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kNK7u5 r[oyix3<t5 Nunavummit KiglisiniartiitNunavut Bureau of Statistics

Language Data

from the

2001 Nunavut Household Survey

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kNK7u5 r[oyix3<t5 Nunavummit KiglisiniartiitNunavut Bureau of Statistics

2001 Nunavut Household Survey• An omnibus household survey conducted spring 2001 in

all Nunavut communities except Kimmirut• 5,816 personal interviews of Inuit and non-Inuit adults

(persons aged 15+) – approx. 35% of the population• Subjects covered in the survey include labour force

participation, educational attainment, housing conditions, language use, residence and mobility history, internet use, public opinion questions, and more

• Results are available at www.stats.gov.nu.ca

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kNK7u5 r[oyix3<t5 Nunavummit KiglisiniartiitNunavut Bureau of Statistics

2001 NuHS: Data On Language Use• The overwhelming majority of respondents stated that the first

language they learned at home was Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French or ‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’

• ‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ (‘I/I and E/F’) was an unexpected response category

• A small number of other respondents stated that the first language they learned at home was Arabic, Australian (!), Chinese, Danish, Gaelic, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, Tagalog, Ukranian or Urdu

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kNK7u5 r[oyix3<t5 Nunavummit KiglisiniartiitNunavut Bureau of Statistics

2001 NuHS: Data On Language Use• Data for the total population are presented disaggregated:

• by Ethnicity: Inuit / non-Inuit• by First Language Learned at Home: Inuktitut / Inuinnaqtun /

‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ (‘I/I and E/F’) / English / French / Other

• Data for the Inuit are also presented disaggregated:• by Gender: Male / Female• by Age Cohort: 15-24 / 25-34 / 35-44 / 45-54 / 55-64 / 65+• by Community of Residence: Iqaluit / Kugluktuk or Cambridge Bay /

other communities• by Labour Force Status: Employed / Unemployed / Not in Labour Force

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First Language Learned At Home (All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuktitut:11,134 – 69.1%

Inuinnaqtun: 452 – 2.8%

English:3,376 – 21.0%

French: 422 – 2.6%

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French: 550 – 3.4%

Other: 172 – 1.1%

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Self-Rated Ability To Speak Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun

(All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Very Well:9,530 – 59.4%

Relatively Well: 2,062 – 12.9%

A Few Words: 2,237 – 13.9%

Don’t Speak At All: 1,159 – 7.2%

With Effort: 1,049 – 6.5%

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Speak Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun‘Very Well’ or ‘Relatively Well’

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

88%

3%

95%

81%

52%

11%4%

0%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

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Inuit Who Speak Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun‘Very Well’ or ‘Relatively Well’

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

87% 89%

81%87%

91%98% 99% 99%

88%

47%

94%89% 89%

86%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

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55-6

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+

Iqal

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Kug/C

am B

ay

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er

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oyed

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ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

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Speak Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun ‘A Few Words or ‘Not At All’

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

6%

88%

1%

11%

28%

75%

93% 94%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

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Inuit Who Speak Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun ‘A Few Words or ‘Not At All’

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

6% 5%9%

6% 5%1% 0% 1% 3%

37%

2% 5% 6% 7%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

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55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

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oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

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There Has Been Greater Language LossAmong Younger Inuinnaqtun Speakers Than

Among Younger Inuktitut Speakers

55%

67% 69%

89%

99%95% 96% 99% 99%

91%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

Self-Rated Ability To Speak Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun As 'Very Well' Or 'Relatively Well'

% o

f A

du

lt (1

5+) I

nu

it

Inuinnaqtun

Inuktitut

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

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Geographically, This Language Loss Is Concentrated In The Communities of

Kugluktuk and Cambridge Bay

46%

17%

37%

93%

5% 2%0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

Very Well orRelatively

Well

Speak WithEffort

Speak A FewWords or Not

At All

Self-Rated Ability To Speak Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun As 'Very Well' Or 'Relatively Well'

% o

f Ad

ult

(15+

) In

uit

Kugluktuk andCambridge Bayrest of Nunavut

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

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Self-Rated Ability To Speak English (All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Very Well:8,986 – 56.0%

Relatively Well:3,922 – 24.5%

A Few Words: 731 – 4.6%

Don’t Speak At All: 1,012 – 6.3%

With Effort: 1,387 – 8.6%

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Speak English‘Very Well’ or ‘Relatively Well’

