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28.01.2019 - 28.01.2019

Official launch event of the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages

Global / / Paris
UNESCO Headquarters (Room II)

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages (Ref.: 71/178) in order to raise global attention on the critical risks confronting indigenous languages and its significance for sustainable development, reconciliation, good governance and peace building. The celebration in 2019 will contribute to the access to, and promotion of, indigenous languages and to a concrete improvement in the lives of indigenous peoples by strengthening the capacities of indigenous language speakers and relevant indigenous peoples’ organizations.
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29.01.2019 - 31.01.2019

UNESCO Transdisciplinary Workshop ‘Pastoralist Knowledge on Weather and Climate: Working with Science to Enhance Local Resilience’

Africa / / Arusha
Arusha Hotel, Arusha, Tanzania

Indigenous East African pastoralists have been engaged in Maa-language research of weather forecasting and climate analysis. The meeting contributes to a dialogue between pastoralists and scientists on how different languages and knowledge systems can work synergistically to improve resilience and climate adaptation in Africa. The event is organised by the Association for Law and Advocacy for Pastoralists (ALAPA) in cooperation with the LINKS programme at UNESCO.
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29.01.2019 - 29.01.2019

De boca en boca la Naturaleza nos convoca

Latin America and the Carribean / / Ituzaingó, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nicolás Repetto 2700, Ituzaingó, Buenos Aires

Bajo el lema de boca en boca la naturaleza nos convoca celebramos en el Jardín Botánico Arturo E. Ragonese el Día Mundial de la Educación Ambiental. Los relatos, mitos y leyendas de nuestros pueblos originarios fueron el hilo conductor seleccionado como herramienta educativa, para una propuesta que incluyó actividades con niños y adultos, visitas guiadas, narraciones, juegos, actividades manuales y disertaciones.
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30.01.2019 - 31.01.2019

46th Annual Diné Song & Dance Festival

Europe and North America / / Rock Point, AZ
Rock Point Community School, Highway 191, Rock Point, AZ

Nihizaad dóó nihe’é’él’į’ sin bee hatáál dóó azhish bee náá yiilyéeł dooleeł hwiindzin. T’áá ałtso nooséłí da’ółta’ígíí bá bił náhoo’aahgo hoolzhish. Nihaadajiikah! To maintain our Diné language and Diné ways of knowing and doing, this event is held for students to express language and culture through singing and dancing. All schools are invited! All are welcome to watch!
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30.01.2019 - 31.01.2019

Announcing the International Year of Indigenous Languages

Europe and North America / / Tucson
University of Arizona

The American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI) at the University of Arizona will announce the UNESCO Year of International Indigenous Language on January 30 & 31, 2019 with information booths on the campus mall. The booths will feature information related to Indigenous languages, with an emphasis on four tribal languages within the state of Arizona: […]
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30.01.2019 - 30.01.2019

ORATORIO ”THE SONG OF NATIONS”

Europe and North America / / ATHENS
Theatre “Anna & Maria Kalouta”, Timokreontos 6A, Neos Kosmos, Athens

THE CLUB FOR UNESCO OF PIRAEUS & ISLANDS PRESENTS THE ORATORIO OF PANAGIOTIS KAROUSOS THE SONG OF THE NATIONS CONDUCTED BY FAIDRA GIANNELOU A concert event for the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2019 the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IY2019) to raise awareness of the crucial […]
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