Article: Mother-tongue language education promoted.(education)

Fredericton N.B.

A New Brunswick Native Studies professor wants Canadian governments to live up to their obligation to provide the option for First Nations youth to have school courses taught in their mother-tongue language.

Prof. Bear Nicholas of Fredericton's St. Thomas University said governments and educators are obligated to follow international standards around linguistic human rights.

By not providing an option for Mother-Tongue medium education, governments and educators are denying basic linguistic human rights and creating all sorts of consequences that are now understood as contributing directly to the denial of these rights, added ...

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