Aboriginal language at risk in NT: watchdog (fwd link)

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Aboriginal language at risk in NT: watchdog

Russell Skelton and Jewel Topsfield
December 6, 2008
Australia

AUSTRALIA'S human rights watchdog has accused the Northern Territory ALP
government of threatening the existence of the world's "longest surviving
continuous culture" by severely restricting the teaching of Aboriginal
languages.

Tom Calma, the nation's race discrimination commissioner, said yesterday that
the decision to mandate four hours of English in a five-hour school day would
destroy bilingual teaching programs and prevent written culture being passed on
to future generations.

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