Michigan’s Tribal Language Bill Allows Uncertified Native Speakers to Teach

  • November 9, 2010
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As of September 30th, public school students in the state of Michigan will get foreign language credits for taking Native American language and culture classes taught by tribal elders, and other Native speakers, who are not state-certified.

The new law was introduced almost 12 months ago by Senator Mike Prusi. “With this new law we will put the best teachers, the tribal members who have the greatest knowledge about their culture and language, into our classrooms and teaching our children,” Prusi said at the signing ceremony, which took place in Governor Jennifer Granholm’s capitol office. The native language teachers will be required to demonstrate language proficiency before being allowed to teach in the schools.

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