Young High helps reclaim Wiradjuri (fwd link)

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*Young High helps reclaim Wiradjuri*

By DANIELLA WHITE

Aug. 4, 2014, 9:20 a.m. AUS

Learning another language is a standard part of most high school
curriculums.

But few students could lay claim to learning the local indigenous language
through an ongoing program.

That’s exactly what the  Year 7 cohort at Young High School will be doing,
learning Wiradjuri once a week for the rest of the year.

Wiradjuri was on the brink of extinction in the late '90s, before a project
was undertaken to reclaim the language.

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http://www.youngwitness.com.au/story/2462008/young-high-helps-reclaim-wiradjuri/?cs=1540
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