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May 2013

felicityh — Wed, 01 May 2013 05:47:21 +0000

15 May Reviving Barngarla language by Daniela Dean Whyalla News

14 May SD58 gets donation for Aboriginal Academy iPads Merritt Herald

14 May Language loss a crime by Dorothy Hays Chronicle Journal

13 May UN expert warns of decline in minority languages by Kanaga Raja Kashmir Times

13 May Learn Tahltan language, save our culture Tahltan Central Council

13 May Mystery of Tahltan language 'code' revealed Tahltan Central Council

13 May Keeping Endangered Languages and Culture Alive by Eliot Reiniger Smithsonian Folklife Festival

11 May Language Preservation Made Vance Home Gun a Champion for Change by Vincent Schilling Indian Country Today Media Network

11 May Controversial teaching method brings hope and social change to Cape York by Nicolas Rothwell The Australian

10 May Students announce lacrosse games in Seneca language The Observer

9 May Youth seek to revive at-risk aboriginal languages by Kelly Sinoski Vancouver Sun

8 May 'I fear our language will die' by Anja Kristine Salo Barents Observer

8 May Less than two in three Inuit speak an Inuit language: StatsCan by Jim Bell Nunatsiaq Online

8 May Aboriginals lose touch with native tongue, survey reveals by Michael Woods Canada.com

8 May Fewer people speaking aboriginal languages as mother tongue by Kelly Sinoski Vancouver Sun

8 May Aboriginals lose touch with native tongue, survey reveals by Michael Woods Montreal Gazette

8 May Serving Canada's north - excellence in 8 aboriginal languages CBC News

7 May 15, 000-year-old 'fossil' words reveal ancestral Ice Age language by Amina Khan LA Times

6 May European Linguist Explores Endangered African Language Ndengeleko by Sergio Prostak Sci News

6 May Pride and identity: Reviving Indigenous languages by Andy Park SBS

4 May Students enhance language directory for Indigenous Languages Institute by Adele Oliveira Santa Fe New Mexican

2 May Navajo 'Star Wars' Casting Starts Tomorrow Indian Country Today Media Network

2 May Luce Foundation partners with linguists to save endangered languages University of Hawai'i Manoa

1 May The neglect of our indigenous languages by Victoria Ipe Nigerian Tribune

1 May Bolivia: Indigenous languages taught in school by Gemma Candela Infosur Hoy

April 2013

felicityh — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:32:08 +0000

29 April Indigenous languages Radio National Counterpoint

28 April World's most endangered language is spoken by only two people who don't talk to each other! by Meera Dolasia Dogo News

27 April DPP lawmakers riled by language funding cuts by Rachel Lin and Jason Pan Taipei Times

25 April Original 'Star Wars' film to be translated into Navajo language by Jenny Kane The Oakland Press

24 April Vietnam's Bilingual Experiment by Lien Hoang New York Times

23 April Irish as an endangered language by Bob Burke Marylhurst University Blog

23 April No Digital Camera? No Problem. Create Your Own Language Video by Eddie Avila Rising Voices

22 April Corsican MEP battles for Europe to protect endangered languages Euractiv

21 April Modina Waters using children's story book to keep Kiowa language alive by Hannah Cruz Norman Transcript

21 April Finding our voice Republica

20 April Learning a Native Language? Ojibway Programmer Has an App For That by Marc Dadigan Indian Country Today Media Network

19 April Aboriginal language app launched by Terri Begley ABC Brisbane

19 April First Language First by Bob Smietana Christianity Today

18 April Dandeli man develops indigenous Konkani script by Stanley Pinto Times of India

18 April Squamish language festival set by David Burke Squamish Chief

18 April American Indian tribes turn to technology in race to save endangered languages Washington Post

17 April To save endangered languages, American Indian tribes to tech New York Daily News

17 April Social science + engineering = help for dying languages Science Blog

17 April MIT and Haiti sign agreement to promote Kreyòl language STEM education by Peter Dizikes MIT News

16 April Play on words: Scholar mulls entries for Native dictionary by Stacy Pratt Tahlequah Daily Press

15 April Recognize aboriginal languages as 'original', task force says CBC News

15 April Language vital part of cultural identity by Stacy Pratt Tahlequah Daily Press

15 April 11 languages at risk of disappearing by Raveena Aulakh The Star

15 April Dying languages: scientists fret as one disappears every 14 days by Raveena Aulakh The Star

13 April Push to revive Indigenous languages along the Condamine River by Cassie Hough ABC Rural

12 April Jakarta and Bali Pledge to Keep Balinese Language in Academic Curriculum Bali Discovery Tours

12 April Expert on dying languages to give lecture at the University of Montana by Martin Kidston Missoulian Independent Record

11 April Indigenous getting ready to participate in next elections Yucatan Times

10 April Cherokees win awards at Native language fair by Travis Snell Cherokee Phoenix

10 April Native language initiatives enhanced by Heather Latter Fort Frances Times

10 April Keeping Yoruba language alive by Akinwumi Ishola by Yinka Oladoyinbo Nigerian Tribune

10 April The power of indigenous languages by Pilar Porral Radio Netherlands Worldwide

9 April Wiradjuri language will help Aboriginal youth ABC News

8 April Balinese language to stay in schools by Ni Komang Erviani Jakarta Post

8 April Experts cautiously welcome support for Aboriginal languages in NSW by Tim Roxborough The Wire

8 April Indigenous languages job hope ABC News

8 April Government of Nunavut Implements Official Languages Act by Bernadine Racoma Day News

8 April Amazon loses to underdogs over endangered language skirmish by Parul Guliani NY Daily News

7 April Archie Thompson dies at 93; Yurok elder kept tribal tongue alive by Lee Romney LA Times

6 April Indigenous children to learn native language by Matthew Sadler SBS

5 April Support for NSW school Indigenous language plan by Matthew Sadler SBS

5 April Aboriginal children to learn native language by Sarah Gerathy ABC News

5 April Language used to help link pupils with jobs by Anna Patty and Rick Feneley Sydney Morning Herald

5 April Native American Youth Language Fair has record attendance by Susan Shannon KGOU

4 April Lost in translation: saving Europe's endangered languages European Parliament News

4 April Aboriginal Language Gets Official Status in Nunavut, Canada Indian Country Today Media Network

4 April Great State: Native American Language Fair by Galen Culver KFOR

3 April Nunavut languages act now official Nunatsiaq Online

3 April Pastika pledges to fight for Balinese language by Ni Komang Erviani Bali Daily

3 April Facebook, Twitter Unlock Mexico's Unwritten Languages Fox News Latino

2 April A 'like' for linguistics: Can social media save Mexico's unwritten languages? by Lauren Villagran Alaska Dispatch

2 April New Website NativKer Facilitates Online Language Learning and Exchange Yahoo! Finance

1 April 'We're at a really critical stage' by Miranda Scotland Northern News Services

March 2013

felicityh — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:12:13 +0000

31 March Echoes of Languages No Longer Heard by Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim New York Times

31 March For students, Tulalip Tribes' native language a connection to the past by Gale Fiege Herald Net

29 March Celebrate National Aboriginal Languages Day Indian Country Today Media Network

29 March Androids in Amazonia: recording an endangered language by Steven Bird SBS

28 March Reaching the Last Speakers of Japan's Ancient Languages by Andrew Howley National Geographic

28 March Salish conference celebrates language revitalisation by Alyssa Nenemay Char-Koosta News

28 March More funding needed to preserve Indigenous languages by Ben Leahy Pilbara Echo

27 March Back from the brink by Suzi Taylor ABC Goulburn Valley

27 March Cherokee Language video game released One Feather

26 March GNWT Wraps Up Second Aboriginal Languages Symposium Northwest Territories

25 March Inspiration for Native American Language Revival From Basque Country by Sarah Lukin GMF Blog

25 March Last Member of 65,000-Year-Old Tribe Dies by Anny Shaw Earth First News

24 March Oklahoma plan may make native languages easier to teach, learn by Sara Plummer Tulsa World

22 March Indigenous language group meets in Menindee by Margaret Paul ABC News

21 March Aloha, Southeast Alaska by Xh'unei Lance A. Twitchell Juneau Empire

21 March Don wants Nigerian government to rescind decision on indigenous languages by Abimbola Ayobami Premium Times

21 March Sleeping Beauty: why indigenous languages need to be saved from the brink by Georgina Flaherty The Australian

20 March Aboriginal Language Revival in the Condamine River Catchment Condamine Alliance

20 March Aboriginal languages symposium kicks off in Yellowknife HQ Yellowknife

20 March New technology maps Inuit knowledge by Lisa Gregoire Nunatsiaq Online

20 March On Endangered Languages and Open Source Efforts to Preserve Them by Madison Andrews A New Domain

19 March Linguicide: How dying languages kill multiculturalism by Andy Park SBS

18 March Joining the dots: Indigenous art and language in the national cultural policy by Christine Nicholls The Conversation

17 March Russia's indigenous languages at risk of dying out by Dmitry Sukhodolsky Russia Beyond the Headlines

15 March Money talks in Indigenous languages scheme by Melanie Arnost ABC News

15 March 'Koireng a critically endangered language' Manipur Times

15 March RSNC To Support Development of Indigenous Languages The Tide

14 March Crafting case for a productive country by Matthew Westwood The Australian

13 March Federal funding to help preserve Indigenous languages SBS

13 March Creative Australia lends extra support to Indigenous languages, but is it enough? by Greg Dickson Fully (sic)

13 March Dual names set for landmarks by Matt Smith The Mercury

13 March Daughter of Broome renders north-west life through dance by Dewi Cooke The Age

13 March High School teams from throughout northern Minnesota gather for Native American Language Quiz Bowl by Nathan Bergstedt Grand Rapids MN

13 March Local researcher digs into near-extinct Métis language by Kevin Ma St Albert Gazette

12 March Northland improves use of Aboriginal languages by Renée Francoeur Northern Journal

12 March Aboriginal Languages Month shines light on efforts to save languages by Myles Dolphin The Hub

12 March Strange Bedfellows by Julie Gordon Language Magazine

12 March Protection of minority languages is a human rights obligation, UN expert says UN News Centre

11 March Educators keeping languages strong by Kassina Ryder Northern News Services

11 March Is Manipuri an Endangered Language? by Soibam Rebika Manipur Times

11 March Ohio university project keeping Miami Tribe's native language alive by Lisa Cornwell Tulsa World

11 March Cyberlinguistics: recording the world's vanishing voices by Steven Bird The Conversation

10 March Yukon aboriginal groups push for traditional language use CBC News

10 March Language, culture key to improving the health of aboriginal children by Carmela Fragomeni The Spec

8 March Professor creates website aiming to preserve indigenous languages by Taylor Aquino Daily Bruin

7 March Hill crusader trying to save Lakota language - 13 years on Native American reservation in South Dakota by Lou Mancinelli Chestnut Hill Local

7 March Technology aids Cherokee language re-emergence by Ryan Saylor The City Wire

6 March Aboriginal Languages Celebrated during March Northwest Territories

5 March Aboriginal languages to be part of human trafficking campaign by Renée Francoeur Northern Journal

5 March NZ sitting on language goldmine by Isaac Davison New Zealand Herald

4 March Aboriginal Languages Month Northwest Territories

2 March Right to mother tongue: Saving the indigenous languages by Rashid Askari African Herald Express

2 March Linguists say Hawaii Sign Language found to be distinct language Washington Post

1 March Protecting indigenous languages is urgent Latin America Press

1 March Researchers discover indigenous language in Hawaii by Cam Tran KITV

February 2013

felicityh — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 22:55:44 +0000

28 February Engagement will help kohanga revitalise te reo - Maori Party Voxy

28 February Website draws together speakers of endangered indigenous languages by Cynthia Lee and Carmen Cebreros Urzaiz UCLA Today

28 February Silent Plains…The Fading Sounds of Native Languages by Frederic Briand National Geographic

27 February Senate advances bill to help preserve Native American languages by Mike Dennison Independent Record

27 February Does the language you speak change the way you think? by Kevin Hartnett Boston Globe

26 February Leader holds fears for Nyoongar language by Emma Young In My Community

26 February Boonville's quirky dialect fading away by Kevin Fagan SF Gate

21 February Celebrating Australia's linguistic diversity on Mother Language Day Radio National

25 February Natividad Hospital Overcomes Communication Barrier With Indigenous Language Speakers by Lisa Morehouse Huffington Post

25 February Long live language by Noelle Fujii Ka Leo

24 February Biba Mes Chamorro: Competitions will highlight the indigenous language of the Marianas by Lacee A.C. Martinez Guampdn

23 February Local First Nations languages explored in new museum exhibit by Judith Lavoie Times-Colonist

22 February Tribal languages on International Mother Language Day by Joanna Eede National Geographic

22 February International Mother Language Day How many languages can you speak? by Kamran Khan Express Tribune

22 February How Languages Shape Our Understanding Of The World by Paul Woodward Eurasia Review

21 February Indigenous Language: Nigeria is still under colonial rule says Ayedire council boss by Kunle Arogundade Bola Ilori

21 February In Mexico, 64 dialects at risk of extinction Worldcrunch

21 February International Mother Language Day by Aidan Wilson Fully (sic)

21 February Forum on aboriginal education by Emma Graney Leader-Post

21 February Africa: The Fading Use Of Indigenous Languages by Ogunjimi James Taiwo Sahara Reporters

19 February Putting language documentation in the hands of the speakers by Bruce Birch Fully (sic)

18 February Reward for reviving Chipewyan language by Kassina Ryder Northern News Services Online

18 February Lujan pushes to continue native language programs LC Sun News

18 February Technology Boost for the Balinese Language Bali Discovery

17 February Indigenous Youth Step up to Protect Their Roots by Marzieh Goudarzi IPS News

15 February TRIBES: Campaign to save Native American languages by David Olsen Press-Enterprise

15 February Federal Government ready to 'Recognise' Indigenous languages (but it's kinda old news) by Greg Dickson Fully (sic)

14 February Transparent Language Contributes to Endangered Language Preservation Program Transparent Language

14 February Technology in the service of cultural diversity by Isidro C. Sia PhilStar

14 February First Mon language newspaper in 50 years to be published by Kun Chan Mizzima

13 February Education budget panel approves K-12 spending aligned with school funding overhaul bill by Mike Dennison Independent Record

11 February How to Save a Dying Language by Ariel Sabar Smithsonian Mag

11 February Make Maori compulsory and NZ will prosper Tangata Whenua

9 February Could the Birth of a Word Prevent the Death of a Language by Nataly Kelly Huffington Post

8 February The Electronic Drum: Community Radio's Role in Reversing Indigenous Language Decline by Mark Camp and Agnes Portalewska Cultural Survival

8 February Morris Receives Language Revitalization Grant from Minnesota Indian Affairs Council by Jenna Ray Morris Campus News

8 February Haiti is teaching kids in the wrong language by Arika Okrent The Week

8 February A story to tell: GLIFWC project links language and heritage by Andy Butter Hayward WI

7 February Indigenous languages speak to cultural pride by Abe Mokoena The Star

6 February Revival of nearly extinct Yurok language is a success story by Lee Romney LA Times

5 February Learning More Than a Language by Sam Slotnick The Link

4 February Native language learns to talk tech by Catherine Litt Kamloops Daily News

3 February Smartphone app aimed at aiding Mohawk language growth by Andy Gardner Watertown Daily Times

January 2013

felicityh — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:41:23 +0000

31 January Manx: Bringing a language back from the dead BBC News Magazine

31 January Haa yoo xh'atángixh haa sitee: we are our language by Xh'unei Lance A. Twitchell Juneau Empire

31 January Ngati Kahungunu plans to revitalise te reo Maori in rohe Radio New Zealand

30 January Racing to Save A Language North Dakota Humanities Council

30 January Rejuvenate indigenous language says youth from Asia United Nations Radio

30 January Can the digital age save the Cherokee language? The halls of Facebook, Google and texting by Becky Johnson Smoky Mountain News

