In 1999, Nunavut was officially celebrated and regarded as a governance gem: a masterfully crafted work of public administration that would serve the Inuit in the best way. However, today, more than 10 years after its creation, although it has a government, policies and legislation in place which officially attempt to support Inuktitut, it lacks two essential features of any sustainable society: the protection of its language, and its own education system. For that reason, the summer 2011 issue of Our Schools / Our Selves, The Voice of Nunavut: Learning from the Eastern Arctic's education challenges, focuses on language and education in the region, going beyond the policies that so often obscure what is actually happening on the ground.
The CCPA’s bold vision and creative solutions help us imagine better futures for all. Its efforts to build bridges between labour, industry, and civil society and mentor young activists lay the foundation for realizing those provocative futures. I consider my support for the CCPA an investment in a better future for British Columbia.
— Polly Ng, Next Up graduate