Interpreters share their motivations for upholding Indigenous languages – MBC Radio
Feb 18, 2026
Interpreters from across Canada work daily to preserve Indigenous languages.
As February marks Indigenous Languages Month, NNSL Media spoke with six interpreters at the NWT Legislative Assembly who make politics understandable in Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Dene Suline, Sahtuot’ine and Dene Zhatie.
Necessity
Many found themselves interpreting out of necessity.
Tuppittia Qitsualik, a speaker of Inuinnaqtun, said that without her mother, she felt compelled to rise to the responsibility of interpreting for her unilingual father.
