Brazilian constitution to be translated into Indigenous language
Brazil will soon have a copy of its 1988 Constitution in an Indigenous language.
A team of 15 translators are currently working on translating the...
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Battle over Te Reo Māori Signs in New Zealand
Plans to introduce bilingual road signs throughout New Zealand have inflamed political tensions and heightened arguments over racial politics in the country’s election race.
Last...
African Folk Tales Reimagined in Nine Languages
A set of newly reworked African folk tales is soon to launch on Netflix. The anthology of stories, retold by a new generation of...
Brazilian constitution to be translated into Indigenous language
Brazil will soon have a copy of its 1988 Constitution in an Indigenous language.
A team of 15 translators are currently working on translating the...
Office of Hawaiian Affairs awards grants for preserving language
In the last month, the Office for Hawaiian affairs has awarded several substantial grants to community organizations for the specific purpose of preserving the...
$8M in New Grants for Native American Language Teaching
Webinar today to help applicants
The U.S. Department of Education has announced more than $8 million in grant funding across three key initiatives to Raise...
Navajo University Offers First PhD in Diné
A tribal university on the largest Native American reservation in the US has become the first of more than 30 accredited tribal colleges across...
Guam Celebrates Mes CHamoru by learning the language
On this year’s Mes CHamoru, or ‘Chamorro Heritage Day’ native Guam islanders asked people to celebrate by learning the CHamoru language.
Despite changing over time,...
Activists warn Russian languages are disappearing faster than data suggests
Activists in Russia have warned that hundreds of rare languages spoken by Russia’s ethnic and indigenous minorities are disappearing at an alarming rate.
It is...
Yukon: Indigenous language program showcased at cultural celebrations
Last week a youth group from the Council of Yukon First Nations’ (CYFN) “Language Leaders Tomorrow” program. performed a multilingual version of How the...
Canada Settles Cultural and Linguistic ‘Genocide’ Suit
Canada has agreed to pay out C$2.8 billion ($2.09 billion) to settle a decade-long lawsuit seeking reparations for the loss of language and Indigenous...
Continue Celebrating Mother Language Day!
In 1999 UNESCO declared February 21 to be International Mother Language Day to promote awareness of linguistic diversity and multilingualism. Although there are about...
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