What has to change so we can develop strong bilingual & biliterate communities in Nunavut?

• More teamwork.
• More $$ to support programs.
• Less restrictions on who is considered ‘a teacher’.
• Increase the amount of T.V. programs being produced on Inuktitut.
• Families need to speak Inuktitut in the home.
• Provide Inuktitut literacy programs to people who do not speak it– especially those who serve the public.
• Promote cultural pride!!
• GN programs to teach non-beneficiaries and to improve the skills of non-beneficiaries in Inuktitut.
• Encourage people to be proud of being bilingual/biliterate.
• We have to work on changing our thinking, process/habits ie. this is printed in English.
• Children and young Inuit have to change their attitudes towards Inuit.
• Make learning more attractive and fun.
• When teaching youth always use two languages.
• When storytelling also use sign language.
• Make sure to encourage the young Inuit/people/Nunavummiut.
• It is important in our workplaces to speak in one language rather than mixing both Inuktitut and English.
• Trying to speak Inuktitut and English at the same time would make their minds confused.
• Literacy in our community is very mixed up. Different parents teaching their children different languages.
• Inuktitut only spoken at home.
• ECE graduates should be paid the same wages as teachers.

One group of workshop participants re-wrote the question: “What has to change to make people (Inuit) speak more in Inuktitut”:

• Educate more in Inuktitut (make Inuktitut curriculum)
• Make certain area/places speak Inuktitut only.
• Encourage more Inuktitut speaking.
• Make programs that only include Inuit traditions.