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

76%

98%

74%81%

88%

100%

89%

100%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

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Inuit Who Speak English‘Very Well’ or ‘Relatively Well’

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

77% 78%

87% 87% 88%

63%

21%

9%

82%

92%

73%

84%77%

68%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

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ploy

ed

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LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

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Speak English‘A Few Words or ‘Not At All’

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

13%

1%

15% 16%

1% 0% 3% 0%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

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Inuit Who Speak English‘A Few Words or ‘Not At All’

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

12% 14%

3% 3% 4%

20%

65%

86%

11%4%

15%7% 9%

22%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

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Self-Rated Ability To Speak French (All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Very Well: 555 – 3.6%Relatively Well: 256 – 1.7%

A Few Words:1,606 – 10.4%

Don’t Speak At All:12,460 – 80.5%

With Effort: 603 – 3.9%

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Speak French‘Very Well’ or ‘Relatively Well’

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

1%

24%

1%6%

1%

9%

95%

24%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

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Inuit Who Speak French‘Very Well’ or ‘Relatively Well’

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

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Speak French‘A Few Words or ‘Not At All’

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

99%

58%

99%94%

99%

75%

1%

61%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

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Inuit Who Speak French‘A Few Words or ‘Not At All’

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

99% 99% 98% 99% 99% 99% 100%100% 96% 100% 99% 98% 99% 100%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

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Read/Write Inuktitut Syllabics ‘Very Well’ or ‘Relatively Well’

(All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Very Well:6,064 – 38.4%

Relatively Well: 2,257 – 14.3%

A Few Words: 1,056 – 6.7%

Don’t Read/Write SyllabicsAt All: 4,763 – 30.1%

With Effort: 1,671 – 10.6%

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Read/Write Inuktitut Syllabics ‘Very Well’ or ‘Relatively Well’

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

64%

3%

71%

18%

35%

6%3% 3%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

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Inuit Who Read/Write Inuktitut Syllabics ‘Very Well’ or ‘Relatively Well’

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

56%

71%63% 63%

57%

67%

78% 77%

64%

5%

72%

64%56%

66%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

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Read/Write Inuktitut Syllabics‘A Few Words or ‘Not At All’

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

24%

93%

16%

79%

58%

88%92%

97%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

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Inuit Who Read/Write Inuktitut Syllabics‘A Few Words or ‘Not At All’

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

29%

20% 22% 24%31%

23%19% 19% 20%

91%

16%

24% 25% 25%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

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Read/Write Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun Using Roman Orthography ‘Very Well’ or ‘Relatively Well’

(All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Very Well: 4,374 – 27.9%

Relatively Well:2,544 – 16.2%

A Few Words: 1,191 – 7.6%

Don’t Read/WriteRoman OrthographyAt All: 5,808 – 37.0%

With Effort: 1,778 – 11.3%

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Read/Write Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun Using Roman Orthography ‘Very Well’ or ‘Relatively Well’

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

53%

4%

56%62%

29%

10%5% 2%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

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Inuit Who Read/Write Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun Using Roman Orthography

‘Very Well’ or ‘Relatively Well’ (Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

47%

57%52%

57%51%

54% 56%51% 49%

33%

57%64%

56%

66%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

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Read/Write Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun Using Roman Orthography ‘A Few Words or ‘Not At All’

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

34%

92%

31%24%

50%

83%

92%98%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

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Inuit Who Read/Write Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun Using Roman Orthography

‘A Few Words or ‘Not At All’ (Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

39%

30%34%

31% 34% 35% 33%40%

36%

50%

31%24% 25% 25%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

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Language Most Often Spoken At Home (All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuktitut:8,403 – 52.5%

Inuinnaqtun: 100 – 0.6%

English: 5,261 – 32.9%

French: 290 – 2.0%

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtunand English/French:

1,907 – 11.9%

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Language Most Often Spoken At Home By Respondents Who Stated That The First Language They Learned At Home Was

‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuktitut: 76 – 13.8%

Inuinnaqtun: 5 – 0.9%

English:275 – 50.0%

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtunand English/French:

194 – 35.3%

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Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun The LanguageMost Often Spoken At Home

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

65%

0%

75%

23%

15%

2% 1% 0%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

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Inuit For Whom Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun Is The Language Most Often Spoken At Home

