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Jose Amaujaq Kusugak, an Inuk activist who played a critical role in the creation of Nunavut in 1999, is being featured on a new Canada Post stamp. Kusugak was a longtime defender of Inuit rights, language and culture.

  It seems only natural to assume that the vocabulary of a particular language should grow to reflect the culture of the people (or peoples) among whom it developed, as well as the natural environment(s) within which it evolved . An example which has been popularly used to illustrate this point has been that the Inuit Peoples (once erroneously referred to as Eskimos), denizens of some of the worlds coldest regions, have numerous different words for snow(with claims of up  to 100 different snow-words having been cited in the past by respectable sources). And though you migh...

The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Natan Obed, president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, said it is a 'really big deal' that an Inuk was included in the selection committee for Canada's first Commissioner of Indigenous Languages. In this file photo, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on as Mr. Obed speaks during a press conference in Iqaluit, Nunavut on March 8,...