Watched a program called "Finding Our Talk" on Maori TV. Tonight it was about the Cree in Northern Quebec. Starting in the early 70s they began developping language teaching materials in Cree. Then in the early 90s the Cree School Board has decided to teach Cree in schools so that children may have linguistic continuity between home and school. It's better for them to stick to one language (in teaching math, for example) before taking up a second language, be it English or French. Today they have substantial teaching/learning materials in the language. Their own letters (I don't know how old they are) look so interesting.
The entire population of the Cree adds up to some 50,000 spreading over six Canadian provinces and Montana. Think about the geographical vastness! I don't think I'll ever learn the language, but I sincerely hope they keep their language going strong.
