TOWARDS A NEW BEGINNING (fwd link)

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TOWARDS A NEW BEGINNING –
A Foundational Report for a Strategy to Revitalize First Nation, Inuit
and Métis Languages and Cultures

http://www.aboriginallanguagestaskforce.ca/foundreport_e.html

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News Release

Task Force Report on Aboriginal Languages and Cultures Received by
Minister Frulla

http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/newsroom/news_e.cfm?Action=Display&code=5N0155E

OTTAWA, July 13, 2005 -- Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister
responsible for Status of Women Liza Frulla received the report of the
Task Force on Aboriginal Languages and Cultures, entitled "Towards a
New Beginning: A Foundational Report for a Strategy to Revitalize First
Nations, Inuit and Metis Languages and Cultures."

The Task Force on Aboriginal Languages and Cultures was appointed in
December 2003 to make recommendations to the Minister of Canadian
Heritage on the revitalization, preservation, and promotion of
Aboriginal languages and cultures and the creation of a national
strategy to address their erosion and loss. The Task Force held
consultations across Canada with First Nations, Inuit, and Metis
people, Elders, organizations, community leaders, language experts, and
others, whose insights contributed to the development of "Towards a New
Beginning."

Measures to reverse the erosion of Aboriginal languages are necessary,
since close to half of the more than 60 Aboriginal languages in Canada
are considered endangered, and 10 languages have become extinct over
the past 100 years.

In December 2002, the Government of Canada committed $160 million over
10 years to help halt the erosion of Aboriginal languages. Part of the
Task Force's mandate was to identify priorities and advise on how best
to spend that money.

For more information on the Task Force or to obtain a copy of "Towards a
New Beginning," please visit www.aboriginallanguagestaskforce.ca or
www.canadianheritage.gc.ca

Information:

Jean-Francois Del Torchio
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for
Status of Women
(819) 997-7788

Myriam Brochu
Chief, Media Relations
Canadian Heritage
(819) 997-9314