ALI funding amount?

[Neskie Manuel]

Weytk-p,

I'm working on a radio piece about language funding in Canada. I"m
trying to compare the Aboriginal Language Initiative annual funding to
Residential School Funding to see where it stands.  I'm thinking that
the ALI's funding is much lower.  If anyone has any numbers to compare
this would be great.

I think the ALI's funding for language projects is 5 million dollars.
I don't know if that's also their operating budget as well, then there
would be even less for projects.  My big questions is are the
resources that Canada put towards taking away our native languages
being put back into revitalizing languages?  If not, then what does
the Residential School Apology mean?

I'm specifically asking about Canada, but comments from the US are
welcome,  I know people in the states are facing the English Only
movement down south.

Cheers,

Kukstsemc,
-Neskie