Aboriginal communities all over the world have had to deal with loss of language as dominant societies move in, take over teaching children, and diminish the importance of the indigenous language and culture. For many Canadian communities, the promised returns from these changes -- like jobs, for example -- failed to materialize. But the change in eaching created huge social problems, splitting families between generations, causing loss of individual self-esteem, and creating all sorts of personal and family problems. That's why many Aboriginal communities have been teaching in first languages, particularly in early grades where learning in first languages builds on pre-school learning and creates pride in the family and community. Nortext has been a pioneer in helping Aboriginal communities publish in first languages. Over the last two decades we developed fonts and programs to publish in about 40 Aboriginal languages, in both syllabic and Roman orthographies (or alphabets). Today, we often hold workshops in communities to explain the publishing process and to develop books. We then often organize "co-operative printing runs" which are designed to share materials and costs between different Aboriginal communities and regions. The books we help publish are almost always in first languages containing stories and illustrations created in the communities by Aboriginal authors and illustrators.