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02.03.2019 - 04.02.2019

The Language of the Indigenous Assyrians: Current Situation, Challenges and Strategies for Future Preservation

Global / / Duhok
Assyrian Aid Society Iraq with Assyrian Cultural Center

Assyrian Aid Society of Iraq with Assyrian Cultural Center in Duhok, Iraq, will hostel the event titled ( Language of the Indigenous Assyrians: Current Situation, Challenges and Strategies for Future Preservation ) which will be a one day Seminar, and will include discussion papers in the following subjects: 1: The importance of language for the ethnic identity of Assyrians as an indigenous people. 2: The history of Assyrian written and spoken dialect. 3: Advances in language development and education in Iran and Ottoman Turkey. 4: The experience and importance of Assyrian language teaching in Iraq, and 5: The language teaching experience in Syria and the role of technology and social media
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06.11.2019 - 07.11.2019

2019 SICC First Nations Language Keepers Gathering

Europe and North America / / Saskatoon
Prairieland Park

Annually in November, the SICC hosts its First Nations Language Keepers Gathering. It is the leading national gathering devoted to preserving, promoting and protecting First Nations languages and cultures. It brings together academics, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, master speakers, educators, community leaders and students from across Canada and the United States. Our gathering will be held in Saskatoon SK on November 6-7, 2019 at Prairieland Park in Hall A and our theme for 2019 is Our Sacred Languages Walk With Us.
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12.02.2019 - 12.02.2019

Gemeinsam für die Rechte indigener Völker

Global / / Graz
Café Erde (Andreas-Hofer-Platz 3, 8010 Graz, Austria)

GEMEINSAM FÜR DIE RECHTE INDIGENER VÖLKER! FOKUS: BRASILIEN FIGHT FOR INDIGENOUS RIGHTS! Vortrag und Briefaktion “Our vision is a world where tribal peoples are respected as contemporary societies and their human rights protected.” Wir laden euch ein, einen Abend lang über den Tellerrand zu schauen, besser: über den Kontinent Rand und mit uns zu den […]
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07.06.2019 - 10.06.2019

96. Deutscher Esperanto-Kongress

Europe and North America / / Neumünster
"Kiek in", Gartenstr. 32, DE-24534 Neumünster

Annual congress of the German Esperanto Association devoted to the Year of Indigenous Languages. Focus on endangered languages in Europe with participation of communities involved. Countering discrimination based on language and fostering linguistic diversity have traditionally been a priority of the Esperanto movement worldwide. Congress will be held in Esperanto, with the possibility of an outreach session in German. Expected attendance: approx. 150 from 10-15 countries.
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19.11.2019 - 22.11.2019

2019 Mokuola Honua Symposium

Asia and the Pacific / / Hilo
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo's Hawaiian Language College ("Haleʻōlelo Building)

Mokuola Honua will be hosting its second symposium at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hio's Hawaiian Langauge College at the end of the UN-declared International Year of Indigenous Languages. The first symposium engaged representatives from over 25 indigenous communities from around the globe in discourse around the application and impact of indigenous language on policy, education and media. The second symposium will build on the momentum created with the first.
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14.12.2018 - 16.12.2018

Seminar “Language and Neighbors”

Europe and North America / / Kingisepp
Hotel Luzhsky Bereg

On December 14-16, the seminar «Language and Neighbors» of the project «SANA 2019: Civil Society Network for Preserving and Revitalizing Indigenous Finno-Ugric Languages» was held in the city of Kingisepp. Presentations demonstrated the central role of pre-school education, schools, local authorities, NGOs, museums, libraries, cultural centres, folklore ensembles and individual language activists in the preservation of ethnic identity and creation of friendly spaces for the development of indigenous languages. During the seminar, winners of the mini-grant competition held by the SANA 2019 project were announced. Cultural programme included Izhorian photo exhibition and cultural performances.
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06.02.2019 - 06.02.2019

Public Lecture: The Genius of Australian Indigenous languages, and why they are important for all of us

Asia and the Pacific / / Sydney
Parade Theatre, NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art), 215 Anzac Parade, Kensington

In this public lecture, Professor Rachel Nordlinger will discuss some of her favourite features of Australia's Indigenous languages – ranging from unusual grammatical properties, to intriguing word meanings, to the questions they raise about how languages are learned and processed. In doing so, she will reflect on the true genius of these languages and argue that, as well as being important to the communities who speak and treasure them, they should be valued by all of us who are interested in what it means to be human.
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01.11.2018 - 01.11.2018

Presentacion del Archivo de Música Original

Latin America and the Carribean / / Montevideo
MAPI, 25 de mayo 279, Montevideo, Uruguay

The original music archive has as its fundamental objective, the realization of actions for the conservation of the indigenous music of Latin America. This will be the official presentation of the original Music Archive
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