Indigenous leader pushes for native language food labels (fwd)

[MiaKalish@LFP]

wow. yet one more dimension. Food labels.


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> Indigenous leader pushes for native language food labels
>
> Friday, 19 November 2004
> http://www.abc.net.au/central/news/200411/s1246867.htm
>
> Food manufacturers who sell heavily to remote Indigenous communities are
> being asked to write product labels in the local Aboriginal language.
>
> ATSIC's Alice Springs Regional Council Chair Des Rogers has raised the
> idea, saying it would embolden Indigenous consumers.
>
> He says labels written in someone's first language are a sign of respect
> and reduce confusion for people with english literacy problems.
>
> He says familiar items given a twist could also have a broader appeal.
>
> "I don't know whether it would become a collectors item, but it
> certainly could become a novelty for tourists as well," he said.
>
> "It gives Indigenous people the ability to tell the story about the
> logo, the language that's on there.
>
> "There's great possibilities and great positive outcomes in just that
> small area," he said.
>
>