29 January Census and Nepali languages eKantipur

28 January Watching the ancient Navajo language develop in a modern culture by Jenny Kane Current Argus

24 January Kinew Recognised For Excellence in Aboriginal Language Education University of Winnepeg

24 January NT duo turn music into much more The Australian

23 January E-books show kids the colour of Cree language by Bev Betkowski University of Alberta

23 January The lesser spotted language by Tarryn Giebelmann IT Web

22 January Lost indigenous language revived in Australia by Phil Mercer BBC News

21 January Census data misleading; languages still at risk by Aidan Wilson Fully (sic)

20 January First Aboriginal language course teaches Secwepemctsín The Omega

18 January Indigenous languages to get cash boost from MOE China Post

17 January A new way to nurture the Inuit language: train the instructors by Samantha Dawson Nunatsiaq Online

14 January Language Boost Debated by Rachel Vandenbrink Radio Free Asia

14 January At White Earth, hymns a unique part of a renewed Ojibwe culture by Dan Gunderson Park Rapids Enterprise

13 January Action vital to keep Welsh Language alive say campaigners Daily Post

11 January Electronic pen used to teach Indigenous language to a new generation by Hilary Smale ABC Kimberley

9 January Linguist races to save aboriginal languages in Taiwan, birthplace of a major language family by Peter Enav Newser

9 January Taiwanese Linguist Races to Save Dying Language by Peter Enav ABC News

8 January Anton Treuer Wins Indigenous Language Prize Indian Country Today Media Network

7 January Bringing Back Nepal's Minority Languages by Patrick Cox The World

7 January Chile hosts workshop to preserve Latin America's native languages by Elizabeth Trovall Santiago Times

7 January Want to speak Seneca? There's an app for that by Diana Louise Carter Press Connects

7 January Gathang the first indigenous language to reach the world by Lauren Green Manning River Times

3 January New law discriminates indigenous languages by Thomas Nilsen Barents Observer

3 January TASUED LECTURE: Don makes case for indigenous languages Nigerian Tribune

3 January Dr. Treuer wins 2012 Ken Hale Prize for linguistics Walker MN

2 January Linguistic link: Motivation, economic empowerment key to saving endangered languages Express Tribune

2 January Yes, the local languages are in trouble by Greg C. Ugbaja The Guardian Nigeria

December 2012

felicityh — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 23:41:23 +0000

31 December Putin Signs Controversial Education Law Radio Free Europe

27 December NICO's cultural fiesta underscores importance of indigenous languages by Mary Ogar The Guardian Nigeria

26 December SOU professor awakens 'sleeping languages' by Janet Eastman Mail Tribune

23 December High-tech classrooms reviving Aboriginal languages Saudi Gazette

22 December Technology supportive of Hawaiian markings by Chris Sugidono Maui News

22 December Don advocates indigenous languages for political renewal by Temitope Ogunbanke National Mirror

22 December Aboriginal languages dying out: survey Taipei Times

22 December Aboriginal language 'crisis' exaggerated, says census by Patricia Karvelas and Stuart Rintoul The Australian

21 December Indigenous languages compulsory at all schools by Hlengiwe Nhlabathi Sowetan Live

19 December Aussie classrooms reviving Aboriginal languages The News

19 December CIP reports 5 indigenous languages in peril Taiwan Today

18 December Generations of culture Wingham Chronicle

18 December Cherokee is First Native American Language On Windows 8 by Russell Hulstine New On 6

18 December Klallam Dictionary Helps Effort to Save Endangered Native Language Indian Country Today Media Network

18 December Linguistics program garners $1.9 million for new project by Shelbie Umphenour UAF Cornerstone

16 December New York, a graveyard for languages by Mark Turin BBC News

14 December Aboriginal language in new online archive by Zara Zaher SBS Radio

14 December Canadian project to help save Aboriginal languages by Jessica Tapp ABC News

13 December Endangered Languages: What will we really lose? Radio National

13 December First Klallam language dictionary revives ancient Native American tongue by Arwyn Rice Peninsula Daily News

13 December Gathang language lessons online ABC News

7 December Oklahoma Schools Push to Keep Native Languages Alive New America Media

7 December Why the Kumzari tongue consists of ancient words with a future by John Henzell The National

7 December Indigenous language app big in Japan by Margaret Paul ABC

6 December Oklahoma Schools Push to Keep Native Languages Alive by Lynn Armitage Indian Country Today Media Network

6 December Aberdeen don leaves to study Siberian reindeer herders' language by Neil Drysdale STV

6 December Million dollars to train more Native American teachers in Wisconsin by Monte Stewart Hayward WI

6 December Bard takes Yirra Yaakin to a new stage by Victoria Laurie The Australian

4 December Minority languages sing out at Liet 2012 by Simon Hooper Al Jazeera

3 December Tablet tools teach endangered aboriginal language by Jackie Sharkey CBC Kamloops

3 December Teaching aboriginal languages in the North: A new approach for Yukon, Canada Eye on the Arctic

3 December Pushing Science's Limits in Sign Language Lexicon by Douglas Quenqua New York Times

1 December Yukon First Nations learn new language teaching approach CBC News

November 2012

felicityh — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 04:35:23 +0000

30 November Klallam people celebrate new dictionary by Richard Walker Kingston Community News

30 November Far From Mexico, Students Try Saving Aztec Language by Margot Adler NPR

30 November Aboriginal Languages Reclaimed By Native Gen Y by Jesse Ferreras Huffington Post

29 November Nintendo scores for native language by Mike Youds Kamloops Daily News

29 November Immigration News: Mexicans Entering US Display Other Languages Native to Mexico; Not Everyone Speaks Spanish by Jean-Paul Salamanca Latinos Post

29 November A growing number of Mexicans in the US don't speak Spanish by Kristina Puga NBC Latino

28 November Extinction of indigenous language worries NFVCB by Mudiaga Affe Punch

27 November Yucatan begins national campaign against human trafficking: Specifically dedicated indigenous languages by Raul Ponce de Leon Curmina Yucatan Times

26 November We, Maasai: Revitalizing Indigenous Language and Knowledge for Sustainable Development in Maasailand, Kenya by Daniel Salau Rogei Cultural Survival

25 November Endangered Languages Radio National

23 November Legendary Aboriginal partnership to bring community benefits Coffs Coast Advocate

22 November Every 14 days another indigenous language dies by Eileen Smith Matador

21 November Zimbabwe's Indigenous languages face extinction by Mark Peter Nthambe Voice of America

21 November Chestnut Hill native looks to revitalise 'eroded' American Indian language by Aaron Moselle Newsworks

21 November Trust recognised for trying to revitalise language by Laird Harper Stuff.co.nz

21 November Investment in indigenous languages crucial - Coltart by Walter Sebele ZimEye

20 November Threat to Indigenous languages in French Polynesia ABC Radio

20 November Indigenous languages in danger, say experts by Fanisa Mafisa The New Age

19 November Teach indigenous languages to 'avoid death of cultures' Times Live

19 November Aboriginal language decline: the digital intervention by Ben Collins ABC Indigenous

19 November Gmail now supports Cherokee, its first Native American tribal language by Frederic Lardinois Tech Crunch

18 November Minority languages: plugging education gap by Sen. David Coltart New Zimbabwe

17 November It's time to revitalise Indonesian teaching by A. Chaedar Alwasilah Jakarta Post

16 November Brewer pledges to preserve Lakota language by Andrea J. Cook Rapid City Journal

16 November Aboriginal language radio secures content funding Cartt.ca

15 November Harper Government Supports Community Radio in Northern Alberta Broadcaster

15 November Preserving a language one shelf at a time by Brian Kieran Campbell River Mirror

15 November UHMC faculty member collaborates with Microsoft to promote Hawaiian language Maui Weekly

15 November Fight to save indigenous languages topic of summit Rapid City Journal

15 November Nunavut company translating video game into Inuktitut CBC News

14 November Smartphone app created to increase use of endangered Aboriginal language in Australia Indian Country Today Media Network

14 November Smartphone app could help save Australian Aboriginal language from extinction by John Platt Mother Nature Network

