Diversity of Gaelic speakers

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Diversity of Gaelic speakers

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Puing a chaidh a thogail air na freagairtean co-chomhairle a fhuair Plana Na Gàidhlig aig Riaghaltas na h-Alba:

The diversity of Gaelic speakers

5.62 Importantly, it was mentioned that the stereotype of a Gaelic speaker may not be applicable to the reality and that the Government should recognise the diversity of backgrounds that characterise Gaelic speakers today.

"Another issue is that the language is often portrayed as belonging only to white Scots or more specifically white Highlanders or white Hebrideans. In actual fact, it should be seen as belonging to everyone, especially as people from many different backgrounds can and do take an interest in it. For example, the Tollcross GME unit in Edinburgh has taught children of various different ethnic origins…. Yet it seems that the language is both constantly excluded from diversity programmes and also marketed in the way described above."

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http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/ArtsC ... nsultation
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Mar a chanar sa Bheurla, "Hear here!". 'S e an fhìrinn gu bheil eachdraidh aig a' Ghàidhlig - ach tha "teachdraidh" glè eadar-dhealaichte aice, chanainn.
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