Aboriginal Language Standardisation Project. Progress Report.

This report provides an update on Ontario's Aboriginal Language Standardization Project at the 2-year mark. The project was designed to ensure the revitalization of Ontario's native aboriginal languages and to meet the needs of aboriginal populations in doing so. An introductory section recounts the project's origins. Subsequent sections address the following topics: the number of aboriginal languages in Ontario, and literacy status within each; language standardization and dialects; the standardization and codification objectives of the original project; the nature and status of aboriginal language literacy initiatives; the roles of Ontario government ministries in promoting aboriginal language maintenance; and the role and participation of the aboriginal peoples in this effort. Appended materials include information on the aboriginal languages and their distribution in Ontario, and listings of school-based and other aboriginal language and literacy programs in which the languages are either a subject or a medium of instruction. (MSE) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Literacy Education)