Alderville First Nations to learn native language (fwd link)

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Alderville First Nations to learn native language

By VALERIE MACDONALD Northumberland Today
Canada

ALDERVILLE — Few people speak the Ojibway language in Alderville First
Nation but more will get a chance to learn with new federal funding to
expand existing classes for adults and children.

During a media conference Thursday when Northumberland-Quinte West local MP
Rick Norlock announced the $24,652 grant, Alderville First Nation Chief Jim
Bob Marsden recalled being told his grandfather hadn’t been allowed to
speak their native tongue for fear of being sent away to a residential
school.

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