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2012-01-01
Canadian history. This answer is supported by the following concepts: 1. We must learn the Indigenous names of the land to learn how to be better stewards of the land. “In Cree Canada means the land that is clean” (Cardinal, 1951, p.3). Skutnabb-Kangas (2001) argues that the preservation of global
linguistic diversity is essential to ecological biodiversity (p. 208). 2. Indigenous languages must be de-stigmatized to inspire Aboriginal students to learn them. 3. Learning the Aboriginal names of the Canadian provinces and territories prior to European contact is a good way to increase Aboriginal pride
have names that come from Aboriginal sources. My argument is that the Aboriginal names of Canada's provinces and territories must become a pillar of the Canadian school curriculum in the struggle to de-stigmatize Indigenous languages. I argue that educators must become active on the policy committee