The Canadiens lost, but Inuktitut scored a win (fwd link)

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Tue Feb 2 19:14:15 UTC 2010


The Canadiens lost, but Inuktitut scored a win

THE GAZETTE FEBRUARY 2, 2010
 Canada

Saturday's game between the Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators marked
the first time Inuktitut was used for a hockey play-by-play broadcast.

The CBC project wasn't totally smooth sailing. The announcers used the
Inuit word for fishing net to describe the hockey net. And northern
fans without satellite or cable had to listen on radio while watching
on broadcast TV, the Globe and Mail reported.

But one way or another thousands of Inuit across the territories and
northern Quebec had a chance to watch a game in their own language. It
was a fine initiative. Too bad it was a one-time project, and won't -
not soon, anyway - be a staple of Inuit life.

Access full article below:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Canadiens+lost+Inuktitut+scored/2511439/story.html



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