Selfgovernance VS Linguistic Peace

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Self-governance VS Linguistic Peace among the
Canadian Inuit Michelle Daveluy University of
Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Michelle.Dave
luy_at_ualberta.ca 10th LinguaPax
Congress Barcelona, May 2004
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Legend
Canadian Inuit Greenland Inuit Alaskan
Inuit Russian Inuit Other Arctic people
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Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights

• Inuit Circumpolar Conference
• Ottawa, Canada
• Carl Chr. Olsen, linguist Nuuk

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http//canada.gc.ca/canadiana/lmap_e.html
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Nunavik
http//www.nunavik-tourism.com
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Stats Canada (CBC North, 21 janvier 2003)

• /- 45 000 Inuit in Canada
• 20, 000 in Nunavut
• -10,000 in Nunavik

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James Bay Agreement
http//www.ebenhopson.com/czm/1977cz/Dec1977/10.jp
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Dorais 1996

• Despite centuries of contact and increasing
  pressure from English and French,
• almost 99 of the Inuit population in Nunavik
  will, it is estimated,
• continue to speak Inuktitut
• as a home language all their lives.

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Law 101
Preamble Title I Status of the French
language Title II Linguistic officialization,
toponymy and francization Title III The Office
québécois de la langue française Title IV The
Conseil de la langue française Title V Penal
provisions and other sanctions Title VI
Transitional and miscellaneous provisions Schedul
e
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Dorais 1979 76

• The new Provincial policy will probably do some
  good to the language of the Inuit
• it shall be taught in all Northern Quebec
  schools. Its status, however, will be strictly
  local.
• Both levels of government discourage the
  emergence of a pan-Inuit or pan-aboriginal
  nationalism.
• Northen Quebec people are forced to become
  either English Canadian or French Québécois Inuit.

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Nunavut

• 3 official languages
• Inuktitut, English, French

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Bathurst Mandate

• fully functional bilingual society, in
  Inuktitut and English, respectful and committed
  to the needs and rights of French speakers, with
  a growing ability to participate in French.

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March 21, 2003 French DEA reopens debate on Bill
1 Education bill still in violation of the
Charter, chair says PATRICIA DSOUZA The
Government of Nunavuts education bill is still
vulnerable to legal challenge, despite amendments
submitted last month by representatives from the
GN and the Francophone Association of Nunavut,
the chair of Iqaluits French District Education
Authority says http//www.nunatsiaq.com
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February 15, 2002 Iqaluit pharmacy ahead of the
game Nunavut language commissioner recommends
bilingual instructions for prescriptions, but
thats nothing new to Valupharm http//www.nunats
iaq.com/archives/nunavut020215/news/nunavut/20215_
8.html
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Report of the Nunavik Commission March 2001
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Recommendation no. 9 Language and culture
(Pg. 31, 2001)
9.3.2 The predominant use of Inuttitut in the
operation of the Nunavik Government and other
public institutions of Nunavik
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Recommandation nº 9 La langue et la culture
(Pg. 31, 2001)
9.3.2 la prédominance de linuttitut dans
les activités du gouvernement du Nunavut et des
autres institutions publiques du Nunavik