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

64%60% 59% 60% 60%

66%

89%93%

47%

7%

73%

56%

69% 68%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

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Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

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Inu

it P

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ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

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Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun or ‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’

The Language Most Often Spoken At Home

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

80%

1%

88%

49% 50%

4% 2% 0%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

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Inuit For Whom Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun or ‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ Is The Language Most Often Spoken At Home

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

78% 75% 73%78%

74%79%

95% 98%

67%

20%

87%

72%80% 82%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

39

English The LanguageMost Often Spoken At Home

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

20%

89%

12%

50% 50%

95%

37%

88%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

40

Inuit For Whom English Is The LanguageMost Often Spoken At Home

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

22% 24% 27%22%

26%21%

5% 2%

33%

80%

13%

27%20% 18%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

41

English or‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’

The Language Most Often Spoken At Home (All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

34%

90%

25%

76%

85%

97%

39%

88%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

42

Inuit For Whom English or‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ Is The Language Most Often Spoken At Home

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

36%39% 41% 40% 40%

34%

10%7%

53%

92%

27%

44%

31% 32%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

43

French The LanguageMost Often Spoken At Home

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

0%

9%

0% 0% 0% 1%

60%

3%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

44

Inuit For Whom French Is The LanguageMost Often Spoken At Home

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

45

Language Most Often Spoken At Work (All employed adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuktitut: 1,487 – 17.4%

Inuinnaqtun: 69 – 0.8%

English: 5,103 – 59.4%

French: 125 – 1.4%

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtunand English/French:

1,805 – 21.0%

46

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun The Language Most Often Spoken At Work

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

27%

0%

31%

21%

1% 1% 0% 2%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er% o

f E

mp

loy

ed

Ad

ult

(1

5+

) P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

47

Inuit For Whom Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun IsThe Language Most Often Spoken At Work (Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

26% 29%

15%21%

32%39%

59%63%

17%12%

33%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

% o

f E

mp

loy

ed

Ad

ult

(1

5+

) In

uit

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender

48

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun or ‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ The Language Most Often Spoken At Work

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

58%

2%

65%

42% 42%

3% 1%6%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er% o

f E

mp

loy

ed

Ad

ult

(1

5+

) P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

49

Inuit For Whom Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun or ‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ Is The Language Most Often Spoken At Work

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

57% 60%

44%

54%

64% 66%

86%90%

31%

22%

71%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

% o

f E

mp

loy

ed

Ad

ult

(1

5+

) In

uit

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender

50

English The LanguageMost Often Spoken At Work

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

42%

94%

35%

58% 58%

98%

69%

91%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er% o

f E

mp

loy

ed

Ad

ult

(1

5+

) P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

51

Inuit For Whom English Is The LanguageMost Often Spoken At Work

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

43% 40%

56%

46%

36% 34%

14%10%

69%

78%

29%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

% o

f E

mp

loy

ed

Ad

ult

(1

5+

) In

uit

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender

52

English or‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ The Language Most Often Spoken At Work

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

73%

96%

69%

79%

99% 99%

70%

95%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er% o

f E

mp

loy

ed

Ad

ult

(1

5+

) P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

53

Inuit For Whom English or‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ Is The Language Most Often Spoken At Work

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

74% 71%

85%79%

68%61%

41%38%

84%88%

67%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

% o

f E

mp

loy

ed

Ad

ult

(1

5+

) In

uit

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender

54

Language Most Often Spoken At School (All adult Nunavummiut students, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuktitut: 243 – 10.0%

English: 1,408 – 57.9%

French: 13 – 0.5%

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtunand English/French:

768 – 31.6%

55

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun The LanguageMost Often Spoken At School

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

12%

0%

14%

0% 0% 0% 0% 0%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Stu

de

nts

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

56

Inuit For Whom Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun Is The Language Most Often Spoken At School

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

11% 13% 11% 14%21%

9%

0% 0%

15%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Stu

de

nts

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender

57

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun or ‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’

The Language Most Often Spoken At School (All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

48%

1%

53%

35%

67%

2% 0% 0%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Stu

de

nts

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

58

Inuit For Whom Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun or ‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ Is The Language Most Often Spoken At School

