05.08.2020 - 09.08.2020

Native Spirit Foundation — Indigenous Women Filmmakers Reclaim the Frame — UN International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

Europe and North America / / London
Online

Online Film screenings and Programme curated by Tweed, Director of Native Spirit Foundation, Indigenous Women's discussion panel, Spoken word and music with Zena Edwards. A Summer Special Guest Programme curated by Native Spirit Foundation in collaboration with BFI Reclaim the Frame, Birds Eye View, FIlmmakers: Alanis Obomsawin, Caroline Monnet, Crystal Dawn Morris (Shuswap, Splatsin Nation) Wapikoni Mobile Speakers: Dr Stephanie Pratt (Moderator). Filmmakers: Jules Koostachin, Elizabeth Castle, Marcella Gilbert (daughter of Madonna Thunder Hawk) Themed Spoken Word with Zena Edwards
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25.05.2019 - 30.10.2019

Aymara Identity, Culture and Language

Latin America and the Carribean / / La Paz
Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación - Universidad Mayor de San Andrés

The Course (Diplomado, in Spanish) will be organized into different modules: linguistics, history, anthropology, traditional world vision and will be dictated in Aymara as well as the graduation paper that will be written and published in Aymara.
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24.05.2019 - 24.05.2019

Mila’s My Gagana Series Book Launch

Asia and the Pacific / / Lower Hutt, Wellington
Lagi Routes from the Pacific Store

The Mila’s My Gagana Series promotes the learning of Gagana Samoa (Samoan language) by providing accessible tusi faitau (reading books) that engage our tamaiti (children), fanau (families) and faiā`oga (educators) in a fun and interactive way.
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28.03.2019 - 28.03.2019

Neapolitan: the Language of the Art and Philosophy

Europe and North America / / Athens
Italian Institute of Culture

The work of the Neapolitan Academy to save the Hellenic Heritage of Neapolitan Language. An international conference at the Italian Institute of Culture of Athens to preserve an international mother language in danger.
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26.08.2019 - 27.08.2019

The 6th International conference “LIVONICA. Livonian language, history, culture.”

Europe and North America / / Rīga
University of Latvia Livonian Institute

The Livonians, though one of the smallest nations in Europe, have had a significant role in the languages, history, and culture of the Baltic Sea region, while also maintaining their own unique linguistic and cultural identity up to the present. Livonian is a highly endangered Finnic language indigenous to Latvia and has approximately 20 fluent […]
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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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08.08.2019 - 09.01.2019

INDIGI HACK – WHERE YOUTH HACK FOR GOOD

Global / / Sydney
University of Technology Sydney

INDIGI HACK is a 2 day hackathon for youth 8-18. This hackathon will challenge the youth to develop new technologies that aims to revitalise and retain Indigenous languages. The winner hacker will go into an incubator to further develop and refine the product.
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