Preserving aboriginal languages big challenge (fwd link)

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Preserving aboriginal languages big challenge

Doug Cuthand, The StarPhoenix
Published: Friday, December 12, 2008
Canada

That aboriginal languages worldwide are in serious trouble was apparent at a
recent conference in Saskatoon to preserve and maintain languages.

The language keepers conference was told that while First Nations languages are
at risk, there is a growing awareness about their importance and much work is
needed to preserve them.

Only three aboriginal languages, Cree, Inuit and Dene are considered viable in
Canada. Viable means that these languages are spoken in the home and will be
passed along to the next generation.

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