Living Language Rights: Constitutional Pathways to Indigenous Language Education
Author:   Lorena Sekwan Fontaine
Publisher:   University of Manitoba Press
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9781772841145


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   30 November 2025
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Living Language Rights: Constitutional Pathways to Indigenous Language Education


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Author:   Lorena Sekwan Fontaine
Publisher:   University of Manitoba Press
Imprint:   University of Manitoba Press
ISBN:  

9781772841145


ISBN 10:   1772841145
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   30 November 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available, will be POD   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Figures Acknowledgements Preface Introduction: Foundations: First Nations Language Transmission Chapter 1: Intercustomary Law: First Nations Language Transmission in 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 Conclusion Appendix Notes Bibliography

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Lorena Sekwan Fontaine (Maiigun Geezhik Iqway) is Cree and Anishinaabe and a member of Sagkeeng First Nation. She has appeared before the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples as an expert witness on the Indigenous Languages Act. She is the recipient of a Fulbright Research Chair and the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal.

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