14 November Crowdsourcing to preserve Bushman heritage by Ngoni Munyaradzi My Science Work

13 November Katondoozi and the question of minding our indigenous languages by Nicholas Sengoba Daily Monitor

12 November Last of Nepal's Kusunda Speakers Mourns Dying Language The News

12 November Last words? Phone app bids to save dying aboriginal language by Naomi Canton CNN

12 November Windows 8 supports Hawaiian language diacriticals, more by Wendy Osher Big Island Now

11 November Learning Lakota, one word at a time by Lauren Donovan Bizmarck Tribune

8 November Inspiring aboriginal youth in their native languages RCI

8 November New Microsoft Windows Supports Hawaiian Language by Wendy Osher Maui Now

7 November Grants to fund rare language research by Joseph Tisch Yale Daily News

6 November UNILORIN VC backs indigenous languages in varsities by Success Nwogu Punch

6 November First Nations working to keep indigenous languages alive among youth by Amy MacKenzie First Perspective

5 November NWT aboriginal languages decline 4.1 percent by Lyndsay Herman Northern News Services

5 November UBC researchers create alphabet for endangered language in Ghana UBC

5 November New technologies to revive Indigenous languages by Margaret Paul ABC

5 November NZ group says NT Indigenous education decades behind by Allyson Horn ABC

5 November Promote more local language dictionaries by John Vienney Ahumuza Daily Monitor

2 November UNILORIN VC Supports Indigenous Language For Teaching The Guardian Nigeria

2 November The patrimony of the Filipino deaf by Roberto S. Salva Inquirer

2 November Implementation of Urdu as official language demanded The News

1 November Maintaining Indigenous languages: revering a distant past or contributing to a better future? by Bill Fogarty Fully (sic)

1 November Chat app strengthens Canada's diminishing indigenous languages by Anna-Lilja Dawson Canadian University Press

1 November Can we stop the language of domination? by Mukul Priyadarshini The Hindu

1 November SDL pushes Fijian language for public service appointments Radio New Zealand

October 2012

felicityh — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 06:49:50 +0000

31 October Mother tongue being cut out by Graeme Hosken Times Live

31 October Library as a Starting Point to Revitalize Tz'utujil Language by Eddie Avila Rising Voices

31 October Search for Indigenous place name meanings SBS

31 October I-taukei language should be a precondition for entry into civil service - SDL Fiji Village

31 October Endangered Aboriginal languages by Sam Sky Wild Taipei Times

30 October Festival aims to promote indigenous languages by Drew Fossum The Star Phoenix

30 October Edu. Grant will help put more Native American teachers in WI colleges Northlands News Center

29 October Aboriginal students celebrate indigenous languages by Bre McAdam News Talk 650

29 October Online Maltese needs help to survive, say lecturers by Patrick Cooke Times of Malta

28 October Hika Lite app to help other indigenous languages Te Karere Maori News

27 October K-pop to A-pop - aboriginal singers could learn from Psy by Colleen Simard Winnepeg Free Press

26 October Nyungar place names to have meanings deciphered NIRS

26 October Once-vibrant Native languages now struggling in Canada Alaska Dispatch

26 October Ojibwe Educator Leslie Harper to Present Convocation on the Preservation of Native Culture Carleton News

26 Octoner Kenney taking heat over Gaelic language comments CBC News

26 October Aboriginal languages still common up north First Perspective

25 October First Nations tongues at risk of extinction by Colin Perkel Vancouver Sun

25 October Movement aims to keep aboriginal languages alive by Jamie Komarnicki Calgary Herald

25 October Mills says Indigenous language teaching is vital by Jano Gibson ABC News

24 October Once-vibrant aboriginal languages struggle for survival CBC News

24 October Native communities fight to keep their language alive by Andrew Francis Wallace Toronto Star

24 October Schools help keep Indigenous languages alive: Stats Can data APTN

24 October Aboriginal languages in deep trouble, but some rescue efforts paying off by Colin Perkel Globe and Mail

24 October Census: Aboriginals struggle to maintain indigenous languages by Christopher Curtis The Province

24 October Aboriginal languages finding new life with technology by Arik Ligeti Global News

24 October Census release to show increasing diversity of languages spoken by Canadians Global Edmonton

24 October Census: Quebec remains top province for aboriginal language speakers by Christopher Curtis Montreal Gazette

24 October Anderson calls for schools to be made equal by Rick Hind ABC News

24 October Coffs students try their hands at performing Daily Examiner

24 October Green Bay School Preserves Oneida Language by Kristyn Allen WBAY

23 October Namibia: English Not a Threat to Indigenous Languages All Africa

22 October 'Encyclopaedia on indigenous agri science' Deccan Herald

21 October MEELAL sets eye on language issue as well E-PAO

21 October Mother Language Lovers Of The World Unite For Successful And Enlightening Seminar by Balwant Sanghera The Link

21 October Parnell appoints five to Alaska Native Language Council Alaska Dispatch

20 October South Dakota day care teaching infants Lakota among projects focused on revitalising language Washington Post

20 October Indigenous people help translators make bible available by Charlie Butts One News Now

19 October Support for Aboriginal women a phone call away CBC News

19 October Governor Parnell Appoints Alaska Native Language Council Alaska Native News

19 October Census will inject a dose of linguistic reality into the Canadian identity by Misty Harris Ottawa Citizen

19 October A dynamic year of indigenous communication by Manuela Picq Al Jazeera

18 October Protect indigenous rights by Nanise Loanakadavu Fiji Times Online

18 October Teachers to help keep Indigenous language alive ABC Indigenous

17 October Language Preservation Efforts Spark Interest in Ojibwe by Kathryn McConnell IIP Digital

16 October Anishinabe Academy in Minneapolis: Can culturally-specific education affect massive attendance, achievement gaps? by Sheila Regan TC Daily Planet

16 October DepEd indigenous culture revival in upswing by Benjie S. De Yro PIA

16 October Facebook in Your Indigenous or Endangered Language by Kevin Scannell Rising Voices

15 October Op-Ed: Can a doll save the world's endangered languages? by Alexander Baron Digital Journal

15 October Nicaragua translates Constitution into indigenous languages by Tim Rogers Nicaragua Dispatch

15 October Tasmanian Aboriginal people had many dialects by Joanna Egan Australian Geographic

14 October Is Arabic turning into an endangered language in Dubai? Parents fight back Albawaba

13 October Bishnupriya Manipuri focussed at world meet Assam Tribune

13 October Lakota: The Revitalization of Language and the Persistence of Spirit Indian Country Today Media Network

12 October Gaelic body says onus on community to see language prosper as Mod launches by Mike Merritt Scotsman

12 October Indigenous languages fade away with every new generation Mmegi Online

12 October MISS Woman of the Week: Kelsey Wallace of Bethel by Jacqui Lambert Arctic Sounder

12 October Brazilian government uses indigenous language for the first time in anti-AIDS campaign Washington Post

12 October Creating safe haven for indigenous languages by Mohammed Abubakar The Guardian Nigeria

12 October Youths raise indigenous rights profile by Joseph Bingkasan FMT News

12 October Public school board in Peterborough considers after-school Native language class by Sarah Frank My Kawartha

11 October Changing voice of British identity by Catherine Addington Washington Square News

11 October '96% languages in India endangered' Times of India

11 October Hangeul Scheme for Indonesian Tribe Folds The Chosunilbo

10 October Pacific communities in NZ keen to set up school to revive languages Radio New Zealand

10 October Endangered languages are struggling to survive in the modern world The Translation People

9 October California Indian Day by April Testerman The Telescope

9 October Professor works to preserve endangered languages by Ashley Grant University of North Texas

9 October Being Young in Rural Alaska: Learning Indigenous Language by Anne Hillman Alaska Public

8 October Lakota: The Revitalization of Language and the Persistence of Spirit by Jason Coppola Truthout

8 October Boost for indigenous languages by Msindisi Fengu Sowetan Live

7 October Nigeria: Participants Count Gains of Language Programme by Adie Vanessa Offiong All Africa

7 October Scottish man Bobby Hogg passes away, takes Cromarty English dialect with him by Jordana Divon Yahoo News

7 October Boost to indigenous language interpreting The Australian

5 October Languages: The endangered-speeches list by Samuel Muston The Independent

5 October Niuean Language Week - 6-13 October 2012 Voxy

4 October Professor works to preserve languages before extinction Alestle Live

4 October Gumbaynggirr language study Coffs Coast Advocate

4 October FG Expresses Concern Over Fading Nigerian Languages by Kuni Tyessi Leadership

3 October Final word from Cromarty: Scottish Black Isle dialect silenced forever as last native speaker dies aged 92 by Jane Borland Daily Mail

3 October Saving Aboriginal languages by Thom Barker Yorkton This Week

3 October University of Utah Shifts Focus to Tribal Languages, Some Fear World Indigenous Languages Will Be Left Behind Indian Country Today Media Network

3 October Nigeria: Minister Advocates Promotion of Indigenous Languages by Ndidi Uche All Africa

3 October Slip of the tongues: language and the unintended consequences of Indigenous policy by Nicholas Biddle The Conversation

