwest Territories) Mar 3 2015. Mr. Speaker, the Department of Education, Culture and Employment has approved five traditional Aboriginal names for the Mackenzie River under the NWT Geographical and Community Names Policy ... Mr. Speaker, the Mackenzie River is the largest and longest river system in Canada and continues to serve as a transportation corridor ... Kuukpak, the Inuvialuktun name, ... Mr ... Masi, Mr. Speaker....
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