Inuvialuit language and identity: Perspectives on the symbolic meaning of Inuvialuktun in the Canadian western Arctic.

• Other Authors: Oehler, Alexander C. (Author), Bouchard, Michel (Thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Northern British Columbia 2013
• Subjects: Inuit > Ethnic identity; Language and culture > Northwest Territories > Inuvik > Case studies; Language revival > Northwest Territories > Inuvik; Inuvialuktun dialect > Northwest Territories > Inuvik; Inuit > Languages; E99.E7 O34 2012; Arctic; Northwest Territories; Canada; Inuvik; inuit; Inuvialuit; inuvialuktun
• Online Access: https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/unbc%3A16277; https://doi.org/10.24124/2013/bpgub907

The revitalization of ancestral languages has been an issue of great concern to Aboriginal communities across North America for several decades. More recently, this concern has also found a voice in educational policy, particularly in regions where Aboriginal land claims have been ratified, and wher...