Representation of Arctic indigenous languages in social media: is there a disinformation effect? : exploratory research

• Main Authors: Savard, Jean-François, Caron, Isabelle
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: French
• Published: Observatoire des administrations publiques autochtones (OAPA), ENAP 2024
• Subjects: Autochtones; Arctique; Langage; Réseaux sociaux; Arctic; Arctique*
• Online Access: https://espace.enap.ca/id/eprint/504/; https://espace.enap.ca/id/eprint/504/1/Savard_OAPA_Rapport_2024_01_20240529.pdf

After declaring 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages, UNESCO has declared the decade 2022-2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. Indeed, according to the UN, by 2100, 40% of the indigenous languages spoken today could become extinct (UNESCO, 2022). This Decade aims to protect indigenous languages and prevent their extinction through sustainable change (UNESCO, 2021). This article presents exploratory research as part of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Languages. It aims to shed light on the effects of the representation of realities in Arctic indigenous languages in social media. More specifically, our study proposes to verify whether mis/disinformation hurts the representation of these realities and, consequently, on the social acceptability of measures put in place to protect indigenous languages in the Arctic and to explain the elements that promote or hinder the dissemination of disinformation. To do this, we will define our problem, summarize the main findings from the literature on the subject, and then present the theoretical framework underpinning our analyses and their conclusions.