Inuit Languages in the 21^st Century

The Inuit do not speak one shared language, but several dialects that evolve from one generation to the next. The survival of these dialects has been threatened since European colonization, which also saw the introduction of writing to an essentially oral culture, and the influence of mass media such as radio and television. While searching online for Inuktitut learning resources, Montreal-based filmmaker Ulivia Uvilik shares a video-call with two young women of her own generation — one in Greenland, the other in Nunavik — who, like her, hope to master their own mother tongues. This short film uses an original format to show the potential of new technologies and social networks as a way for traditional cultures to reconnect with their roots.