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Juan does a double take when I mention Joyabaj. “¿De veras?” he asks. We’d been chatting about my recent trip to Guatemala as he...
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New Dictionary Preserves Rare Indigenous language Umpithamu of Cape York, Australia
Jean-Christophe Verstraete, a professor of linguistics at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, worked closely with two sisters who were the last speakers of Umpithamu to...
Australia Hosts Twitter Takeover for Indigenous Languages
In celebration of the 13th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, ALNF partnered with Twitter Australia to celebrate;...
Cherokee Nation Cartoon “Inage’i” Premiers Sept 4
A new Cherokee-Language Cartoon, created in a partnership between the Cherokee Nation, the Oklahoma Film + Music Office, and FireThief Productions, an independent film...
Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit’s Annual Language Award Seeking Nominations
An important part of Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit’s work an award program to recognize outstanding achievement by an organization, groups and/or individuals who are contributing...
New Zealand Pacific Language Teachers Appeal After Funding Cut
The New Zealand government has released a new 10-year Pacific education action plan which details the future of Pacific language education in the country,...
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We are at a critical point in human history where much of our cultural diversity is in danger of disappearing forever. This diversity, which...
Mississauga Nation Launches Online Language Initiatives; Partners with Conservationists
According to CBC, the Mississauga Nation is launching a three-pronged initiative online to revitalize culture, language and identity in its communities.
"I think people want...
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...
COVID-19 Poses Grave Health Threat to Indigenous Communities
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave health threat to Indigenous peoples around the world. Indigenous communities already experience poor access to healthcare, significantly...
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...
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...
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...