INUINNAQTUN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

In 2022, we began to consolidate this Inuinnaqtun Language Development Plan to assess Inuinnaqtun’s current state, help chart a path forward based on Inuinnaqtun’s unique needs, set goals, objectives, identify gaps, and plan for the resources and tools needed to reach our revitalization goals.

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Through this Plan, we have identified Critical Knowledge Areas, and domains that we will work to document, protect, and carry on. Our organization has also settled on a suite of initiatives to support regional language acquisition, including immersion through language nest and mentor-apprentice approaches; the creation of a large library of multimedia immersion resources, formal Inuinnait-grounded language classes, and the development of reference resources in the form of a dictionary and a community grammar. Language development activities will focus on key groups who already have significant knowledge of the language, and those who can learn quickly, including the next generation of Elders (through an Elders-in-Training Program), Silent or passive speakers, and children through early childhood education.