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In Committee from the House of Commons
MPs Continue Study on Indigenous Languages Bill
Canadian Heritage - February 26, 2019: The committee continues its study of Bill C-91, An Act respecting Indigenous languages, with testimony from witnesses discussing co-development, Indigenous languages in Nunavut and more. The bill would promote the survival and use of Indigenous languages by recognizing rights to Indigenous languages, and by creating an Office of Commissioner of Indigenous Languages to support them. Participating in the study are Assembly of First Nations’ Robert Jones; Amnesty International Canada’s Craig Benjamin; Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.’s Aluki Kotierk; Gabriel Dumont Institute’s Karon Shmon; as well as National Association of Friendship Centres’ Jocelyn Formsma and Christopher Sheppard.