Events

The Summer School, “Indigenous and Minority Languages: Living History and Opportunities for the Future” is organized in collaboration with the Americas Research Network (ARENET), the Institute for the Study of the Americas of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Center for Research and Practice in Cultural Continuity at the University of Warsaw "Faculty of Artes Liberales", the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, and the Smithsonian Institution. The summer school will take place at the UNC Chapel Hill Global Education Center July 1-12, 2019. An integral part of the workshop includes a two-day visit to the Cherokee Eastern Band Indian Community July 6-7, 2019.

Film screening following annual Leeds University Endangered Languages workshop 'Endangered languages and ecosystems: Threats and opportunities' Edge of the Knife is a 2018 Canadian drama film co-directed by Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown. It is the first feature film spoken only in dialects of the Haida language. Set in 19th-century Haida Gwaii, it tells the classic Haida story of the traumatized and stranded man transformed to Gaagiixiid, the wildman.

Die beiden Guarani-Kaiowá Frauen Janete und Alenir erzählen vom Leben als Indigene unter der aktuellen Regierung Brasiliens. Erzählung und Gespräch

El año 2019 ha sido declarado por la ONU y la UNESCO como el año internacional de las lenguas indígenas en el mundo, con el propósito de llamar una vez más la atención sobre la importancia de preservar y fomentar el uso de las lenguas indígenas.  En un mundo en el que las tendencias homogeneizadoras […]

The UNESCO Office in Quito and Representation for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela has organized and coordinated three former editions of the Andean Meeting on Culture of Peace. This IV edition aims to make special emphasis to the contribution of the indigenous languages to the building of peace through the education in native language and […]

Supporting our Biosphere status to support and promote our cultural heritage and engage with the local community we aim to issue these six stamps in time for our annual celebration of being the oldest continuous parliament in the world. The simple greetings were selected by Culture Vannin and the visual storyline represents a day in the life of Manx Mouse. Text content from Culture Vannin about the Manx language will complement the collection along with a selection of other basic phrases. Moghrey Mie (Good morning) - greeting the day. Kys T’ou? (How are you?) - meeting a friend at Tynwald Fair. Slaynt Vie – (Cheers) - tasting fine Manx produce. Fastyr Mie – (Good afternoon) - a sunny afternoon at Port Erin beach. Slaine Lhiu – (Goodbye) - the friend returning home. Oie Vie – (Goodnight) - falling asleep.