Language board not working - Hansen (fwd link)

Tue Dec 16 15:13:48 UTC 2008

Language board not working - Hansen

Herb Mathisen
Northern News Services
Published Monday, December 15, 2008

SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE - A hearing to address aboriginal languages in the NWT may
instead result in the merger of two Northern boards.

Elizabeth Hansen, chair of the Aboriginal Languages Revitalization Board, said
she was unclear on her board's mandate and believes it should be amalgamated
with the Official Languages Board.

At public hearings hosted by the government committee reviewing the territory's
Official Languages Act on Dec. 10, Hansen said the board is plagued with
problems.

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