We hope to situate the Language Access Project (LAP) in ongoing conversations around decolonization and language, acknowledging the continuous work of Indigenous leaders and their communities to revitalize and preserve Indigenous languages.

Following the work of the Nunavut Inuit Language Protection Act, “the fulfillment of these linguistic rights is inseparable from the equality and human dignity of [Indigenous peoples], and from the promotion of [Indigenous] self-reliance and cultural, social and economic well-being.”

Our work here is to support and uplift, in solidarity and alignment with principles of reciprocity and #LandBack.