Prof. says First Nations youth should be educated in mother-tongue language (fwd link)

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Prof. says First Nations youth should be educated in mother-tongue language

Published Monday December 8th, 2008
Students | Lamrock to discuss education issues with native leaders today

By ADAM BOWIE
bowie.adam at dailygleaner.com
Canada

A native studies professor at St. Thomas University is trying to persuade the
province to give First Nations youth the option to study some courses in their
mother-tongue language.

Prof. Andrea Bear Nicholas said the academic performance of First Nations
students would improve if the province could find a way to offer some classes
in Mi'kmaq and Maliseet.

Bear Nicholas said having access to a Mother-Tongue Medium education would help
preserve those fading languages and improve test results.

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