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Events

       

22.05.2019 - 22.05.2019

Festival de las Lenguas Indígenas de México

Latin America and the Carribean / / Estado de México
Temazcalcingo S/N, Col. Hueyotenco Tecámac, Estado de México C.P. 55740

The College of Technical Professional Education in State of Mexico (CONALEP-MEX) organized the Mexican Indigenous Languages Festival on May 22 nd. This festival was organized by the Humanities, Social Science and Communication Academy, whose principal coordinator was Eduardo Cortero, Spanish teacher at CONALEP-MEX. In the festival, students danced traditional dances from Mexico and they presented  information […]
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23.05.2019 - 24.05.2019

Collaborative Language Planning Project – Second Meeting

Europe and North America / / Missoula
University of Montana

Collaborative Language Planning Project (CLPP) is a collaborative efforts among language activists, language workers, and linguists in Tribal Colleges in Montana (USA) and the University of Montana. We have been working to develop this collaborative project for Indigenous language documentation and conservation, and this planning activity has been funded by the National Science Foundation’s Documenting […]
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23.05.2019 - 26.05.2019

Garrmalang Festival

Asia and the Pacific / / Darwin
Darwin Entertainment Centre

Garrmalang is a dynamic festival of Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) arts and culture that brings together artists, dancers, musicians and performers to share stages, stories, forums and songs. As the only Indigenous festival to be held in Darwin, Garrmalang aims to reflect the unique experiences, cultures and stories of Australia’s northern capital city from the perspective of its Indigenous artists and communities.
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24.05.2019 - 24.05.2019

National Conference on the Preservation of Indigenous Languages (El Salvador)

Latin America and the Carribean / / San Salvador
UTEC, San Salvador

The National Conference is focused on initiating a conversation about the importance of protecting the indigenous languages and generating recomendations for the development of a national road map and action plan focused on the preservation, promotion of and use of the languages. The event will place emphasis on bilingual education, access to information, the use of technology. The importance of developing measures and policies which will encourage young people to take interest in learning the languages will be one of the key elements in these discussions.
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24.05.2019 - 24.05.2019

Seminar on Lotha Language Development

Asia and the Pacific / / Wokha, Nagaland
Mt. Tiyi College, Wokha

Seminar on Lotha Language Development organized by Lotha Academy in Collaboration with Mt. Tiyi College. As one of the major tribes in Nagaland, the Lotha Nagas have a rich language heritage that make valuable contribution to world cultural diversity. Currently, globalization and the dominance of English language increasingly threaten the future of Lotha language. The […]
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24.05.2019 - 25.05.2019

Introduction to Gwich’in With Hishinlai’ Peter

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

Hishinlai’ Peter learned her endangered ancestral language, Gwich’in, as an adult. She has taught adults at UAF since 2002, and earned her Ph.D. with a dissertation on Adult Ancestral Language Learning and Effects on Identity. In this special presentation Hishinlai’ will share an inside look at how adult students learn Gwich’in in her classroom.
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