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With fewer fluent speakers, demand for teachers of Indigenous languages is on the rise – CBC

by ahnationtalk on September 15, 2017330 Views

Schools struggle to find people who can speak languages fluently, have teaching degrees

Sep 15, 2017

A trend toward “Indigenizing” programming in schools by bringing Indigenous culture and languages into the classroom has led to a demand for teachers who are fluent in Indigenous languages. But with the number of Indgenous language speakers on the decline, school divisions have had a hard time finding qualified and certified teachers.

“We had some difficulty, looking for Dakota language teachers. Not a lot of people are seeing that as a career,” said Kevin Tacan.

Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/indigenous-language-teacher-shortage-1.4290699

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