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May 29 2013 10:17 pm

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I left my iced coffee in the freezer too long.😿 :( #fail #thissucks #whatnow #coffee #ice #frozen #stupid #funny #aintnobodygottimeforthat

May 28 2013 9:53 pm

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These bathrooms are so trippy.😱🚽 #bathroom #ucsb #weird #wtf #ihaveclones #islavista #awesome #aintnobodygottimeforthat

May 27 2013 3:39 am

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Just started a new project. Hopefully i finish this eye by tonight ✏#drawing #art #artist #nawden #artnerd #sketch #doodle #eye #portrait #ucsb #islavista #tired #ihatemonday

May 26 2013 4:24 pm

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May 26 2013 4:23 pm

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May 26 2013 4:11 pm

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May 26 2013 4:01 pm

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Rocky road waffle bowl! 🍨 ^.^ thanks @omgshelbie #icecream #dessert #rockyroad #foodporn #food #snack #icecream #imhungry #ftw #awesome

May 25 2013 6:16 am

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3AM🌙 time for bed. #tired #asleep #longday #weekend #busy #tired #goodnight

May 24 2013 11:33 pm

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Dat new album is gonna be dope! 💿#kanyewest #realrap #truehiphop #fucklilwayne #newslaves #blackskinhead #spokenword #poetry #rap #kanye #album #art

May 24 2013 7:30 pm

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Just doodling :P #drawing #drawingartworks #sketch #eye #realism #art #pencil #artistic

May 24 2013 7:29 pm

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Just doodling :P #drawing #drawingartworks #sketch #eye

May 24 2013 6:17 pm

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My Gato Ché piece in the living room. #cheguevara #cat #catsofinstagram #instacat #art #artist #streetart #photography #fashion #che #banksy #stencil @nawden

May 24 2013 5:14 am

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🎶It’s better then I ever even knew🎶 #lanadelrey #videogames #throwback #couple #love #wife #borntodie #foryou #heaven #music #phoster #illustrator #design #fashion #santacruz #me #photography #art

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May 24 2013 5:12 am

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In Canada, the Nunavut Official Languages Act came into force this month. This means the Inuit language will be given equal status to English and French, as official languages.

You can read more about this excellent recognition of Indigenous language here, at Language Magazine: 

All three official languages will enjoy equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in territorial institutions — namely in the Legislative Assembly, the courts, and the departments of the government of Nunavut — and public agencies.”

In the previous piece of relevant legislation (now superceded), the Inuit language was considered secondary (alongside six other Aboriginal languages) to French and English.

Down here in Australia, I think it would be fantastic to see us move towards recognition of Aboriginal languages. A few months ago our friends over at Crikey.com’s Fully(Sic) blog talked about the current political climate of constitutional recognition of Australia’s first peoples and their languages. It’s interesting to note their take on Aboriginal languages being considered official (or “national”) languages - blog post here.

I mean, it’s great to see the Inuit language being recognized, but the language has been spoken in the area for thousands of years before Nunavut became a territory in 1999, as well as in the Northwest Territories and elsewhere in Northern Canada, so I can’t help but think this is a bit late. Not to mention all of the other Aboriginal languages that are spoken in Canada. Hopefully this is the first step of a broader trend.

The writing system in the stop sign above is Inuktitut syllabics, which is related to Canadian Aboriginal syllabics, used to write Cree, Oji-Cree, and Ojibwe. The basic principle is rotating a consonant symbol to reflect which vowel comes after it, as can be seen in the table below. 

Inuktitut Syllabics

Agreed. But it is a step in the right direction.

I bolded that one paragraph because it’s entirely relevant. 

May 24 2013 5:09 am

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