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First Nations language program 'should be mandatory,' parent says

Pilot program expanding at two Thunder Bay elementary schools

CBC News Posted: Jul 3, 2012 7:14 AM ET
Canada

Younger students at two Thunder Bay elementary schools will soon be able to
learn Ojibwe, but at least one parent says efforts to teach First Nations
languages should go further.

This fall, grade 6 students at Algonquin and Ecole Gron Morgan elementary
schools will be included in the Lakehead Public School Board’s native
language pilot program. Previously, students could enroll in grade 7.

For Nicole McKay — whose daughter is a student in the program — learning
Ojibwe is as important as learning French.

"It should be mandatory,” McKay said. “If they're going to be doing that
for one language they should be doing that for another language —
especially the First Nations language because it's part of the history of
this place."

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