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Conference at TRU focuses on saving indigenous languages

MAY 11, 2012
BY MICHELE YOUNG
DAILY NEWS STAFF REPORTER
CA

Of all the aboriginal languages and dialects spoken in Canada, only Cree is
probably safe from fading into the past.

The rest require conscious efforts to be passed down from generation to
generation.

And that’s what a conference gathering at Thompson Rivers University May 17
to 19 is all about, said organizer Jack Miller, who is also an assistant
professor in the university’s school of education.

This is the 19th year for the Stabilizing Indigenous Languages conference
and the third time it’s been held in Canada.

“Stabilizing is a nice word for revitalizing or to keep the language
alive,” Miller said Friday.

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