CBC Indigenous language Olympic coverage to include hockey in Inuktitut and Eastern Cree

For Pujjuut Kusugak, doing commentary in Inuktitut for the Olympic men and women’s hockey games is a dream come true. 

“I am a hockey player. I still play. I am still coaching and to use our language and hockey to help build some understanding,” said Kusugak. “When this opportunity came up, I jumped all over it.”

The Olympic Winter Games get underway in Beijing on Friday with the opening ceremonies and will run until Feb. 20. 

Kusugak and David Ningeongan, will be providing live play-by-play in Inuktitut for all of the men and women’s hockey games during the Olympics, a first for the CBC. 

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