3 October Thornbury school to trial Aboriginal language program by Michael Gleeson Northcote Leader

3 October The Ministry of Communications developed a phone with applications in Kichwa Ecuador Times

3 October DeGraff awarded $1 million NSF grant to continue linguistics research in Haiti by Peter Dizikes MIT News

2 October SA teacher revives Kaurna language SBS

1 October Govt harmonises orthographies of four local languages The Guardian Nigeria

1 October Indigenous Languages of Mexico: Rescued, Alive, and Facing Challenges in Cyberspace Native Voice

1 October Study unravels Tasmania's historic languages by Darren Osborne ABC Science

1 October Aboriginal language returns from the dead by Nicola Gage ABC News

1 October Mexico to Join Global Effort to Promote Linguistic Diversity Latin American Herald Tribune

September 2012

felicityh — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 23:37:50 +0000

30 September New club aims to highlight overlooked culture by Danielle Reid Miami Hurricane

30 September Interstate 5 span's Native American name, Whilamut Passage Bridge, praised by Randi Bjornstad Register Guard

29 September Mexico Joins Group to Promote Linguistics Diversity, Communications Hispanically Speaking News

28 September Mexican Expert Says Indigenous Languages Are Peoples' Wealth by Deisy Francis Mexidor Prensa Latina

28 September Mohawk, Inuktitut courses in demand by Holly Tousignant Queens Journal

28 September A living language by Wiriya Sati ABC Open

27 September Alexina Kublu, Nunavut's language commissioner, retires Sept. 28 Nunatsiaq News

27 September Nahuatl, the Aztec language that once graced Canutillo Elementary was displaced by pragmatism by Meili Robles Borderzine

26 September Academics urge government to heed indigenous language report The Melbourne Newsroom

24 September Digital 'app' in running for Maori language award Radio New Zealand

24 September Speak your language with pride: Mathale SABC

24 September University of Alberta Master's Student Champions Cree Culture, Honored With Alumni Award by Bev Betkowski Indian Country Today Media Network

24 September Indigenous members of the community have welcomed by Kiri Ten Dolle The Satellite

23 September Linguists' quest to preserve languages in danger after University of Utah closes unique centre The Republic

23 September Light is fading for indigenous languages by Heath Aston Sydney Morning Herald

22 September Indigenous game puts Aboriginal language into play by Andrew Faulkner The Australian

22 September UAA works to preserve Alaska Native languages by Mike Dunham Anchorage Daily News

21 September Call to teach indigenous languages Radio Australia

21 September Mexican Indigenous Language to Live on After Last Two Speakers Die Fox News Latino

21 September Languages will live on film when last two speakers die Zee News

21 September LETTER: Let us promote African languages by Phillimon Mnisi BD Live

21 September Our Land, Our Languages and Preserving Our Heritage by Claire Bowern Fully (sic)

20 September Weekend to focus on the future of Aboriginal language by Ross Kay ABC Wide Bay

19 September Bilingual education for Indigenous Australians 612 ABC Brisbane

19 September Mexico among the Countries that More Retain the Original Languages Prensa Latina

19 September Parlez vous Yolngu? by Vicki Kerrigan ABC Indigenous

18 September School sees pitfalls in Indigenous language studies by Frances Adcock and Marlina Whop ABC News

18 September Call for action to save Aboriginal languages by Bianca Hall Sydney Morning Herald

18 September 'Sleeping' languages may be lost forever Otago Daily Times

18 September Bilingual tack gains traction for indigenous children by Patricia Karvelas The Australian

18 September First language education is a matter of common sense by Aidan Wilson Fully (sic)

18 September Call for Indigenous languages in schools ABC News

17 September Preserve Indigenous languages: Inquiry SBS on Demand

17 September More support needed for first languages News.com.au

17 September Not enough done to advance SA's indigenous languages: De Klerk by Joseph Mosia SABC News

17 September University of Utah shifts focus on indigenous languages by Brain Maffly Salt Lake Tribune

17 September Indigenous students need bilingual education ABC News

17 September Parliament reports on indigenous tongues: can they be saved? by Greg Dickson Crikey

17 September Teach indigenous kids in mother tongue Sky News

16 September Dr. Rafiu Ibarahim makes case for indigenous languages Ilorin.Info

15 September Counting Gains of NICO Indigenous Language Programme by Bridget Chiedu The Guardian Nigeria

14 September Minister acknowledges language activists' return to Parliament Voxy

14 September NM House delegation introduces bill aimed at preserving Native American languages The Republic

13 September Aboriginal language gets app of life by Patricia Karvelas The Australian

13 September New app created to support preservation of endangered language Phys.org

13 September Endangered language thrown a digital lifeline ANU News

13 September Dizon: Mother tongue education finds methods in teaching indigenous language Sun.Star Baguio

13 September Bundjalung language needs support by Javier Encalada Northern Rivers Echo

12 September Films to document Indigenous stories ABC Indigenous

12 September Children's Show Soars Over the Language Barrier by Sam Laskaris Indian Country Today Media Network

11 September Youth explores Cherokee life by Jessi Smith Herald-Tribune

10 September Video Spotlight: The Importance of Language Indian Country Today Media Network

10 September Language more important than land - academic Radio New Zealand

8 September Changes to Utah native language centre criticised Daily Herald

7 September U. of Utah dismantling native language centre by Brian Maffly Salt Lake Tribune

6 September New program will certify language experts as teachers by Cindy Yurth Navajo Times

6 September Newly added audio-visual materials for Nooksack place names book UBC

6 September New State Library's Indigenous Language Webpages State Library of Queensland

6 September Nollywood to start producing Ijaw films Channels TV

5 September Digital Technology for Indigenous Empowerment Christensen Fund

5 September New Games Breaking Barriers in Language and Communication by John Gaudiosi Gamer Live

4 September Linguistics lab documents refugee languages by Timothy Russow Arbiter Online

3 September The Endangered Languages Project People & Ideas

3 September Aboriginal Australians Learn How to Read and Write Using Cuban Method Radio Cadena Agramonte

3 September Duke Restates Need to Encourage Use Of Indigenous Languages Leadership

2 September School keeping Salish language thriving in new generation by Kim Briggeman The Missoulian

2 September Iroquois Linguistics Certificate at Syracuse University Comes at Important Time for Native Languages by Gale Courey Toensing Indian Country Today Media Network

2 September 'Half of the 6,000 plus spoken languages today will disappear by the end of the century.' by Eddie Walsh The Diplomat

1 September Lunch with Lou Bennett by Liza Power The Age

August 2012

felicityh — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 23:58:38 +0000

31 August Qom As You Are: Saving Indigenous Languages in Argentina by Brit Weaver Argentina Independent

31 August Arizona Adopts Native American Language Teacher Certification Policy Indian Country Today Media Network

31 August Posters speak out about power safety ABC Indigenous

30 August Keeping Noongar language alive Indigenous.gov.au

29 August Knowledge of Indigenous Language Is An Advantage To Writers by Nwagbo Nnenyelike NICO

29 August Guam to Increase Education in Indigenous Language and Culture Open Equal Free

29 August Udall visits Medcalero Apache Schools to talk language preservation by Harold Oakes Alamogordo Daily News

29 August Guatemala: Indigenous unite in Congress by Raúl Barreno Castillo Infosurhoy

29 August That indigenous languages may survive Nigerian Compass

29 August Aiming high as Southern Stars concert set to explode by Danika Wilkinson & Justin Huntsdale ABC Illawarra

29 August Sounds of then: This is Australia ABC News

28 August Language revival expert calls for 'native tongue title' Voxy

28 August Igbo language to die by 2025 The Sun

28 August Languages: A Video Library for Successor Pipil Generation Rising Voices

27 August SIUE professors granted five-year study of endangered languages and geography in Nepal by Natalie Lapacek This Week in CAS

