Living Language Rights: Constitutional Pathways to Indigenous Language Education
by Lorena Sekwan Fontaine
University of Manitoba Press, 2025
Cloth: 978-1-77284-115-2 | Paper: 978-1-77284-114-5 | eISBN: 978-1-77284-117-6 (epub) | eISBN: 978-1-77284-116-9 (PDF)
TOC
Cover
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction: Foundations of First Nations Language Transmission
Chapter 1. Inter-Customary Law: First Nations Language Transmission on the Prairies
Chapter 2. Linguistic Genocide: Canada’s Educational System
Chapter 3. Canada’s Constitution: First Nations Language Rights in Education
Chapter 4. International Law: Indigenous Peoples’ Language Rights in Education
Chapter 5. Indigenous Languages Act: Section 35 of Canada’s Constitution Act, 1982
Afterword
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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