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Six Books by Māori Owned HUIA Publishers Selected for Inaugural IBBY-UNESCO List

The IBBY-UNESCO Collection of Remarkable Books for Young Readers in Indigenous and Endangered Languages highlights books from around the world by Indigenous writers with a goal to protect these stories and culture.
The post Six Books by Māori Owned HUIA Publishers Selected for Inaugural IBBY-UNESCO List appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/08/six-books-by-maori-owned-huia-publishers-selected-for-inaugural-ibby-unesco-list/

#EboniWaitere #HUIAPublishers #IBBY #IndigenousLanguages #IndigenousPublishing

Taiwan recently recognized the Siraya as its 17th Indigenous group.

This map shows the share of residents reporting an Indigenous language as their primary language, based on Taiwan’s 2020 census. The highest percentages are concentrated mainly in mountainous and eastern regions.

#Taiwan #IndigenousTaiwan #IndigenousLanguages #TaiwanHistory #maps

I've seen this posted by a lot of people on facebook, but not here. It is never the business of outsiders to tell Indigenous communities whether it's worth learning and maintaining their languages or not. That seems just so obvious. The phrasing of "putting an endangered language out of its misery" is really getting to me, more than the rest somehow. Maybe because languages don't actually have nerve endings that could be feeling pain, but people who are desperately trying to get their languages back into use do. I also think that if we think of the language as a living being, it would be so happy to start being spoken again or spoken more, even if not yet enough. I've only read the response, and I'm not sure I could face the original article. https://endangeredlanguages.com/story/response-sometimes-its-ok-let-language-die #IndigenousLanguages #Linguistics

Sonya Taaffe over on Dreamwidth shared this ll-minute contemporary retelling of a traditional Tlingit story, narrated by X̱’unei Lance Twitchell in the Tlingit language. Truly beautiful in every respect. #Tlingit #IndigenousLanguages #CulturalSurvival
https://vimeo.com/1116566985

So, signing up for this course (taught online) this Fall. I'll be auditing the course because it's all about the knowledge for me at this point (and I want there to be enough students to justify teaching this. 25 slots, 6 filled already).

WAB 101 - Beginning #WabanakiLanguage I

"This beginning course in a #Wabanaki language stresses the acquisition of cultural information and introduces the student to the four skills of language learning: listening comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing."

FMI:
https://catalog.usm.maine.edu/content.php?catoid=23&catoid=23&navoid=1256&filter%5Bitem_type%5D=3&filter%5Bonly_active%5D=1&filter%5B3%5D=1&filter%5Bcpage%5D=16#acalog_template_course_filter

#TraditionalLanguage #IndigenousLanguages #IndigenousLanguageEducation #WabanakiLanguage #Wabanakik #CulturalSurvival #LanguagePreservation

Indonesia – Dayak Community Makes Publishing History with First-Ever International Literacy Congress

World-first literacy congress by Dayak indigenous community in Borneo, featuring authentic multi-generational authorship, holistic literacy frameworks, and strategic publishing infrastructure.
The post Indonesia – Dayak Community Makes Publishing History with First-Ever International Literacy Congress appeared first on The New Publishing Standard.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/04/18/dayak-international-literacy-congress-2026-publishing-milestone/

#BookFairs #IndigenousLanguages #Indonesia #SEAsia #ASEANpublishing

Michif: The Unique Language of the Métis Nation 🤝🇨🇦

Michif is a unique mixed language, primarily spoken by Métis people in Canada and the US. It typically combines Cree verbs and verb phrases with French nouns and noun phrases For example: "Good afternoon" would be "Bonn apray mijii” Efforts are underway to revitalize and preserve this endangered oral language. 🇨🇦 #Canada #Michif #Metis #IndigenousLanguages

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/michif

Pakistan – The InPage Legacy: How One Software Defined Urdu Digital Publishing

How InPage software revolutionised Urdu digital publishing in 1994, created industry dependence on proprietary systems, and why modern publishing requires Unicode-first infrastructure.
The post Pakistan – The InPage Legacy: How One Software Defined Urdu Digital Publishing appeared first on The New Publishing Standard.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/03/17/inpage-urdu-publishing-legacy/

#India #IndigenousLanguages #Pakistan #Pakistanpublishing #Urdupublishing

🗣️ Calling all language revitalization allies!

We're launching a community-led effort to reclaim and rebuild the Brothertown language—grounded in Proto-SNEA and guided by expert linguists. Volunteers welcome!

🔗 https://michael-conrad.com/blog/brothertown-community-language-initiative/

#Brothertown #LanguageRevitalization #Algonquian #SNEA #CommunityLanguage #IndigenousLanguages #Linguistics #LanguageReclamation #indigenous

Future looks bleak for #Anihšināpēmowin, other language programs at #FirstNationsUniversity

“It's been a challenge, and I felt let down by FNU,” a student says

Darla Ponace · CBC News · Posted: Jan 16, 2026 6:00 AM EST | Last Updated: January 16

Excerpt: "For nearly two decades, Lorena Lynn Cote has taught Anihšināpēmowin at First Nations University of Canada.

"Cote, an assistant professor in the Department of Indigenous Languages, said she's losing faith in the university's commitment to ensuring the restoration and revitalization of the #Saulteaux language.

"When she first started teaching there, she was proud to say she worked at a university where #Indigenous students could re-learn their languages and even get degrees in Indigenous languages in hopes of keeping them alive, but things have changed over the years, Cote said.

"The only language degree now offered is in #Cree, and other languages are no longer being taught at higher levels, she said.

