28th September 2012<br><br><b>Mohawk, Inuktitut courses in demand</b><br><br>Indigenous language courses offered by department of languages, literatures and cultures<br><br>BY HOLLY TOUSIGNANT , NEWS EDITOR<br><br>Two new Indigenous language courses are at full capacity in the first year of them being offered at Queen’s.<br>
<br>Mohawk and Inuktitut were introduced this year, with 30 students enrolled in each. The courses are being offered by the department of languages, literatures and cultures, which is home to courses in seven other languages, including Arabic, Chinese, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese and Spanish, with French studies being a separate department.<br>
<br>Introductory Mohawk is being offered this term, while Inuktitut will be offered in the winter semester. Bonnie Jane Maracle, Faculty of Education lecturer and instructor for the Mohawk courses, said bringing Aboriginal language classes to Queen’s helps to reinforce the awareness that First Nations are separate nations, each with their own language and culture.<br>
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