Once-vibrant aboriginal languages struggle for survival (fwd link)

[Phillip E Cash Cash]

*Once-vibrant aboriginal languages struggle for survival
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Some language rescue efforts paying off in First Nations communities

The Canadian Press Posted: Oct 24, 2012 9:44 AM ET Last Updated: Oct 24,
2012 1:39 PM ET

In a way, the chattering half-dozen First Nations youngsters are learning
their mother tongue for the first time — and the future of the once-mighty
Mohawk language is hanging in the balance.

The students are a critical component of a language-revitalization program
at the Tsi Tyonnheht Onkwawenna Language and Cultural Centre in Tyendinaga
First Nation that hopes to breathe new life into the community's original
identity, one small voice at a time.

"We are quite a success story: we've built enough capacity in our programs
that we are able to teach our own now," says Callie Hill, the cultural
centre's director.

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