Mohawk language program suspended at Massena schools (fwd link)

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Mohawk language program suspended at Massena schools

By LORI SHULL
TIMES STAFF WRITER
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

MASSENA — Mohawk language students have been forced to begin French or Spanish
this year. The Massena Central School District's former Mohawk language teacher
left over the summer, leaving less than two months to find a certified
replacement.

When the language and culture program expanded in 2006, the search for full-time
professionals to fill the language teacher and Native American liaison positions
took most of the next year.

"I know we're just going to keep looking," said Joni M. Cole, Native American
liaison at the high school. "It feels like when it is here, the district is
encouraging native students."

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