Nuu-chah-nulth language part of UES curriculum this fall (fwd link)

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Nuu-chah-nulth language part of UES curriculum this fall

Grade fives to take part in pilot project that will add 90 minutes of second
language instruction, aimed at increasing sense of belonging and mutual
understanding

BY SARAH DOUZIECH, WESTERLY NEWSJUNE 18, 2009
Canada

Students entering grade five this fall at Ucluelet Elementary School will be
part of a pilot project that will teach them the Nuu-chah-nulth language.

Fourteen local First Nations comprise the Nuu-chah-nulth family and their
language is considered in danger of extinction as very few people speak it;
about 80 elders, according to Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council Chief Cliff Atleo.

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