However, more information is needed about how federal policies
support indigenous language and culture in education, what CBE programs are currently in use, and how to evaluate and scale up the most effective strategies.
Not exact matches
The data comparing dozens of
indigenous languages support phases of migration for the Dene
languages and multilingual
language contact systems along the Alaska coast, which potentially involved
languages related to current linguistic isolates.
Support for teachers: It may not be realistic for every teacher to meet
Indigenous students» needs relating to
language, culture and identity, but there is much that can be done to help teachers to feel confident and competent in establishing positive relationships with their
Indigenous students.
«Among both Year 6 and Year 10 students, about nine out of ten students endorsed the notion that Australia should
support the cultural traditions and
languages of
Indigenous Australians (about 95 per cent in Year 6 and 94 per cent in Year 10),» the report reveals.
Taken together with the oscillating patterns distilling
indigenous and Shaker influences, the textual component collapses the distance between the linguistic apparatus and meaning, rendering
language as a
support structure and desirable object in equal measure.
«Plus $ 50 million to
support post-secondary
support programs; substantial new funding to promote, preserve and enhance
indigenous language and culture; and work collaboratively to include aboriginal and treaty rights, residential schools and the contributions of
indigenous people to Canada in classroom learning.»
Strategies: Service providers integrate customary activities into the curriculum and community planning processes; encourage and
support community activities which recognise the importance of law, culture and
language;
support intellectual property rights;
Indigenous languages be included as core curriculum in schools and universities; advocate government
support for the collection of cultural information and material from institutions.
«We are
Indigenous peoples, we should be encouraged and
supported to be connected and stay connected to land,
language and knowledge,» she says.
The Commission recommends that the Government take steps to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution; remove the discriminatory section 25 of the Constitution and replace it with a clause guaranteeing equality before the law; reform the Native Title Act to address measures that have been found to be racially discriminatory; [19] provide reparations to
Indigenous communities for harm resulting from past child removal practices; and take measures to protect and promote
Indigenous cultural and intellectual property, connection to traditional land through homelands and outstations, as well as the use of increasingly threatened
languages, including through
support for bilingual education programs.
Supporting Indigenous Language Programs in Schools: To
support and maintain the teaching and learning of
Indigenous languages in Australian schools.
In particular, new funding and programs have been introduced for organisations such as Link - Up; mental health counselling; family reunion services; parenting
support programs; programs to preserve
Indigenous languages and culture; oral history recordings; and for the archiving of records.
The use of
indigenous languages as accredited vehicles of instruction is encouraged where possible, in order to develop and
support: