CLEY News Releases

2008

June 5 Nunavut Legislative Assembly Approves The Official Languages Act
February 12 2008 Titiraliritti Winners
January 23 Uqausirmut Quviasuutiqarniq 2008

2007

June 5 Introduction of Language Legislation

2006

September 25 -Piqqusilirivvik Location Announced
July 4 -Short list for Nunavut Cultural School Announced
May 8 -Official Opening of Library Headquarters New Home
April 28 -Nunavut Volunteer Award Winners Announced

2005

September 7 -Second Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Katimajiit Council Appointed
March 1 -2004 Nunavut Literary Prize winning stories published
March 4 -2005 Nunavut Language Award Winners Announced
June 3 -Winners announced in the 2005 Nunavut Literary Prize
March 22 -Sport Nunavut Award Winners Announced
April 19 -Nunavut Volunteer Award Winners Announced

2004

September 22 -Locked Trunk in Baker Lake Uncovered
July 6 -Hall Beach Celebrates Opening of New Elders Centre
June 23 -2004 Archaeology Field Season Underway
June 7 - New Departmental Names Support Use of Inuktitut
May 27 -Inuit Language Protection Moves Forward
April 22 - Nunavut Volunteer Award Recipients Announced
April 5 - First Annual Nunavut Literary Prize a Success
Febuary 25 - 2004 Inuit Language Award Winners Announced

2003

September 29 -Territories Working Together on Family Violence Issues
September 8 -Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Katimajiit Established
August 11 -Two-Year Igloolik Archaeology Project Completed
August 6 -Status of Women Council Appointments
June 18 - Four talented youth recognized in the Inuktitut Uqauttin Youth Poster Challenge
January 20 - Government donates language flash cards to the Nunavut Literacy Council

2002

October 16- Department of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth hosts Elders gathering
October 10 - Department of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth hosts first Inuinnaqtun terminology workshop
October 8 - Minister affirms support for French and pushes for enhanced funding of Inuktitut
October 2 - Inuktitut and French language promotion gets $2.5 million boost
September 27 - Inuktitut flash cards distributed to pre-schoolers
July 19 - Archaeological excavation season begins with Igloolik Pre-Dorset project
April 22 - Elders, youth working together to name the past
January 16 - Language Week will emphasize linguistic standards

2001

October 9 - Ministers meet for tête à tête on Francophone affairs
August 29 - Government nominated for technology award for Living Dictionary Website Project