News - Indigenous Languages
Indonesia’s Indigenous Languages Hold the Secrets of Surviving Disaster
18th Oct 2018
Introducing hard-learned local wisdom into warning efforts could save thousands of lives. (Source: Foreign Policy)
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How the loss of Native American languages affects our understanding of the Natural World
9th Oct 2018
Languages carry deep cultural knowledge and insights. So, what does the loss of these languages mean in terms of our understanding of the world? (Source: The Conversation)
New Baka and Bagyeli language films released
25th Sep 2018
Several of LifeMosaic's films from the Territories of Life series have been dubbed into 2 indigenous languages for the Baka and Bagyeli peoples from Cameroon.
Native Language Schools Are Taking Back Education
23rd Apr 2018
More than a century ago, the last fluent speakers of Wôpanâak passed away. Now this school is working to revive the language. (By Yes! Magazine)
The Hawaiian language revival
21st Feb 2018
Reflections on Hawaii's inspirational native language revitalization movement (By Keala Carter: Source Intercontinental Cry)
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