Local Languages

Local Languages:

The local Aboriginal language should be taught in schools all over Australia.

There are more than 200 Australian Indigenous languages. Less than 20 languages are strong, and even these are endangered. The others have been destroyed.

In recent years, there has been an increase in the teaching of Indigenous languages in government, Catholic & independent schools. In 2005, when 133 languages were taught in schools, 45 were Indigenous languages. So why should we stop now?.

Melbourne do not seem to be doing much about the indigenous work even though they have indigenous people living there.

How dare we cover up a language and culture that we have no authority over. Australians need to respect, and see the bigger picture when it comes to this great land. They were here first and their here now and we must respect and not sweep the indigenous culture under the rug.

Australians need to know about their own country’s history as if we do not generations to come will start asking questions that we will not have the answer too. In schools teachers teach other languages such as Italian so why not our own.

http://australianmuseum.net.au/Indigenous-Australia