Languages of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Lila San Roque lila.san.roque at ANU.EDU.AU
Fri Nov 13 02:42:41 UTC 2009


 Posted at Indigenous Portal http://www.indigenousportal.com/
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Law on native languages of the indigenous peoples of the North of the Yamal-Nenets Okrug
On October 21, 2009, the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug's legislative assembly adopted the law "On native languages of the indigenous peoples of the North on the territory of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug". 
  The law is aimed at protection, study and development of native languages in the sphere of mass media, scientific-journalistic, fiction and educational literature edition. The law stipulates: the authorities should develop, accept and realize the events and programs directed at providing proper material and technical basis to the educational institutions that teach in native languages; introduction of the system of continuous native languages study in corresponding educational facilities; improvement of the system of training, retraining and further training of teaching staff to teach native languages in schools, institutions of high and higher education in the sphere of mass media and science. According to this law Autonomous Okrug's public authorities and local governments should organize translation of the federal, regional laws and other standard acts on the indigenous peoples' of the North rights protection into native languages and their publication. 
  Oleg Syugney 
  Indigenous Affairs Department, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

http://www.indigenousportal.com/Language/Law-on-native-languages-of-the-indigenous-peoples-of-the-North-of-the-Yamal-Nenets-Okrug.html
 

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