A bill that would require New Brunswick schools to teach Indigenous languages to all students has won unanimous support from a committee of MLAs. "There's a long history of Indigenous languages being systematically excluded from our public school system," Mitton said during the debate. The bill would add a requirement for the teaching of Indigenous languages to a section of the Education Act that already requires the teaching of Indigenous history and culture. 'There's a long history of Indigenous languages being systematically excluded from our public school system,' Mitton said during the debate. Last year the federal government passed an Indigenous Languages Act in response to calls from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for the preservation and revitalization of Indigenous languages.

Source: CBC News July 14, 2020 19:18 UTC