In Iqaluit, some Inuktitut language lessons are coming from an unexpected place and crossing international borders. The teacher is 83-year-old Mick Mallon, Irish by birth, Canadian by choice. He ...
Every time Johnassie Kudluarok hears his students use the word “maqaitu-ing” in Inuktitut, it admittedly drives him “nuts.” “What does ‘maqaitu-ing’ mean? Where did that ‘-ing’ come from?” he wonders.
Zebedee Nungak signing the “Declaration to a Secure Future for Inuktitut in Nunavik”. ( Miriam Dewar/Makivvik Corporation) Inuit Heritage Centres and an Inuktitut Language Authority are among the key ...