South Slavey Vision: The Dene language of the Deh Cho will be maintained in an integral Dene culture. The Elders of the Deh Cho will control the planning and work of preserving and developing the Dene language of the Deh Cho through traditional community consultation, in the context of a healthy lifestyle
Goals:
  • Establish a language and cultural centre
  • Conduct language workshops in every Deh Cho community
  • Promote the importance of language use
  • Ensure healing is a part of preserving and developing the language
  • Establish language nests in every community
  • Provide incentives for young people to learn and use the language
  • Establish Dene language media
  • Design and create modern Dene language learning systems
  • Enhance the Dene language in the workplace
Inuvialuit Vision: Create the climate to begin to revitalize Inuvialuktun
Goals:
  • Encourage key organizations to provide leadership through policies that support the language
  • Request the federal and territorial governments to develop flexible funding criteria to support flexible approaches to language learning
  • Work with the Beaufort-Delta DEC, and IRC to support language programming in schools through improved staff development and support and the development of curriculum and learning materials
  • Promote use of the language
  • Strengthen existing language programs, like pre-school programs
  • Develop new initiatives that focus on young children, the family, youth and adults
  • Build capacity in the communities through training, funding and curriculum development