Language Strategy

The Nunatsiavut Government has approved a five-year strategy aimed at preserving, promoting and enhancing Labrador Inuttitut.

According to a press release dated yesterday, March 2, the 2021 to 2026 Nunatsiavut Language Strategy sets forth the vision, mission and values that will provide a framework for prioritizing projects and necessary investments into language initiatives.

One of the objectives of the strategy is to work closely with the Labrador Inuit Communities, other Nunatsiavut Government departments, and other Inuit regions to determine best practices to preserve, promote and protect the languages, notes the Language, Culture and Tourism Minister Jim Lyall.

It is hope that at the end of the five year strategy, Labrador Inuit will confidently understand and speak the language at basic, intermediate and or expert levels.

We hope to speak with the Minister for the Nunatsiavut Government Language, Culture and Tourism sometime in the very near future to learn more about the strategy.