Class language limit 'death of our culture': Aboriginal school head (fwd link)

[Claire Bowern]

Yes! Send an email to Marion Scrymgour:

Minister for Education and Training
Minister for Indigenous Policy
Minister for Arts and Museums

Contact:
GPO Box 3146
Darwin NT 0801
Telephone: 08 8901 4102
Facsimile: 08 8901 4110
Email: minister.scrymgour at nt.gov.au

and send feedback to the federal education dept:
http://www.dest.gov.au/feedback.htm

Claire

>
> Is there anything we can do as a community to help?
>
> Mia
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Indigenous Languages and Technology [mailto:
> ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] On Behalf Of phil cash cash
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 10:40 AM
> To: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
> Subject: [ILAT] Class language limit 'death of our culture': Aboriginal
> school head (fwd link)
>
> Class language limit 'death of our culture': Aboriginal school head
>
> Posted Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:31am AEDT
> ABC News
> Australia
>
> The head of a remote Aboriginal school in the Northern Territory says the
> Government's plan to limit the hours classes can be taught in traditional
> languages will not help students achieve better results and could lead to
> the
> death of their culture.
>
> Access full article below:
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/16/2420934.htm?section=australia
>
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