As part of this year’s Uqausirmut Quviasuutiqarniq, Inuktut Language Month activities, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut Roman Orthography, and the Inuktitut enhanced language model, were incorporated into the Microsoft translator.
The Departments of Culture and Heritage (CH) and Community and Government Services (CGS), Information Management / Information Technology (IM/IT), continue to collaborate with Microsoft to preserve and promote Inuktut through technology.
The Government of Nunavut has been working closely with Microsoft to bridge language gaps using the Microsoft Translator tool, and now a new user guide is available through the Department of Culture and Heritage.
The Honourable Hunter Tootoo, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard and MP for Nunavut, was in Iqaluit today to announce funding for five projects for Nunavut municipalities under the Government of Canada’s Small Communities Fund.
The Department of Health is warning about a food recall on select Harmonie brand, IGA brand, Co-op brand, Western Family brand and unbranded frozen vegetable products.