Sunday, October 29, 2006

Chilean education program to save Rapanui's indigenous language

CHILE ATTEMPTS TO SAVE DYING LANGUAGES
By Cate Setterfield (
editor@santiagotimes.cl)
SOURCES: EL MERCURIO, UNESCO
Santiago Times
(October 29, 2006)

Chile’s Ministry for Education is developing a program to save the country’s indigenous languages from extinction by teaching them to children in indigenous communities. The program, led by Education Minister Yasna Provoste Campilla, will aim to provide teaching materials for Mapudungun, Aymara, Quechua, and Rapa Nui.

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