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

50%46%

49%

37%

56%

42%

18%10%

58%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Stu

de

nts

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender

59

English The LanguageMost Often Spoken At School

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

52%

98%

46%

65%

33%

98%92%

100%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Stu

de

nts

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

60

Inuit For Whom English Is The LanguageMost Often Spoken At School

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

50%53%

50%

63%

44%

58%

80%

90%

42%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Stu

de

nts

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender

61

English or‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’

The Language Most Often Spoken At School

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

88%

99%

85%

100% 100% 100%

92%

100%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Stu

de

nts

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

62

Inuit For Whom English or‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ Is The Language Most Often Spoken At School

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

89% 87% 89% 86%79%

91%98% 100%

85%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Stu

de

nts

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender

63

Language Most Often SpokenAt Other Places In The Community

(All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuktitut:7,724 – 48.5%

Inuinnaqtun: 132 – 0.8%

English: 5,191 – 32.6%

French: 114 – 0.7%

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtunand English/French:

2,769 – 17.4%

64

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun The LanguageMost Often Spoken

At Other Places In The Community (All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

61%

1%

69%

29%

12%

2% 1%4%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

65

Inuit For Whom Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun IsThe Language Most Often Spoken

At Other Places In The Community (Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

60% 61%53% 53%

57%

75%

89%93%

54%

11%

69%

56%61%

66%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

66

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun or ‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtunand English/French’ The Language Most Often

Spoken At Other Places In The Community

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

82%

3%

89%

61% 62%

7%4% 4%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

67

Inuit For Whom Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun or ‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ Is The Language

Most Often Spoken At Other Places In The Community

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

78% 80%

72%76% 78%

93%96% 96%

70%

33%

87%

77% 80% 81%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

68

EnglishThe Language Most Often SpokenAt Other Places In The Community

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

18%

94%

11%

39% 38%

94%

72%

96%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

69

Inuit For Whom English IsThe Language Most Often SpokenAt Other Places In The Community

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

22% 20%

28%24% 22%

7%4% 4%

30%

66%

13%

22% 21% 19%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

70

English or ‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ The Language Most Often Spoken At Other Places In The Community

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

39%

96%

31%

71%

88%

98%

75%

96%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

71

Inuit For Whom English or ‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ Is The Language Most Often Spoken

At Other Places In The Community

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

40% 38%47% 47%

43%

25%

11%7%

46%

88%

32%

44%39%

34%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

72

Language Most Often Thought In At Home (All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuktitut:7,951 – 52.0%

Inuinnaqtun: 58 – 0.4%

English: 4,762 – 31.2%

French: 299 – 2.0%

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtunand English/French:

2,208 – 14.5%

73

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun The LanguageMost Often Thought In At Home

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

64%

0%

74%

18% 18%

2% 0%4%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

74

Inuit For Whom Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun Is The Language Most Often Thought In At Home

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

65%62%

58% 57%62%

73%

89%92%

59%

8%

72%

58%

67%70%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

75

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun or‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’

The Language Most Often Thought In At Home

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

82%

2%

90%

59% 56%

5%

42%

4%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

76

Inuit For Whom Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun or‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ Is

The Language Most Often Thought In At Home (Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

82% 80%74%

80% 79%

90%95% 98%

75%

28%

90%

79% 81% 84%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

77

English The LanguageMost Often Thought In At Home

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

18%

88%

10%

41% 44%

95%

16%

93%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

78

Inuit For Whom English Is The LanguageMost Often Thought In At Home

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

18% 20%26%

20% 21%

10%5% 2%

25%

72%

10%

21% 19% 16%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

79

English or‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’

The Language Most Often Thought In At Home (All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

35%

90%

26%

82% 82%

98%

58%

93%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

80

Inuit For Whom English or‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ Is

The Language Most Often Thought In At Home (Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

35% 38%42% 43%

38%

27%

12%8%

40%

92%

28%

42%

33%30%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

81

Language Most Often Thought In At Work (All employed adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuktitut: 2,307 – 26.2%

Inuinnaqtun: 37 – 0.4%English: 4,642 – 52.6%

French: 209 – 2.4%

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French: 1,627 – 18.5%

82

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun The LanguageMost Often Thought In At Work

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

40%

0%

47%

9% 7%1% 0% 0%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er% o

f E

mp

loy

ed

Ad

ult

(1

5+

) P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

83

Inuit For Whom Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun IsThe Language Most Often Thought In At Work (Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

41% 39%34% 32%

42%

56%

65%

54%

36%

5%

46%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

% o

f E

mp

loy

ed

Ad

ult

(1

5+

) In

uit

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender

84

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun or ‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ The Language

Most Often Thought In At Work (All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

67%

1%

75%

42%49%

2% 1% 0%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er% o

f E

mp

loy

ed

Ad

ult

(1

5+

) P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

85

Inuit For Whom Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun or ‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ Is

The Language Most Often Thought In At Work

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

67% 68%

59% 61%

70%

81%

91%

80%

57%

20%

77%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

% o

f E

mp

loy

ed

Ad

ult

(1

5+

) In

uit

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender

86

English The LanguageMost Often Thought In At Work

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

33%

92%

25%

58%51%

98%

49%

97%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er% o

f E

mp

loy

ed

Ad

ult

(1

5+

) P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

87

Inuit For Whom English Is The LanguageMost Often Thought In At Work

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

33% 32%

41% 39%

30%

19%

9%

20%

44%

80%

23%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

% o

f E

mp

loy

ed

Ad

ult

(1

5+

) In

uit

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender

88

English or‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’

The Language Most Often Thought In At Work

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

60%

93%

53%

91% 93%99%

50%

97%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er% o

f E

mp

loy

ed

Ad

ult

(1

5+

) P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

89

Inuit For Whom English or‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ Is

The Language Most Often Thought In At Work

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

59% 61%66% 68%

58%

44%

35%

46%

64%

95%

54%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

% o

f E

mp

loy

ed

Ad

ult

(1

5+

) In

uit

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender

90

Language Most Often Thought In While Harvesting

(All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuktitut:8,856 – 60.3%

Inuinnaqtun: 172 – 1.2%

English: 3,733 – 25.4%

French: 173 – 1.2%

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtunand English/French:

1,754 – 11.9%

91

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun The LanguageMost Often Thought In While Harvesting

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

73%

3%

82%

40%

23%

5% 7%2%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

92

Inuit For Whom Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun Is The Language Most Often Thought In While Harvesting (Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

73% 72%67% 69% 72%

80%

91% 93%

72%

14%

81%

69%76% 76%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

93

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun or ‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ The Language

Most Often Thought In While Harvesting (All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

87%

5%

94%

69%64%

9% 9%2%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

94

Inuit For Whom Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun or ‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ Is The

Language Most Often Thought In While Harvesting

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

87% 86%83% 84% 85%

95% 98% 99%

83%

32%

95%

85% 87% 88%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

95

English The LanguageMost Often Thought In While Harvesting

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

13%

88%

6%

31%37%

91%

34%

93%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

96

Inuit For Whom English Is The LanguageMost Often Thought In While Harvesting

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

13% 14%18% 16% 15%

5% 3% 1%

17%

68%

5%

15% 13% 12%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

97

Inuit For Whom English or ‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun and English/French’ Is The Language

Most Often Thought In While Harvesting (Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

27% 28%33% 31% 28%

20%

9% 8%

28%

86%

19%

31%24% 24%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

98

Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun Or ‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun And English/French’ As The Language Most

Often Spoken & ‘Thought In’ By Inuit

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

% o

f Ad

ult

(15+

) In

uit

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Red:Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun

White:Inuktitut/InuinnaqtunandEnglish/French

99

English Or ‘Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun And English/French’ As The LanguageMost Often Spoken & ‘Thought In’

(All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

% o

f Ad

ult

(15+

) Po

pu

latio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Red:English

White:Inuktitut/InuinnaqtunandEnglish/French

100

Do You Feel You Are Losing Your Ability To Speak Your Mother Tongue? (All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Yes:4,851 – 36.0%No:

7,678 – 57.0%

Don’t Know: 950 – 7.0%

101

Do You Feel You Are Losing Your AbilityTo Speak Your Mother Tongue?

