(Ottawa, ON) June 2, 2021 – The LHF is proud to announce the release of the third podcast episode in our new series called Voices from the Land: Indigenous Peoples Talk Language Revitalization. Today’s entry is with Zebedee Nungak, an Inuk originally from the Nunavik community of Puvirnituq.

Zebedee Nungak is a fluent speaker of Inuktitut, and he is a writer, satirist, radio commentator, and a former political leader. He has helped produce films and documentaries. As a spokesperson, he speaks powerfully for the importance of learning and revitalizing Inuit language and culture. He shared with our interviewers about the importance for Inuit of knowing their first language and being immersed in cultural teachings and knowledges as both an essential component of building up one’s identity and self-confidence, but also to protect them from colonial ideologies that disregard Indigenous identities.

“Zebedee Nungak’s decades of contributions to protect and promote Inuit language and culture are inspiring, and his insights he has built up over this time for concrete policy actions offer much to consider to Indigenous communities engaged in the work of language and cultural revitalization,” said LHF’s Executive Director and In-House Legal Counsel, Teresa Edwards.

Pour écouter cet épisode de Voix de la terre: les peuples autochtones parlent de revitalisation de la langue, visite: https://bit.ly/voicesftl Vous pouvez également suivre le podcast sur les podcasts Apple, Spotify et d'autres services de streaming.

The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is a national, Indigenous-led, charitable organization that has been working to promote healing and Reconciliation for 20 years. The LHF’s goal is to educate and raise awareness about the history and existing impacts of the Residential and Day School System, Sixties Scoop, and other colonial acts of oppression on generations of Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) Survivors, their descendants, and their communities in order to promote healing and to address racism. The LHF works to encourage people to address discrimination and injustice in order to contribute to the equity, dignity, and respectful treatment of Indigenous Peoples and to foster Reconciliation.

Le LHF travaille à la mise en ligne de ses expositions. La LHF propose également un programme d'études pour la maternelle à la 12e année et pour les adultes, ainsi que des guides d'activités et des ateliers visant à éduquer les Canadiens sur l'histoire autochtone et l'histoire commune des pensionnats et des externats, de la rafle des années 60 et d'autres actes d'oppression coloniaux. Pour faire un don ou pour plus d'informations sur la LHF, veuillez visiter le site Web at www.legacyofhope.ca. Notre numéro d'organisme de bienfaisance est 863471520RR0001

Pour les demandes médiatiques, contactez : Teresa Edwards, B.A., LL.B./J.D. Directrice générale et conseillère juridique interne Courriel : tedwards@legacyofhope.ca Tel : 613 237-4806, poste 303