Federal Indigenous-language funding for GNWT held at 2016 levels – Cabin Radio

August 29, 2024

Federal funding given to the NWT government for Indigenous language programs has been renewed at $5.9 million per year for the next three years.

The annual sum Ottawa gives the GNWT hasn’t changed since 2016. That represents a real-terms cut of 20 percent when inflation is factored in.

The federal government said it was instead sending more money directly to Indigenous governments and organizations.

In a statement to Cabin Radio, Canadian Heritage – which supplies the GNWT with language funding – said its agreement with the territory was “ongoing, predictable funding” and a “sustained commitment,” despite not having increased in eight years.

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