Aboriginal language shows gains and losses (fwd link)

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Aboriginal language shows gains and losses

Meagan Fitzpatrick, Canwest News Service  Published: Tuesday, January 15, 2008

OTTAWA -- The growth in Canada's aboriginal population hasn't necessarily
translated into more people speaking an aboriginal language, the 2006 census
reveals.

Knowledge and regular use of an aboriginal language rests largely with the older
generations and while some languages gained speakers over the last decade,
others lost, according to data contained in the Statistics Canada report
released Tuesday on the country's aboriginal population.

Article link:
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=239370