My IYIL2019

Events

       

30.04.2019 - 30.04.2019

Film Screening – Mountain Talk

Europe and North America / / Kalkanli
Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus

The people of Appalachia (United States) tell the story of their mountain dialect and culture in this documentary film.
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01.05.2019 - 01.05.2019

Scots Cafe

Europe and North America / / Glasgow
Project Cafe

Join us on the first Wednesday of every month for the Scots Cafe, a friendly way to learn and speak Scots with Dr Michael Dempster, the Scots Scriever (writer) and Scots singer Lori Watson
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02.05.2019 - 02.05.2019

Conference of Indigenous Communities (CIC) of north Pakistan

Asia and the Pacific / / Swat
Hotel

The conference aimed at deliberation on some action points which these indigenous communities can collectively undertake in order to dive deeper into the social, cultural, linguistic, economic and political discrimination, exploitation and marginalisation they have been facing for centuries to break the shackles they have been bounded to consciously or unconsciously, he noted. https://wemountains.com/05/11/1219/
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02.05.2019 - 03.05.2019

LAUNCH OF INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES IN FIJI

Asia and the Pacific / / SUVA
Sukuna Park

The launch of the IYIL in Suva, the capital of Fiji is a public event that will be held over two days.  During the two days, indigenous approaches and values that promote social cohesion, food security, preservation and celebration of language diversity will be showcased. Traditional elders and master crafts practitioners drawn from society based […]
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03.05.2019 - 03.05.2019

Denaakk’e Dedeenee

Europe and North America / / Fairbanks
Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center

An inter-generational Denaakk'e language learning activity  for children accompanied by a caregiver. 
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03.05.2019 - 19.05.2019

Writing on the Wall exhibition

Asia and the Pacific / / Melbourne
Blak Dot Gallery

Language is part of our identity and our culture. We remind ourselves the various forms of language and communication like song and dance, storytelling, art, and the importance to continue teaching and sharing knowledge. Writing on the Wall raises awareness of the threat of extinction of our indigenous languages. The exhibition supports the United Nations 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages and the important role language and culture play in our daily lives. Through the artistic practices of our emerging First Nations artists, we learn how they champion and celebrate the survival of our First Nations languages.
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