27 August NOTES ON QUOTES: Losing Languages And Saving Mother Tongues by Gordon and Marcia Mercer Raleigh Telegram

26 August Frenchman helps keep Alaska Native Eyak alive by Diane Jeantet Alaska Dispatch

25 August That Legislation On Compulsory Teaching Of Indigenous Languages In Schools by Lucky Oyibo The Pointer

24 August Revitalizing the Local Language by Jesse Garnier SF Bay

24 August Marois statement angers aboriginals by Christopher Curtis First Perspective

23 August Harper Government Supports Revitalization of the Michif Language Canadian Heritage

23 August Alaska Native Languages & Studies degree comes to UAS by Xh'unei Lance A. Twitchell Juneau Empire

22 August Tribe awarded grant for language preservation Neshoba Democrat

22 August Endangered Languages Program Expands Media Projects and Websites Cultural Survival

22 August Global Notes: Indigenous sounds get a new beat WBEZ

22 August Elfrida woman works to preserve endangered languages by Adele Marie Crouch Willcox Range News

21 August What's 'telephone' in Yaygirr? One indigenous language revived, evolving The Wire

21 August Danuwar language endangered Himalayan Times

20 August Taiwan Struggles to Save Indigenous Languages by Ralph Jennings Voice of America

20 August Show attuned to remote need for news by Sarah Martin The Australian

20 August Half of World's Languages Face Extinction by Ted Landphair Voice of America

19 August Film documents youths' efforts to preserve language by Adrian Gomez

18 August How an Old Medium like Radio can save Endangered Languages by Kirsten Winkler Fair Languages

18 August Hip-hop Kichwa: Sounds of indigenous modernity by Manuela Picq Al Jazeera

17 August Cabbie on a mission to promote native languages by Hung Ting-hung and Jake Chung Taipei Times

17 August Lost Languages Find a New Voice in Radio The Take Away

16 August Stakeholders advise govt to promote local languages by Mary Ogar The Guardian Nigeria

15 August NICO begins weekend programme on indigenous languages by Tony Okuyeme Nigerian Compass

15 August Crow Tribe gets language immersion grant by Susan Olp Billings Gazette

15 August Radio Free Cherokee: Endangered Languages Take to the Airwaves by Alexis Hauk The Atlantic

15 August Endangered Languages Want the Airwaves by Alison Kroulek Le Blog

14 August Documentary Follows Native Students Learning and Preserving Tewa Language by Vincent Schilling Indian Country Today Media Network

14 August A language to love by Li Yingqing and Liu Wenwen China Daily

13 August Many Californians Working to Revitalize Native Languages Indian Country Today Media Network

13 August Google, Mozilla and Wikimedia projects get Maya language translations at one-day 'transathlon' by Alexis Santos Engadget

13 August Indigenous Languages are Urgent Tools for the Growth of the Nation - Ayakoroma Ilorin.Info

12 August Awards honour original music in native tongues by Ho Yi Taipei Times

11 August Shawnee High School to offer new course on endangered Sauk language by Carmen Bourlon News-Star

10 August Revitalising small Finno-Ugric languages SKR

10 August Mozilla Firefox Translated to Maya language Yucatan Times

10 August New literacy systems shine by Kate McIlwain Illawarra Mercury

9 August NEH and NSF Award $4.5 Million to Preserve Languages Threatened With Extinction National Endowment for the Humanities

9 August Keeping traditional language alive in Mildura by Damien Hooper and Deb Banks ABC Mildura-Swan Hill

9 August Far west helps spread indigenous language by Margaret Paul ABC Indigenous

9 August Kakchiquel Speakers "Like" New Facebook Application by Tracy Lopez Fox News Latino

9 August Indigenous Media, Empowering Indigenous Voices Invest in NZ

9 August Aboriginal media is for all Canadians: UN panelist Brandon Sun

9 August Indigenous language activists appeal for support Bakhita Radio

8 August Media plays vital role in empowering indigenous rights - UN experts UNRIC

8 August Film on Native languages named official White Sands selection Native American Times

8 August Language of identity by Padre James Bhagwan Fiji Times Online

8 August Taiwan indigenous tribes launch language revival programs by June Tsai Taiwan Today

7 August Cook Islands language week highlights bilingual education Scoop

7 August UW Professor Preserves Endangered Ladino Language by Joe Veyera The Daily

6 August Indigenous peoples foundation launches Internet radio service by June Tsai Taiwan Today

5 August Facebook helps protect native tongue The Australian

4 August Local Guatemala language soon on Facebook Yahoo News

4 August Preserve indigenous languages - NICO by Jewel Stephen Daily Times NG

3 August Reopened centre to teach and save Indigenous languages by Steven Schubert ABC Rural

3 August Tribe Revives Language on Verge of Extinction by Kirk Johnson New York Times

3 August Taiwan indigenous tribes launch language revival program by June Tsai Taiwan Today

2 August Indigenous tap new app to save old languages by Renee Lewis Al Jazeera

2 August NICO holds indigenous language programme Aug 8 The Guardian Nigeria

2 August Language teachers slam system by Loa Iok-sin Taipei Times

2 August It's now or never, and never is right around the corner by Xh'unei Lance A. Twitchell Juneau Empire

2 August Traditional ruler places emphasis on Indigenous languages to avoid extinction News Agency of Nigeria

2 August How to preserve Africa's language by Kofoworola Belo-osagie The Nation

1 August New Maori Language Commissioners Radio New Zealand

1 August Lawmakers canvass protection for endangered minority languages by Bridget Chiedu The Guardian

1 August David Gill: In love with local languages by Setiono Sugiharto Jakarta Post

1 August Sakizaya tribe start project to save language Taipei Times

July 2012

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31 July Dictionary to revive Aboriginal language by Jessica Tapp ABC North Coast NSW

31 July 'Rosetta Stone' of Alutiiq language rediscovered Alaska Dispatch

31 July Sounds in Oaxacalifornia: Gala Porras-Kim Investigates Indigenous Tones by Sara Schnadt and Pilar Tompkins Rivas KCET

31 July Progress with te roe 'huge' by Alan Solomon The Daily Post

29 July Ambitious and Controversial School Attempts to Save the Mohawk Language and Culture by Tanya Lee Indian Country Today Media Network

28 July Who We Are: Oneidas fight to save their culture by Keshia Clukey Utica OD

28 July Children's brains are wired to learn language by Jeremy Muir Gisborne Herald

26 July Reversing the decline in speakers of te reo Maori Scoop

25 July CLAS postgrad researcher Lucia Brandi in publishing first for Mexican indigenous language SOCLAS Blog

25 July Saving Endangered Languages From Cultural Assimilation by D A Barber Rise Up

25 July Indigenous language forum in Broken Hill by Margaret Paul ABC Indigenous

24 July Indigenous Linguists from Panama Attend AILDI University of Arizona

24 July Instructors study disappearing languages at UND by Stephen J. Lee Grand Forks Herald

24 July Maori language must be 'sexy' by Jonathan Carson Sunday Star Times

24 July Ngugi laments dying African indigenous languages by Segun Olugbile Punch

23 July Harper Government Invests in Revitalization of the Nelueun Language Canadian Heritage

23 July Search: Burunge one of waning languages by Sammy Awami The Citizen

23 July Native Americans work to revitalise California's indigenous languages SFGate

23 July Queen's University to offer Inuktitut course CBC News

20 July New books to reinvigorate Indigenous language by Margaret Paul ABC Indigenous

20 July Premier pitching for teaching of aboriginal languages by Elaine Hou Focus Taiwan

20 July How not to report on Indigenous education by Greg Dickson Fully (sic)

20 July More money can save endangered languages: council by Shih Hsiu-chuan Taipei Times

19 July Native American Languages Act: Twenty Years Later, Has It Made a Difference? by Kelsey Klug Cultural Survival

19 July Anishinabemowin teachers studying at Lakehead by Rick Garrick Wawatay News

19 July Adventist television ministry increasing Africa outreach Adventist News Network

18 July 64 Indian dialects endangered in Mexico by Mark Stevenson Casa Grande Dispatch

18 July Google project highlights Aussie languages SBS

18 July Native American Tribe Races to Preserve Endangered Language by Jessica Cheung New America Media

18 July Bolivians equip ancient language for digital times DW

18 July Just 4 people keep a language alive The Hindu

18 July Google project highlights Aussie languages The Australian

17 July Traditional dancing connects researcher to her language by Heather Amos UBC

17 July Groups bring new life to the ancient Cherokee language by Katy Nelson Carolina Public Press

17 July Lack of English in remote communities: crisis or win for local language? The Wire

17 July Mexico's Indigenous Dialects Disappearing Fox News Latino

17 July Mexico: 64 dialects at high risk of disappearing by Mark Stevenson Huffington Post

17 July Saimars on the brink of extinction Deccan Herald

17 July Speakers of endangered language 'Saimar' to be feted Times of India

17 July Breathing the Inuit language down under by David Murphy Nunatsiaq Online

15 July Guiana Arawaks seek to revive their language Stabroek News

13 July Promoting The Use Of Ghanaian Languages by Kwaku Darkwah Boateng Ghana Web

13 July Project tries to save India's linguistic treasures by Samanth Subramanian The National

11 July Ngurrju! Manymak! Pupuni! NT drops First Four Hours in English policy by Greg Dickson Fully (sic)

11 July Central Institute of Indian Languages to felicitate oldest speaker on an endangered language by HM Aravind Times of India

