Inuugapta Inuktuuqta! – ᐃᓅᒐᑦᑕ ᐃᓄᒃᑑᖅᑕ!

The Inuugatta Inuktuuqta Conference will be held in Iqaluit, March 25-29,2019. The conference will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Inuit Language Protection Act and the Official Languages Act. Over the past decade, there has been a collective commitment to retain and revitalize Inuktut throughout the Nunavut territory.

The  bring together language stakeholders from across Nunavut that are passionate about Inuit culture and language. Panel discussions and group sessions will look at the link between culture and language, the challenges and opportunities in language education and how to support Inuktut as a working language of government.

Participants will also hear about success stories from across Nunavut, highlighting new and innovating ways to promote and preserve Inuktut at the community level.

Inuktuuqta is jointly hosted by the Nunavut Minister of Languages, the Languages Commissioner, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated and Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit (Nunavut’s Inuit Language Authority).

ᐃᓅᒐᑦᑕ ᐃᓄᒃᑑᖅᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ, ᒫᓯ 25-ᒥᑦ 29-ᒧᑦ, 2019. ᐊᕐᕌᒍᔪᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᓕᒑᔪᑦ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᓐᓂᖅᓯᐅᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᕈᒋᓕᕐᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᖁᓪᓕᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᑦ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᐱᖁᔭᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖓᑦ. ᖁᓕᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᖒᓵᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᐸᑕᐅᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑎᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕋᓱᐊᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒥ. ᑲᑎᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖁᓕᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᖒᓵᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒧᐊᖁᓇᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅᐳᑦ.

ᐃᓚᐅᓛᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᐊᑐᑦᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᓕᒫᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓂᒡᓗ. ᑲᑎᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓛᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᕙᒡᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᑎᙵᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑎᒍᓪᓗ, ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᓪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓂ ᖃᓄᕐᓗ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᒐᔭᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᑦ.

ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᓴᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒥᒃ, ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᒡᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᑖᕐᓂᑦ ᖁᕝᕙᓯᒃᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ.

ᐃᓅᒐᑦᑕ ᐃᓄᒃᑑᖅᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᓂᖅ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒥᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑎ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ.

Tamna Inuugapta Inuktuuqta Katimayuarut aulaniaqtuq Iqalungni, March 25mit 29mut, 2019mi. Uvani ukiumi katimayuarutaani quviahuutiginiaqtun taima 10nik ukiunganik tikiutiyunik talvuuna Inuit Uqauhirnnik Munagidjutikharnik Maligaq unalu Ilitagiyaunginaqtuq Uqauhingit Maligaq. Talvuuna qullingit ukiungit, taima katitiqhimaanginaqtun havaktukharnik pihimavakhimayut utiqtitiyaangat Inuktut tamaini Nunavunmi. Tamna katimayuarutikhaq iliqatigiikniaqtun iniqtirutikharnik atuqtakhangit ayungnautigivakhimayainik 10nik ukiungani taima qiniqhimaaqtilunik hivunikharnik ihuaqhaidjutikharnik munagiyaangat uqauhivut.

Ilauqatigiluta utiqtitiyaangat uqauhingit tigumidjutiqaqtunik talvanga avatingni Nunavunmi quviahuutigiyaingit talvuuna Inuit pitquhingit uqauhingitlu. Katimapkaiyut uqarniaqtut talvuuna katimayiiyiuyut katimadjutikhangit qinirniaqtun katitirutikharnik talvuuna pitquhingit uqauhingitlu, ayungnautitlu unalu pidjutikharnik uqauhirni ilihairutikharnik qanurlu naunaiyaiyaangat Inuktut atuqtauniaqtun havaanganik uqauhiq Nunavunmi.

Ilauyukharnik tuhaaniaqtun iniqtirutikharnik unipkaanganik avatingni Nunavunmi, naunaiyailutiklu nuutaani atuguminaqtuniklu qanuriliurutikhangit atugianganik tamaqtailiqinikkutlu Inuktut talvani nunalaani qullirutikhaani.

Inuugatta Inuktuuqta Katimajuarut iliqatigiikhimayuq katimapkaihimayurlu talvanga Ministamin Uqauhiliqiyunik, tamna Uqauhiliqiyunik Kamisina, Nunavut Tunngavikkut Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit.