Harper Government Invests in Revitalization of the Nelueun Language (fwd link)

[Phillip E Cash Cash]

July 23, 2012 10:00 AM - General - Federal Government News - Cultural
Heritage
Quebec

Harper Government Invests in Revitalization of the Nelueun Language

MASHTEUIATSH, QC, July 23, 2012 /CNW/ - The Ilnuatsh people of
Mashteuiatsh—the only Aboriginal community in the Lac-Saint-Jean
region—will be able to increase knowledge and use of the Nelueun language,
thanks to support from the Government of Canada. This was announced today
by the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and
Communities, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the
Regions of Quebec, and Member of Parliament (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean), on
behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and
Official Languages.

The funding will help the Société d'histoire et d'archéologie de
Mashteuiatsh—an Aboriginal organization dedicated to safeguarding the Ilnu
cultural heritage of the Ilnuatsh people of Mashteuiatsh—to develop
intermediate-level learning tools for the Nelueun language. The learning
tools will be available free of charge on a website managed by the Society.
This project carries on from 2010-2011, when funding was provided to
develop language-learning tools at the beginner's level.

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http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1010821/harper-government-invests-in-revitalization-of-the-nelueun-language
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