NortherN DeNe laNguages: use them or lose them arctic athabaskan language revitalization Plan Moses Hernandez, Nina Larsson, Jessie MacKenzie, and Itoah Scott-Enns Jane Glassco Northern Fellowship September 2015 NortherN DeNe laNguages: use them or lose them The contents of this publication are entirely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view or opinions of The Go [...] His work experience includes research and policy analyst for the Government of the Northwest Territories, and is currently the Registrar of Appeals for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment. [...] Nina is currently the Executive Assistant to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. [...] Nor do we suggest that the kind of “Standardization” strategies under Despite the dominance of the English language discussion in Inuit communities in Greenland in North America, Indigenous language users and Nunavut are realistic options for the Arctic are determined to rebuild their linguistic Athabaskans. [...] The Yukon Government (YG) Language Act, Section 2, The GNWT’s 2015-2016 budget includes reads: “Nothing in this Act limits the authority $3.8 million in revenues from the federal of the Legislative Assembly to advance the government under the Canada-N.W.