Arctic Indigenous Languages Symposium: Mary Simon

Inuit Circumpolar Conference

Year of Production: 2008

Country: Canada

Per Langgard is Senior Advisor at Oqasileriffik – the Greenland Language Secretariat. His area of expertise includes language technology.

Year of Production: 2009

Country: Canada

Arctic Indigenous Language Seminar. The Arctic Portal.

Year of Production: 2009

Country: Canada

The Arctic Indigenous Language Seminar, October 2008. Linda Lee.

Year of Production: 2009

Country: Canada

Mary Simon is President of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Canada’s national Inuit organization. She was Canada’s Ambassador for Circumpolar Affairs, and Ambassador to Denmark. As an Inuit leader she has been president of Makivik Corporation in Nunavik, and the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC).… En savoir plus

Arctic Indigenous Language Symposium. More governement responses.

Year of Production: 2008

Country: Canada

An interview between Louis Tapardjuk and Peter Irniq. Louis Tapardjuk was born on January 30, 1953 in an igloo out on the sea ice near Igloolik, Nunavut where he later became Councillor and Mayor. Louis was elected to the 2nd Nunavut Legislature in the 2004 Territorial Elections.… En savoir plus

This is an opportunity for governments who are part of the Arctic Council to respond to the issues addressed at the Arctic Indigenous Languages Symposium in Tromso, Norway on October 21st, 2008.

Year of Production: 2008

Country: Canada

Region: Arctic

Louis Tapardjuk speaks at the Arctic Indigenous Languages Symposium in Tromso, Norway on October 21st, 2008. Louis Tapardjuk was born on January 30, 1953 in an igloo out on the sea ice near Igloolik, Nunavut where he later became Councillor and Mayor. Louis was elected to the 2nd Nunavut Legislature in the 2004 Territorial Elections.… En savoir plus

Svetlana Semenova speaks at the Arctic Indigenous Languages Symposium in Tromso, Norway on October 21st, 2008. Svetlana Semenova has a PhD in Pedagogy with a major in indigenous education. Currently, she is head of the Federal State Institute of Nationalities’ Schools of the Republic of Saha-Yakutiya.

Year of Production: 2008

Lars Anders Baer speaks at the Arctic Indigenous Languages Symposium in Tromso, Norway on October 21tst 2008. Lars Anders Baer is a reindeer herder and President of the Swedish Saami Parliament. He is also the Arctic representative at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.… En savoir plus

Victoria Spadina, specialist in ethnobiology, speaks at the Arctic Indigenous Languages Symposium in Tromso, Norway on October 20th, 2008.

Year of Production: 2008

Country: Canada

Gunn-Britt Retter speaks at the Arctic Indigenous Languages Symposium in Tromso, Norway on October 20th, 2008. Gunn-Britt Retter is a Saami from the Varanger area on the coast of Northeast Norway. She is a teacher by training and holds a Master of Arts in Bilingual Studies from the University of Wales.… En savoir plus

Hishinlai’ Kathy R Sikorski speaks at the Arctic Indigenous Languages Symposium in Tromso, Norway on October 20th, 2008. Hishinlai’ Kathy R Sikorski studied linguistics and education at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), receiving a Masters in Education in Curriculum and Instruction earlier this year. She is currently pursuing a PhD.… En savoir plus

An open discussion on the topic of "Indigenous Languages: an Important Key to Protecting the Arctic Environment" following the presenters on the topic at the Arctic Indigenous Languages Symposium in Tromso, Norway on October 20th, 2008.

Year of Production: 2008

Country: Canada