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Standing Committee on Government Operations. 2009 Committee Report 6-16(3) Tabled on May 28, 2009 16th Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Standing Committee on Government Operations Final Report on the Review of the Official Languages Act 2008-2009 Reality Check: Securing a Future for the Official Languages of the Northwest Territories Chair: Mr. Kevin Menicoche MEMBERS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS Kevin Menicoche MLA Nahendeh Chair Robert Hawkins MLA Yellowknife Centre Deputy Chair Glen Abernethy Jackie Jacobson David Krutko MLA Great Slave MLA Nunakput MLA Mackenzie Delta COMMITTEE STAFF Patricia Russell and Doug Schauerte Committee Clerks Regina Pfeifer Committee Researcher Final Report on the Review of the Official Languages Act 2008‐2009 May 28, 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS Terms of Reference ................................................................................................................................................................. v Chapter 1: Overview ............................................................................................................................................................ 7 1.1 Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Official Languages Legislation Milestones ..................................................................................................... 37 1.3 Highlights of the Official Languages Act ......................................................................................................... 38 1.4 Other Legislation – Links and Dependencies ............................................................................................... 41 1.5 Focus of the 2008‐2009 Review ........................................................................................................................... 42 1.6 Steps of the 2008‐2009 Review Process ........................................................................................................... 44 Chapter 2: What Committee heard from the public, stakeholders and witnesses ................... 48 2.1 Community Language Groups ............................................................................................................................. 4 8 2.1.1 Weledeh Meeting in Dettah .......................................................................................................................... 48 2.1.2 South Slavey Meeting on the Hay River Reserve ................................................................................. 51 2.1.3 Cree Meeting in Fort Smith .......................................................................................................................... 53 2.1.4 Tåîchô Meeting in Behchokö ............................................................................................................................ 55 2.1.5 South Slavey Meeting in Fort Simpson .................................................................................................... 57 2.1.6 North Slavey Meeting in Délîne ................................................................................................................... 61 2.1.7 Inuvialuktun Meeting in Inuvik .................................................................................................................. 63 2.1.8 Gwich’in Meeting in Fort McPherson ...................................................................................................... 65 2.2 Public Hearings .......................................................................................................................................................... 71 2.2.1 Accelerated Language Loss and the Need for Aboriginal Languages Protection ................. 71 2.2.2 Government Commitment ........................................................................................................................... 72 2.2.3 The Issue of Interpretation and Translation ........................................................................................ 74 2.2.4 Education ............................................................................................................................................................. 74 2.2.5 Official Languages Board and the Aboriginal Languages Revitalization Board ................... 76 2.2.6 Languages Commissioner ............................................................................................................................. 7 7 2.2.7 Minister Responsible for Official Languages ....................................................................................... 78 2.2.8 The Official Languages Act .......................................................................................................................... 78 2.2.9 The Role of Regular Members to Hold Government Accountable ............................................ 79 2.2.10 Community Language Funding ................................................................................................................ 80 2.2.11 Aboriginal Languages Revitalization....................................................................................................... 81 2.3 Witnesses ...................................................................................................................................................................... 84 Standing Committee on Government Operations Page | i Final Report on the Review of the Official Languages Act 2008‐2009 May 28, 2009 2.3.1 NWT Bureau of Statistics ............................................................................................................................... 85 2.3.2 Fédération Franco‐Ténoise .......................................................................................................................... 87 2.3.3 Official Languages Board............................................................................................................................... 89 2.3.4 Aboriginal Languages Revitalization Board ......................................................................................... 92 2.3.5 NWT Literacy Council .................................................................................................................................... 93 2.3.6 Official Languages Commissioner ............................................................................................................ 97 2.3.7 Minister Responsible for Official Languages ..................................................................................... 100 2.4 Language Specialists & Frontline workers .................................................................................................. 104 2.5 Other Input ............................................................................................................................................................... 112 2.5.1 Written Submissions..................................................................................................................................... 112 2.5.2 On‐line Questionnaire ................................................................................................................................ 115 Chapter 3: Analysis & Research .............................................................................................................................. 118 3.1 Checking in on the SCROLA Recommendations and the GNWT Response ............................... 118 3.2 Reality Check: The State of Official Languages in the Northwest Territories ........................... 124 3.2.1 Language Indicators By Language .......................................................................................................... 124 3.2.2 Language Trends by Region ...................................................................................................................... 135 3.2.3 Language Trends for the Aboriginal Population ............................................................................... 146 3.3 Language Vitality, Language Protection and Revitalization ................................................................. 148 Chapter 4: Conclusions ............................................................................................................................................... 157 4.1 Administration and Implementation of the Official Languages Act ................................................. 157 4.2 Achievements of the Objectives of the Preamble ................................................................................... 161 4.3 Effectiveness of the Provisions of the Act ............................................................................................. 164 4.4 Roles and Responsibilities designated under the Act ............................................................................. 165 Minister responsible for Official Languages .................................................................................................. 165 Official Languages Board & Aboriginal Languages Revitalization Board .......................................... 167 Languages Commissioner ...................................................................................................................................... 171 4.5 The Future of Official Languages in the Northwest Territories ....................................................... 174 Chapter 5: Recommendations ...............................................................................................................................
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