This website is an article written by the Toronto Star regarding Nunavut’s hopes to preserve language and culture.  Inuktitut, the Inuit language is the most widely spoken Aboriginal language spoken in Canada.  It is protected by the Official Language Act, allowing it to be taught in the schools. However, despite this title according to Statistics Canada Inuktitut language is in decline.  There are less people who speak Inuktitut as a mother tongue and less people who can speak Inuktitut in a conversation from just two years ago.

After the watching the video, A Step Forward, students express their feelings and worries about language loss.  These are some common themes in regards to language decline in the article and from the interviews:

– Inuktitut is not taught after primary grades.

-It is not commonly spoken between friends.

-There are not many teachers available who can speak Inuktitut fluently.

-Many students can understand grandparents speak but feel too shy to respond back in speaking.

In order to preserve this language and culture, there are many changes that need to happen so that young students continue speaking Inuktitut until adulthood in everyday conversations.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/09/02/nunavuts_battle_to_preserve_inuit_languages.html