Native languages should be spoken and preserved, tribes say after Trump's 'English' order
President Donald Trump issued an executive order over the weekend declaring English as the official language of the U.S.
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Indigenous languages: The pace of extinction is slower than expected—but still alarming
On average, every month across the globe, two Indigenous languages disappear, according to the United Nations. And 40% of the ...
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Reclaiming language through Indigenous Women Poets
Poetry is a vessel for greater understanding in the same way that a voice is a vessel for language,” Price said.
New study finds 20 different Native names for Mount Rainier. Here’s how to say them
The first sight Zalmai “Zeke” Zahir would see most mornings growing up in Seattle and on the Muckleshoot reservation was the ...
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National Consultation on Indigenous Languages: A Call for Preservation and Technology Integration
Samar Michael Soren, an Ethnic Language Specialist and UNESCO Global Taskforce Member, Founder and Head, Language Resource Hub, highlighted how digital tools are revolutionizing language preservation ...
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Your Voice Matters: Participate in Global Survey on Indigenous Languages
UNESCO’s e-Platform on intercultural dialogue is designed for organizations and individuals to learn from shared knowledge or ...
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Native languages should be spoken and preserved, tribes say after Trump's 'English' order
President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring English as the nation's official language, but Native leaders dispute its reach. For many years, the federal government tried to erase ...
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Indigenous languages: The pace of extinction is slower than expected—but still alarming
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Indigenous languages are disappearing at a rate of two per month globally, with 40% at risk of long-term extinction. A demographic projection model predicts a ...
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‘If You Speak an Indigenous Language, You Are Treated as Less’: Migrant Indigenous Farmworkers Feel Deportation Threat
A community organizer and former farmworker based in California reflects on the vital role of Indigenous migrant labor in U.S ...
Indigenous-language immersion schools aim to reverse cultural loss
The words escape slowly from Eleanor Tafoya when she speaks of the decline of the Jemez language among the Pueblo’s youth. “If we don't do anything, we're going to lose our traditions or culture," she ...