11 July New grads hold hope for language revitalization University of Victoria

11 July Penn and Google preserve endangered languages by Jenny Trang The Daily Pennsylvanian

9 July Linguists hope to save endangered languages in India PRI

9 July Symposium on Khasi poetry held Assam Tribune

8 July Institute aims to keep languages alive by Meagan Thomas LJ World

8 July How to save a dying language by Archana Khare Ghose Times of India

6 July Going, Going, Gone: Five of Asia's Most Endangered Languages by Sherley Wetherhold Asia Society

6 July A quest to keep native tongues talking by Jacqueline Maley Sydney Morning Herald

5 July Welsh and Aboriginal musicians turn up the volume for endangered language Arts Council of Wales

5 July A Push to Support Language Diversity in India by Tory Starr The World

5 July First Voices Chat app available by Rick Garrick Wawatay News

5 July An official mess The Economist

4 July Breathing life into Koori language: Wurundjeri elder Aunty Hoy Wandin Murphy by Suzi Taylor ABC Melbourne

4 July How a language transformed a town by Suzi Taylor ABC Goulburn Murray

4 July Learning Koori language by Rachael Lucas ABC Gippsland

3 July First Nations language program 'should be mandatory,' parent says CBC News

3 July $48 million for Indigenous arts, culture and languages Minister for the Arts

2 July Rekindling local Aboriginal languages by Jeremy Lee ABC South West Victoria

2 July English-language news 'denigrates Maori', says academic Auckland Scoop

2 July Keeping Endangered Languages Alive Online Global Voices

June 2012

felicityh — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 23:40:56 +0000

30 June Data Visualization Empowers Endangered Languages Project by Kathryn Buford Silicon Angle

30 June Lakota speakers looking to start immersion daycare by Kristi Eaton Native American Times

29 June UA Researcher Part of Global Language Preservation Initiative by Monica Everett-Haynes UA News

29 June Indigenous Insight - Language Oiwi TV

29 June Mobile app gives new impetus to Indigenous languages by Cendrine Marrouat Examiner

28 June LU honours 'keeper of the language' Northern Life

27 June French, New Orleans musicians revive colonial language France 24

26 June Maori Television to screen far more te reo Radio New Zealand

26 June Gaelic, English and dialects pledge from Highland Council by Steven McKenzie BBC

25 June Commission helps language preservation plan by Jeremy Warren The StarPhoenix

25 June 'English Goes in One Ear and Out Another': An Endangered Language Perspective by Brian Clark Howard National Geographic

25 June Deliverable secrets Indian Express

24 June Google Project Aims to Preserve Dying Languages by Richard Solash The Cutting Edge

24 June Instituto Cervantes celebrates Chabacano Language through variety of events GMA News

22 June Google Joins Fight to Save Nearly 3,000 Endangered Languages by Keith Wagstaff Time

22 June Island takes centre stage in battle to save languages by Jack Knox Times Colonist

22 June UAF teams with Google on new endangered languages website Alaska Dispatch

21 June Meet the 12-Year-Old Girl Who Risked Prison to Revive Her People's Language by Jenna Krajeski The Atlantic

21 June App allows First Nations speakers to chat in their native tongue by James Keller The Spec

21 June Facing History and Ourselves Creates New Educational Resource on Canadian Aboriginal Languages Facing History

21 June Bible translators race to preserve cultures, histories Mission Network News

21 June Google cataloging endangered languages by Omar El Akkad Globe and Mail

21 June Google sets out to save dying languages Economic Times

21 June Google language project by Pol O Muiri Irish Times

20 June N.W.T. community to offer kindergarten in Tlicho language CBC News

20 June First Voices: bringing aboriginal language to the dinner table CBC

20 June Google partners with UH Manoa linguists on endangered languages project University of Hawaii

20 June iPhone app allows First Nations speakers to chat in their native tongue by James Keller The Province

19 June First Nations youth bring vitality to languages: Regional Health Survey CNW

19 June Traditionalists lambast undermining of Xhosa language by Sithandiwe Velaphi The New Age

19 June Dunging Alphabet helps Iban stand tall by Churchill Edward Borneo Post

18 June FirstVoices Chat app for First Nations languages hits the iPhone by Stephen Hui Straight.com

18 June Internet Society funds Niue language lifeline Pacific.Scoop

18 June Parkes Wiradjuri group to feature in ABC documentary Parkes Champion Post

17 June Community involvement makes a difference in Victoria and around the world Times Colonist

17 June Te reo leads the way by Charles Anderson Stuff.co.nz

16 June With Casino Revenues, Tribes Push to Preserve Languages, and Cultures by Norimitsu Onishi New York Times

16 June 'Long' Countries Protect Languages Better: Study by Neal Colgrass Newser

15 June Breathing new life into Indigenous language by Damien Brown ABC Hobart

15 June Vanishing Languages by Russ Rymer National Geographic

15 June Aleut elder Nicolai Galaktionoff helped keep Unangan language, culture vital by Jillian Rogers Alaska Dispatch

14 June Is Cantonese an endangered language? by Michelle da Silva Straight.com

14 June Endangered Aramaic Language Taught in Two Villages, Two Sides of a War Open Equal Free

14 June The ears of the nation turn to Tasmania to save a language by Damien Brown ABC Hobart

13 June Prison inmates join project to transcribe historical Hawaiian-language newspapers by Oskar Garcia The Republic

12 June AIATSIS funds restoring of Gumbaynggirr stories Muurrbay

12 June Teens sign up to learn dying language by Katie Derosa Times Colonist

12 June California Language Archive gives great insight into America's Indigenous languages by Dave Bower ALTA

11 June How geography shapes cultural diversity by Zoe Corbyn Nature

11 June Words to live by by Nick Kuhl Lethbridge Herald

11 June Karri-borlbme kun-wok - Learning language by Greg Dickson Fully (sic)

10 June Linguistics graduate student strives to preserve fading languages through her work at UCLA by Olivia Hitchcock Daily Bruin

10 June WA's first Aboriginal school principal ostracised by the Department of Education by Gerry Georgatos Indy Media

9 June Unesco plans to preserve Kelabit and Bidayuh under programme The Star

8 June Our Mother Tongue: Wiradjuri by Suzi Taylor ABC Open

7 June Native speakers and local missionaries work to save an indigenous Mexican language by Sara Rubin Monterey County Weekly

7 June Sky Hopinka Named Outstanding Student in Higher Education Indian Country Today Media Network

7 June Native language council seen as hope for indigenous culture by Pat Forgey Juneau Empire

6 June Indigenous LOTE program saves dying language by Alice Roberts ABC Capricornia

6 June Translation Tools Could Save Less Used Languages by Tom Simonite Technology Review

6 June Stop, revive and survive by Ghil'ad Zuckerman The Australian

6 June A lungful of air! by Sangeeta Barooak Pisharoty The Hindu

5 June Indigi-Briz interview about Indigenous language loss in Australia 4ZZZ

4 June How Math Can Help Save a Dying Language by Veronique Greenwood Discover

3 June Obscure language isolate will dies with this woman Hot Word

3 June Translation makes Bible available to Inuktitut speakers by Michael Posner The Globe and Mail

2 June $900m bill to save Aboriginal languages by Bianca Hall The Age

2 June Indigenous languages in threat of extinction by Bianca Hall Canberra Times

1 June Embrace your mother tongue: iLIVE by Odirile Dingoko Times Live

1 June Call for Indigenous languages boost by Michael Kenny SBS Podcasts

May 2012

felicityh — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:09:51 +0000

31 May Can we save the world's dying languages? by Gaia Vince BBC

31 May Lose the language, lost the culture University of Calgary

31 May The Costs and Consequences of Rwanda's Shift in Language Policy by Izabela Steflja Africa Portal

31 May Indigenous schooling's 'bold move' by Natasha Robinson The Australian

31 May More language teachers for Menindee by Margaret Paul ABC Indigenous

31 May U of T linguist receives Molson Prize for helping preserve Canada's Aboriginal languages by Kim Luke University of Toronto

