Aboriginal language project launched in coffs harbour by new Minister
The government was surprised by the news about Aboriginal language funding, especially given its stated opposition to cuts. Aboriginal language minister Scott Morrison has defended it in recent weeks as a way to support people who speak an Aboriginal language and who are seeking professional support, not just government assistance.
«It’바카라사이트s an important way that government can provide essential services for Aboriginal people, to support them in finding employment and maintaining their lives with their Aboriginal heritage,» he told reporters on Tuesday, a day after the release of a government report on Aboriginal language funding.
«For most Indigenous people, language is an asset that they’re very keen to preserve and protect as part of their Aboriginal identity.»
He said the government would continue to support Aboriginal programs.
Aboriginal language initiative launched by former Abo우리카지노riginal Affairs minister Scott Morrison under federal Coalition. Photo: Chris Hopkinson
Bapronxut a new study into the issue is set to challenge that stance.
As well as comparing federal Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s ability to use and express Aboriginal languages in the workplace, researchers are looking at the use of Indigenous English in Australia’s schools and how Indigenous students at Australian universities are able to learn English.
The Indigenous and New Zealand Languages Review, published earlier this month, found «an estimated 60% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in New Zealand are enrolled in English-language studies».