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

36%

6%

33%

47%

33%

19%15%

18%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

102

Inuit Who Feel They Are Losing Their AbilityTo Speak Their Mother Tongue

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

36% 36%40% 37% 35%

31%36%

26%

34%

48%

35% 36% 38% 35%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

103

When You Speak Inuktitut,Do You Mix In English Words? (Adult Inuit in Nunavut who speak Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

All The Time: 3,040 – 35.2%

Often: 3,722 – 43.1%

Occasionally: 1870 – 21.7%

Never: 1,8503 – 12.7%

104

Inuit Who Mix In English Words ‘All The Time’ Or ‘Often’ When Speaking Inuktitut

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut who speak Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun)

54% 54% 55%

69%63%

58%

31%

19%

7%

60%

39%

55% 57% 58%

49%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

All In

uit

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it W

ho

Sp

ea

k In

uk

titu

t

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

105

When Writing In Inuktitut,Which Writing System Do You Use Most?

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut who write Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

ICIStandardized

Syllabics:7,269 – 73.5%

Non-standardized Syllabics(Contains 4th Column

on Syllabary):1,527 – 15.4%

ICI Standardized RomanOrthography: 678 – 6.6%

Non-standardized Roman Orthography: 413 – 4.4%

106

Use ICI Standardized Syllabics MostWhen Writing In Inuktitut

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut who write Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun)

74% 73% 74%

85%80%

72%

62%

53%

40%

84%

1%

76%73% 76% 74%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

All In

uit

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it W

ho

Wri

te In

uk

titu

t

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

107

When You See Newspapers, Brochures And Documents Written In Both Inuktitut and English,

Which Version Do You Read? (Adult Inuit in Nunavut who write Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuktitut/InuinnaqtunVersion:

2,241 – 18.5%

English Version:6,433 – 53.1%

Both Versions:3,447 – 28.4%

108

Read English Version When See Newspapers, Brochures And Documents

Written In Both Inuktitut and English (Adult Inuit in Nunavut who speak Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun)

53% 55%51%

61% 62% 61%

44%

13%

4%

63%69%

49%

60%54%

44%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

All In

uit

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it W

ho

Re

ad

Inu

kti

tut

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

109

How Important Is It To Be Able To Speak Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun In Nunavut Today?

(All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Very Important12,593 – 80.0%

Somewhat Important:2,639 – 16.8%

Not Very Important: 384 – 2.4% Not Important At All: 122 – 0.8%

110

Feel It Is ‘Very Important’ To Be Able To Speak Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun In Nunavut Today

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

86%

54%

86%92% 91%

61%54%

65%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

111

Inuit Who Feel It Is ‘Very Important’ To Be Able To Speak Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun In Nunavut Today

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

85%89%

83%87% 86%

89%94% 96%

86% 88% 87% 87%83%

88%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

112

How Important Will It Be To Be Able To Speak Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun In Nunavut In The Future?

(All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Very Important12,373 – 79.1%

Somewhat Important:2,689 – 17.2%

Not Very Important: 500 – 23.2% Not Important At All: 81 – 0.5%

113

Feel It Will Be ‘Very Important’To Be Able To Speak Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun

In Nunavut In The Future (All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

85%

53%

86% 86% 87%

60%

51%

63%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

114

Inuit Who Feel It Will Be ‘Very Important’To Be Able To Speak Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun

In Nunavut In The Future(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

86% 86% 84% 86% 85% 87% 90% 90%85%

88% 85% 85% 87% 85%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

115

How Important Is It For Children To Be Taught Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun In School?

(All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Very Important13,226 – 83.9%

Somewhat Important:2,119 – 13.4%

Not Very Important: 302 – 1.3% Not Important At All: 121 – 0.4%

116

Feel It Is ‘Very Important’ For Children ToBe Taught Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun In School

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

89%

64%

89%94%

82%

72%

53%

65%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

117

Inuit Who Feel It Is ‘Very Important’ For Children To Be Taught Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun In School

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

89% 89%85%

90% 89% 90%97% 97%

88% 88% 89% 90%86% 89%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

118

How Important Is It To Be Able ToSpeak English In Nunavut Today?

(All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Very Important10,074 – 64.0%

Somewhat Important:4,754 – 30.2%

Not Very Important: 763 – 4.8% Not Important At All: 143 – 0.9%

119

Feel It Is ‘Very Important’ To Be AbleTo Speak English In Nunavut Today

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

60%

81%

67%

47%

58%

77%

68%

94%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

120

Inuit Who Feel It Is ‘Very Important’ To Be Able To Speak English In Nunavut Today

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

58% 60% 60% 57%62% 59% 59% 61%

58% 56%60% 60% 57% 59%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

121

How Important Will It Be To Be Able To Speak English In Nunavut In The Future?

(All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Very Important:10,410 – 66.3%

Somewhat Important:4,581 – 29.2%

Not Very Important: 622 – 4.0% Not Important At All: 86 – 0.5%

122

Feel It Will Be ‘Very Important’ To Be Able To Speak English In Nunavut In The Future

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

63%

81%

65%

45% 43%

75% 73%

94%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

123

Inuit Who Feel It Will Be ‘Very Important’ To Be Able To Speak English In Nunavut In The Future

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

61% 62% 59% 61%68%

60%64%

58% 59%

47%

64% 62%58%

64%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

124

Do You Currently Have Difficulty Receiving Services In Your Preferred Language From

The Federal Government? (All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Yes:4,710 – 28.1%

No:9,278 – 55.4%

Don’t Know:2,766 – 16.5%

125

Currently Have Difficulty Receiving ServicesIn Preferred Language From

The Federal Government (All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

34%

4%

36%29%

35%

6%

17%13%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

126

Inuit Who Currently Have Difficulty Receiving Services In Their Preferred

Language From The Federal Government

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

34% 34%

22%30%

38%

52% 53% 52%

40%

21%

35% 33% 33% 35%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

127

Do You Currently Have Difficulty Receiving Services In Your Preferred Language From

The Government of Nunavut? (All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Yes:3,472 – 20.7%

No:10,446 – 62.3%

Don’t Know:2,857 – 17.0%

128

Currently Have Difficulty Receiving ServicesIn Preferred Language From The Government of Nunavut

(All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

24%

7%

25% 25%20%

6%

39%

6%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

129

Inuit Who Currently Have Difficulty Receiving Services In Their Preferred

Language From The Government of Nunavut

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

23% 26%

17%20%

24%

40% 39% 39%

28%

14%

24% 24% 24% 24%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

130

Do You Currently Have Difficulty Receiving Services In Your Preferred Language From

Your Hamlet or Municipal Government? (All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Yes: 2,588 – 15.4%

No:12,159 – 72.2%

Don’t Know:2,094 – 12.4%

131

Currently Have Difficulty Receiving ServicesIn Preferred Language From

Hamlet or Municipal Government (All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

17%

7%

18%22%

12%5%

39%

6%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

132

Inuit Who Currently Have Difficulty Receiving Services In Their Preferred

Language From Hamlet or Municipal Gov’t

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

16% 19%

9%14%

21%

31% 30% 29% 26%

10%16% 18% 16% 18%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

133

Do You Currently Have Difficulty Receiving Services In Your Preferred Language From

A Business or Business In Your Community? (All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Yes: 2,520 – 15.1%

No:12,082 – 72.3%

Don’t Know:2,114 – 12.6%

134

Currently Have Difficulty Receiving ServicesIn Preferred Language From

A Business or Business In Community (All adult Nunavummiut, by Ethnicity and First Language Learned at Home)

17%

7%

18%14%

19%

5%

33%

4%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Inuit

non-In

uit

Inukt

itut

Inuin

naqtu

n

I/I a

nd E

/F

Englis

h

Frenc

h

Oth

er

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Po

pu

lati

on

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

by First Language Learned At Homeby Ethnicity

135

Inuit Who Currently Have Difficulty Receiving Services In Their Preferred Language From

A Business or Business In Community

(Adult Inuit in Nunavut, by Gender, Age Cohort, Community and Labour Force Status)

17% 18%11%

16% 16%

28%32% 30%

34%

10%15% 17% 16%

19%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Mal

e

Femal

e

15-2

4

25-3

4

35-4

4

45-5

4

55-6

465

+

Iqal

uit

Kug/C

am B

ay

Oth

er

Empl

oyed

Unem

ploy

ed

Not in

LF

% o

f A

du

lt (

15

+)

Inu

it P

op

ula

tio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey

Inuit, by Age Cohort Inuit, by CommunityInuit, by Gender Inuit, by LF Status

136

Currently Have Difficulty Receiving Services In Preferred Language From:

(All adult Nunavummiut, both Inuit and non-Inuit)

28%

21%15% 15%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Federal Government Government ofNunavut

MunicipalGovernment In Home

Community

A Business OrBusinesses In Home

Community

% o

f Ad

ult

(15+

) Po

pu

latio

n

source: 2001 Nunavut Household Survey