This will be the 5^th year that this symposium will be offered on May 16 and 17, 2005 at St. F.X. University in Antigonish.  The success of this forum can be attributed to the efforts of the St. F.X. Education Department and Mi’kmaw participants who have facilitated this forum.

With the input and assistance of a committee drawn from First Nation educators in Nova Scotia, the symposium this year will focus on developing a framework document to Mi’kmaw Second Language.  It will present a vision, principles and strategy statements for Mi’kmaw language instruction from P-12.

This forum continues to be supported by Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey, Nova Scotia Department of Education, and Department of Indian and Northern Affairs.

Previous conferences have focused on promotion of Mi’kmaw language in the schools as this most precious of gifts is being lost.  The promotion and development of school-based strategies to stop and reverse this trend of language loss is the ultimate goal of this group.

Further information on this symposium and on previous conferences can be obtained from:

Jeff Orr, St. F. X. University, Antigonish, NS, Tel.: 902-867-2214        jorr@stfx.ca

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