Nahuatl Folktales Translated into English
The Latino Book Review has released a free online archive of English translations of Nahuatl folktales. The stories were translated to English from the native Nahuatl folktales...
COVID-19 Poses Grave Health Threat to Indigenous Communities
Native Brazilian group playing wooden flute at an indigenous tribe in the Amazon The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave health threat to Indigenous peoples around the world....
Luján, Members of Congress, Advocates Celebrate Passage of Bill to Revitalize Native Languages
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Members of Congress, and advocates celebrate the passage of the Esther Martinez Native American Languages Programs Reauthorization...
Vancouver to Erect Language Revitalization Pole
In part with the 2019 UNESCO International Year of Indigenous Languages, the First Nations Education Foundation has announced that a Language Revitalization Pole will be created at...
Brexit Could Devastate Celtic Languages
The European Language Equality Network (ELEN), with its Welsh, Scottish, Irish, and Cornish member organizations, has issued a warning about the “potentially disastrous effect of Brexit on...
Celebrate UN’s Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Language is focus of this year's event Guterres was welcomed to New Zealand with a traditional Maori ceremony in May. photo: UN/Mark Garten UN Secretary...
Welsh Speakers Urged to Create Digital Recordings
Welsh speakers worldwide are being asked to help safeguard the future of the Welsh language by recording their voices using Common Voice, an initiative...
Hawaiian Flying High
Cultural Milestone of Hawai'i Hawaiian Airlines has marked an important cultural milestone as Hawai‘i’s airline by establishing an ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i (Hawaiian language) certification program...
Japan Recognizes Ainu
Hokkaido, home to the last speakers of Ainu The Japanese government has endorsed a bill to officially recognize the Ainu ethnic minority as an...
New OAS Ambassador for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Venezuelan activist, actress, and model Patricia Velásquez has been designated as the Organization of American States (OAS) Goodwill Ambassador for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of...