"Inuit are 85% of Nunavut population, & 70% of us have Inuktut as our mother tongue. Yet all the schools operate in English. Greenland runs an entire government in Inuit language. They’ve had an Inuit language school system since 1979. If they can do it, we can do it. 🧵 👇🏾 "Language is intricately intertwined with who we are; it’s integral to our self-worth and spirit. John Amagoalik, the “Father of Nunavut,” told Canadian TV in 1976 why Inuit needed self-determination: