Legislation, Policies, & Other Key Documents

The following include various reports, laws, policies, and other foundational documents concerning Indigenous languages, language rights, and the formation of the Commission.

Legislation

• The Aboriginal Languages Recognition Act (Manitoba, 2010)
  https://web2.gov.mb.ca/bills/39-4/pdf/b024.pdf
• The Indigenous Languages Act
  https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/i-7.85/page-1.html
• Inuit Language Protection Act (2008)
  https://www.nunavutlegislation.ca/en/media/1822
• Mi’kmaw Language Act
  https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/legc/statutes/mi’kmaw%20language.pdf
• Official Languages Act (Nunavut, 2008)
  https://www.nunavutlegislation.ca/en/media/1842
• Official Languages Act (NWT, 1998)
  https://www.justice.gov.nt.ca/en/files/legislation/official-languages/official-languages.a.pdf

Policies

• Inuit Nunangat Policy
  https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1650556354784/1650556491509

Key Documents

• Report on the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
  https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/aboriginal-heritage/royal-commission-aboriginal-peoples/Pages/final-report.aspx
• Task Force on Aboriginal Languages and Cultures
  – “Towards a New Beginning – A Foundational Report for a Strategy to Revitalize First Nations, Inuit and Metis Languages and Cultures (June, 2005)”
  https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.852166/publication.html
• The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action
  https://ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf
• United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
  https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/DRIPS_en.pdf