Group fights Inuktitut language's 'possible demise' with theatre, workshops (fwd link)

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Group fights Inuktitut language's 'possible demise' with theatre, workshops


BY BENJAMIN SHINGLER, THE CANADIAN PRESS JULY 7, 2013

MONTREAL - It has long been considered one of Canada's healthier aboriginal
languages, but a recent report suggests Inuktitut's future may not be so
bright in Quebec.

A community organization in Nunavik, a territory comprising the northern
third of the province, is hoping a greater emphasis on traditional
storytelling, theatre and cultural workshops will help revive the Inuit
language.

"The younger generations have lost touch with their true identity, so we're
trying to figure out ways for much more interaction and contact between the
older generation and the youth," said Zebedee Nungak, the director of the
Inuktitut language department at Nunavik's Avataq Cultural Institute, the
group that put together the report.

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