Thinking about the celebration day which has just passed, I want to impress upon all my readers that you have the right to your native language. You also have the right to be EDUCATED in your native language. Many people don’t realize this and feel that they must give in to what those in power tell them. But language, power and pedagogy are all intricately linked. Tove Skutnabb-Kangas has written some excellent work on this topic, and she continues to work on this issue.