"She is sad and feels hopeless in the fight to keep advocating for the language program her aunt helped to create, Cote told CBC News.

" 'Our language classes have been getting cancelled,' she said. 'We do offer the 100 and 101, and that's just basic introductory language.' "

Read more:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/future-looks-bleak-for-anihsinapemowin-language-programs-first-nations-university-9.7046621

#CulturalPreservation #LanguageIsLife #NativeAmericanNews #IndigenousLanguages

The map can label #toponyms in #MinorityLanguages #IndigenousLanguages #AncientLanguages, like no other world atlas you’ve ever flipped through.

#localization #internationalization #multilingualism #WritingHistory

KJRH: An app for that: Cherokee Nation debuts official language-learning and dictionary app. “With help from another prominent indigenous entity, the Cherokee Nation debuted its own language learning app on Dec. 9. With a ceremony inside Durbin Feeling Language Center, tribal leaders lauded the release of the app as a means to fully resurrect a mother tongue that almost went extinct over […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/10/an-app-for-that-cherokee-nation-debuts-official-language-learning-and-dictionary-app-kjrh/

Michif: The Unique Language of the Métis Nation 🤝🇨🇦

Michif is a unique mixed language, primarily spoken by Métis people in Canada and the US. It typically combines Cree verbs and verb phrases with French nouns and noun phrases For example: "Good afternoon" would be "Bonn apray mijii” Efforts are underway to revitalize and preserve this endangered oral language. 🇨🇦 #Canada #Michif #Metis #IndigenousLanguages

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/michif

Michif: The Unique Language of the Métis Nation 🤝🇨🇦

Michif is a unique mixed language, primarily spoken by Métis people in Canada and the US. It typically combines Cree verbs and verb phrases with French nouns and noun phrases For example: "Good afternoon" would be "Bonn apray mijii” Efforts are underway to revitalize and preserve this endangered oral language. 🇨🇦 #Canada #Michif #Metis #IndigenousLanguages

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/michif

University of Arizona continues placing signage in Native American languages on buildings. This week we had the unveiling of the sign from the Yavapai/Apache Nation on the main building of the School of Business. #IndigenousLanguages #UniversityofArizona #Tucson

Michif: The Unique Language of the Métis Nation 🤝🇨🇦

Michif is a unique mixed language, primarily spoken by Métis people in Canada and the US. It typically combines Cree verbs and verb phrases with French nouns and noun phrases For example: "Good afternoon" would be "Bonn apray mijii” Efforts are underway to revitalize and preserve this endangered oral language. 🇨🇦 #Canada #Michif #Metis #IndigenousLanguages

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/michif

Michif: The Unique Language of the Métis Nation 🤝🇨🇦

Michif is a unique mixed language, primarily spoken by Métis people in Canada and the US. It typically combines Cree verbs and verb phrases with French nouns and noun phrases For example: "Good afternoon" would be "Bonn apray mijii” Efforts are underway to revitalize and preserve this endangered oral language. 🇨🇦 #Canada #Michif #Metis #IndigenousLanguages

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/michif

Michif: The Unique Language of the Métis Nation 🤝🇨🇦

Michif is a unique mixed language, primarily spoken by Métis people in Canada and the US. It typically combines Cree verbs and verb phrases with French nouns and noun phrases For example: "Good afternoon" would be "Bonn apray mijii” Efforts are underway to revitalize and preserve this endangered oral language. 🇨🇦 #Canada #Michif #Metis #IndigenousLanguages

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/michif

Michif: The Unique Language of the Métis Nation 🤝🇨🇦

Michif is a unique mixed language, primarily spoken by Métis people in Canada and the US. It typically combines Cree verbs and verb phrases with French nouns and noun phrases For example: "Good afternoon" would be "Bonn apray mijii” Efforts are underway to revitalize and preserve this endangered oral language. 🇨🇦 #Canada #Michif #Metis #IndigenousLanguages

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/michif

#Trump Cuts to #PublicMedia Threaten #NativeAmerican Stations That Protect #Culture & #PublicHealth, Issue Alerts

July 18, 2025

"We speak to Loris Taylor, president of #NativePublicMedia, about the Trump administration’s drastic #defunding of public media and its impact on tribal nations. Fifty-nine #TribalRadioStations and one tribal #TelevisionStation that depend on federal funding will be among the first to face possible closure, putting some of the essential services that #PublicBroadcasting provides, including warning systems for missing #IndigenousWomen and girls, at risk.

"Taylor shares how Native-led public media helps preserve #IndigenousLanguages and helped keep communities informed during the peak of the COVID-19 #pandemic. She fears that without these same resources and 'with the #ClimateCrisis increasing, [we] are going to be operating on the margins of information and are not going to have real lifesaving information available to our citizens when they need it most.' "

Listen / watch / read transcript:
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/7/18/public_broadcasting_cuts_native_public_media

#ViewerSupportedNews #DemocracyNow #CulturalGenocide #EmergencyCommunications #CorporationForPublicBroadcasting #TrumpHatesThePoor #CorporateColonialism #LanguagePreservation #NativeAmericanNews #NativePublic #NativeAmericans #USPol

Last Chance! Our next Script Keepers Network Zoom meeting is today! Join us for either meeting. Links in bio.

#scripts #scriptkeepersnetwork #endangeredscripts #endangeredlanguages #endangeredalphabets #languages #culture #preservation #documentation #indigenous #indigenouslanguages #indigenousscripts #network #meeting #community