December 6th, 2019
Stephen GAGNON, Federal lead representative, Indigenous language legislation, Dept of Canadian Heritage
for Madame Hélène LAURENDEAU, Deputy Minister, Patrimoine/Heritage Canada
“Implementing Bill C-91 – The Indigenous Languages Act and the Future of Canada’s Indigenous Languages”
December 7th, 2020
INUIT LANGUAGE POLICY
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- Keynote plenary address
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President Aluki KOTIERK – Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated
“The Threatened State of Inuktut in Nunavut Today: What is needed to help it flourish?
Question and Answer Period – Moderator: Ian MARTIN
December 7th, 2020
Shirley TAGALIK (a), Joe KARETAK (b) –Former director (a) and Current Team Lead (b), Culture and Heritage, Curriculum and School Services, Arviat, NU. [by zoom]
“The Arviat C&SS language and IQ curriculum model: Origins, Failure and the Future”
December 7th, 2020
Derek RASMUSSEN – Former Policy Advisor to Inuit organizations and doctoral candidate, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
“Indigenous Languages Don’t Just ‘Decline’, Canada Tries to Kill Them: The Remarkable Case of Inuktitut Resilience on the Face of Government Suppression of Rights and Services in Nunavut”
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- Question and Answer Period – Moderator: Ian MARTIN
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December 7th, 2020
PANEL #1: BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALBERTA INITIATIVES
Moderator: Mark TURIN – First Nations and Endangered Languages Program, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and Department of Anthropology, U. of British Columbia
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- Suzanne GESSNER – FPCC / First Peoples Cultural Council [by zoom]
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“Indigenous Language Legislation: the Path Ahead”
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- Mark FETTES – Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University [by zoom]
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“Language Resurgence through Formal Schooling: Three Examples from Coast Salish Territory”
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- Candace KALEIMAMOOWAHINEKAPU GALLA (Kanaka Maoli) – Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, University of British Columbia [by zoom]
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“The Promise and Potential of Digital Technology to Support Indigenous Language Revitalization”
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- Heather BLAIR – Canadian Indigenous Language and Literacy Development Institute (CILLDI) and Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton. [by zoom]
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“The Emergence of CILLDI in the Absence of a Policy: Alignment with the Indigenous Languages Act”
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- Discussion / Question and Answer Period
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December 7th, 2020
Roger JONES – Legal Advisor, Assembly of First Nations
PANEL #2: NOVA SCOTIA UNIVERSITY-MI’KMAW COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIP
Members of the Faculty of Education, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS.
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- Joanne TOMPKINS – Faculty of Education, St. Francis Xavier University
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“The Decolonizing Mandate of the University Partner”
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- Blaire GOULD – Citizen of the Mi’kmaq Nation, District of Unama’ki. Proud L’nu’skw and speaker. Director of Programs and Services, Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey
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“Our ‘Language Foundation Document’ for Mi’kmaw Language”
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- Lisa LUNNEY BORDEN – Mathematics Education, Holder of the John Jerome Paul Chair for Equity in Mathematics Education, Education, St. Francis Xavier University
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“Decolonizing Mathematics Education”
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- Jeff ORR – Dean, Education, St. Francis Xavier University
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“Research with Mi’kmaq Communities”
Moderator: Joanne TOMPKINS
