Language preservation

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The government of British Columbia has committed $1 million to preserve First Nations languages. About 60 per cent of all Indigenous languages in Canada are found in British Columbia. It's estimated there are 53 Indigenous languages found in the country, of which 32 are found in the province. Only a handful are likely to survive, said Premier Gordon Campbell.

"We rarely take the time to think about just what language means to us, how it shapes us, how it builds us. Language is far more important than just the words we use. Language is not only the voice of a people. It is the voice of their past, of their ideas and values," said Campbell.