My IYIL2019

Events

       

31.01.2019 - 31.01.2019

“On the tip of the tongue” documentary screening – Eyak People

Europe and North America / / Cordova
Cordova Center - 601 1st St, Cordova, AK 99574, USA

"On the tip of the tongue" documentary (52' - 2018) Six years ago, Vincent Bonnay, a french filmmaker started the documentation process as Eyaks began to reconnect and strategize together as a community. “SUR LE BOUT DE LA LANGUE” or “ON THE TIP OF THE TONGUE” is a result of this important work, telling the story of the encounter between the Eyak people and the young french linguist, Guillaume Leduey.
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01.02.2019 - 28.02.2019

Radial difussion of indigenous languages and ancestral knowledges

Latin America and the Carribean / / Quito
Radio Corape

Radio CORAPE will organize a national radial diffussion of indigenous languages and ancestral knowledges, during all the month of February 2019. The diffusion will allow to focus attention on the risks confronting indigenous languages and raise awareness of their preservation and also to promote ancestral knowledges of indigenous communities. Communication is a valued tool for […]
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01.02.2019 - 31.12.2019

Government of Canada’s Year of Indigenous Languages Social Media Campaign

Europe and North America / / Ottawa
Online

To contribute to the International Year of Indigenous Languages, the social media team at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and Indigenous Services Canada, has developed an intergovernmental network to promote Indigenous languages spoken in Canada on the GCIndigenous social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and 17 Departments across the Government of Canada's social media channels. The content will promote learning resources and educate social media users on revitalization efforts, the expansive number of Indigenous languages used across Canada, and the history of Indigenous languages.
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01.02.2019 - 01.02.2019

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: International Year of Indigenous Languages

Europe and North America / / Austin
Perry Castañeda Library, Room 2.340, University of Texas at Austin, 101 E 21st St, Austin, TX 78712

Please join the Archive of the Indigenous Languages of Latin America for a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in honor of the International Year of Indigenous Languages! At this workshop we will provide participants with an introduction to Wikipedia editing while we focus on improving the Wikipedia records about indigenous languages. We will provide a list of indigenous languages from Latin America that need editing in Wikipedia, as well as some physical and virtual resources and information about these languages that can be used to make edits and write articles. Participants are also welcome to edit any Wikipedia page for any indigenous language that interests them.
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02.02.2019 - 02.02.2019

Langlang Buana Nusantara / Journey through the Indonesian Archipelago: Three Ethnic Groups, Two Islands, One Heart

Asia and the Pacific / / Jakarta
Hoshino Tea Time, Menara BTPN, Mega Kuningan, South Jakarta

Polyglot Indonesia Jakarta Chapter presents the Language Exchange Meetup activities series entitled "Langlang Buana Nusantara!" In the second meetup of this series, we discussed the language and culture in West Nusa Tenggara Province in an activity entitled "Three Ethnic Groups, Two Islands, One Heart" held on February 2, 2019. In collaboration with Sasak Samawa Mbojo UI (SASAMBO UI), a student union of West Nusa Tenggara Province at Indonesia University, we present unique facts about West Nusa Tenggara and teach the three languages of the province: Sasak, Samawa, Mbojo.
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