Events

In honor of International Year of Indigenous Language 2019, the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh will be holding a 2-part Symposium focusing on the role of indigenous languages in "standard-settings". This symposium will explore the importance that indigenous languages have had in the work of our speakers from varying professional and geographic backgrounds and show how language-based capacity building empowers indigenous people. Speakers and Topics: Dr. Azra and Peter Meadows, University of Glasgow: Indigenous Languages: a Research Experience in Pakistan Dr. Magnus Course, UoE: Speaking Mapudungun in Southern Chile Dr. Charlotte Gleghorn, UoE: Indigenous Filmmaking and Audiovisual Translation in Latin America Juan-José (JJ) Miranda, ClickMaths: Translation of Educational Resources: an in-practice perspective from ClickMaths

2019 is the International Year of Indigenous Languages. Linguistics students at the University of Adelaide would like to mark this by inviting fellow students, staff, researchers and interested others to join us in a Post Graduate Linguistics Symposium. We will be discussing a broad range of topics related to this theme from around the world. This will be a full day event with tea/coffee and a light lunch provided - if you have dietary requirements, please note this where requested in your booking. Looking forward to an engaging and productive day - hope to see you there! NB: Registration essential for catering purposes.

A talk on indigenous culture and traditions with workshops on learning indigenous languages and the ancient scripts.

This panel, presented by the UNM Navajo Language Program and Native Studies Department, brings together Indigenous language scholars from across the United States to present their work with their native language.