31 May Movement to save a dying Alaska language struggles by Katie Medred Alaska Dispatch

30 May Lost Yirrgay dialect recovered by Sam Davis ABC Far North Queensland

30 May Kids Can Learn Dakotah With Computer Games Indian Country Today Media Network

30 May Funding sought for Aboriginal language classes by Margaret Paul ABC Indigenous

30 May Zimbabwe: Killing Our Languages Slowly by Sekai Nzenza All Africa

29 May An extravaganza of world music is hitting Greenwich to celebrate the Olympics by Nikki Jarvis News Shopper

29 May Globalization and Revitalizing Endangered Languages by Alexandra Méndez Harvard Political Review

29 May Gov signs bills with impact on rural Alaska, including 1 establishing Native language council The Republic

29 May New legislation to preserve Native languages KTOO News

29 May Book launch: Writers for promoting endangered languages by Mavra Bari Express Tribune

29 May Maori Party celebrates Samoan Language Week Voxy

28 May Hannahville to host summer language camp by Jason Raiche Daily Press

28 May Indigenous languages key to prosperity Poliglotti4

28 May Villages trying to resurrect Aramaic language by Diaa Hadid Enid News

28 May Vanishing voices by Babu Gogineni Post Noon

28 May App helps Aboriginal youths preserve Tlicho language by Phoebe Ho Metro News

28 May Language centre stage on Africa Day by Sandiso Phaliso The New Age

28 May Lessons in Itelmen by Julia Phillips Moscow Times

28 May Star to make his prizemoney talk by Iain Shedden The Australian

27 May Technology keeps Aboriginal native language alive by Sheradyn Holderhead Adelaide Now

26 May Language barrier a problem in NT courts Radio National

26 May Indigenous Focus: Positive News for Indigenous Languages in Chile by Laura and Ryan Seelau I Love Chile

25 May Nokia's new typeface: designed to work in any language by Beth Carter Smart Planet

25 May Using language as instrument of national identity by Obike Ukoh Business Day

25 May Video: Defying the Stigma of Speaking Indigenous Languages by Juliana Rincón Parra Global Voices

24 May Govt committed to preserve indigenous language, culture of Kargil: P Chidambaram Indiamart

24 May Kura kappa praised for keeping language alive Radio New Zealand

24 May Speaking up native tongues by Craig Hoggett The Mercury

22 May Preserving indigenous languages in Pacific a major challenge Radio New Zealand

22 May Indigenous singer Gurrumul will perform a specially commissioned song at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in London Herald Sun

21 May BOOKS: Can language preservation battle be won? by Richard L. Carrico North County Times

21 May The making of Telugu by G.S. Subrahmanyam The Hindu

21 May NG Explorers Help Record Xyzyl Language by Andrew Howley National Geographic

21 May Bemidji incorporates Ojibwe into city's signs and daily life by Cynthia Boyd Minn Post

20 May Indigenous round talk of the town The Examiner

20 May Theatre leads battle to save Macau's 'sweet speech' by Katie Hunt BBC News Asia

19 May Native American language advocate dies; Tom Parsons spent years promoting teaching of Indian languages by Grant Scott-Goforth Times-Standard

19 May Outsider of sorts champions his, Okinawa's cultural roots by Ayako Mie Japan Times

18 May 8 Languages You've Never Heard Of (And Who Actually Speaks Them) by Kyle Ellison Gadling

18 May Saving the Siletz Language by Dave Blanchard OPB

17 May Traditional language used to boost school attendance by Margaret Paul ABC Indigenous

17 May Play honors 'Mvskoke Way' by Chesley Oxendine Muskogee Phoenix

17 May Paraguay: A Look Inside Aché Indigenous Communities by Silvia Vinas Global Voices

17 May Twitter translation centre now open for Basque language EITB

16 May Indigenous language circle in Broken Hill by Margaret Paul ABC Indigenous

16 May Call for more money for Indigenous languages by Margaret Paul ABC Indigenous

16 May AFLPA launches Indigenous Players Map Port Adelaide FC

16 May Language teacher gets to the top by Lehlohonolo Mokoena The New Age

15 May VIEW: Saving our indigenous languages by Asher John Daily Times

15 May Indigenous Languages Research Discovery Workshop 26-28 March SLQ Blog

14 May The last word: Kusunda language set to die out because only one speaker is left by Steve White Mirror

14 May Bank of Hawaii Installing Hawaiian Language on ATMs by Sonia Isotov Maui Now

14 May More Indigenous language and culture needed on Canada's airwaves by Joanne Penhale rabble.ca

14 May The Secret of Mayan Success by Kristal Bivona Language Magazine

13 May Inuit-language bible finished after 34-year project by Tristin Hopper National Post

13 May Nova Scotia's first language by Paul W. Bennett Chronicle Herald

13 May Bangladesh tribals fear linguistic 'genocide' Asia One

12 May Book on tribal languages released E-Pao

11 May Conversation: Poet Natalie Diaz PBS

11 May Conference at TRU focuses on saving indigenous languages by Michele Young Kamloops Daily News

11 May Zimbabwe: Paradigm Shift on Minority Languages a Welcome Move by Steven Mpofu All Africa

11 May Peruvian Indigenous Group Fights to Save Dying Language by Alexander Houghton Dailymotion

10 May Chile's indigenous languages - use it or lose it, experts say by Jade Hobman Santiago Times

10 May Honoring our elders, establishing our traditions by Lance Twitchell Juneau Empire

10 May Archaeologists discover lost language Phys.org

10 May Language Diversity is Highest in Biodiversity Hotspots by Russell Mittermeier Huffington Post

10 May Tablet reveals 2,500-year-old forgotten language Cambridge News

10 May UN discusses indigenous peoples' cultural heritage & rights PressTV

9 May War of words over tribal tongue by Eugenie Samuel Reich Nature

9 May A gift for languages improves class results by Natalie Jones ABC

9 May British Columbia Aboriginal communities using technology to bring endangered languages back from the brink Jamrock

8 May Indigenous languages disappearing as lobbying starts for bilingual programmes by Sam Davis ABC

8 May 'Hot spot' languages are in danger, too by A'ndrea Elyse Messer Futurity

8 May Linguistic diversity linked to biodiversity Language Magazine

7 May Chukchansi Pledges $1 Million for Language Study & Revitalization KSS News

7 May Crowd gathers in Anchorage for workshop on Alaska Native languages revitalisation by Rachel D'Oro The Republic

7 May Chukchansi gives $1M to Fresno State to preserve language Business Journal

7 May Facebook may help save dying language by Anne Bromley-Virginia Futurity

7 May Community revival in Aboriginal languages by Margaret Paul Radio Australia

7 May Teachers learn iTaukei language by Salaseini Vosamana Fiji Times

6 May How to Help an Endangered Language Voice of America

6 May Bill looks to boost knowledge, awareness of Native languages by Pat Forgey Juneau Empire

5 May Call to introduce exam paper in mother tongues Assam Tribune

4 May Maori language better off under National - academic Radio New Zealand

4 May Clear focus on Indigenous languages is rather fuzzy by Greg Dickson Fully (sic)

4 May Geek Speak: Jared Deck, Sto:lo Shxweli Halq'eméylem Language Program by Stephen Hui Straight.com

4 May Polari: A Tart in Gildy Clobbers by Michael Schulman UTNE

3 May Northern Territory: Indigenous Languages A Clear Focus Of The Government Indigenous People and Resources

3 May 55 endangered State languages to be documented Assam Tribune

3 May Arctic Christians get first complete Inuit Bible by Ron Csillag Washington Post

2 May Course aims to preserve language by Ioane Burese Fiji Times

1 May CBU names lab after Mi'kmaq language pioneer by Nancy King Cape Breton Post

1 May 'Speak Tulu, save language' Deccan Herald

April 2012

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30 April N.W.T. elder's chief bid barred over language rule CBC

30 April Hopes for revival of an Aboriginal language by Margaret Paul ABC Indigenous

30 April Dump the dialect and face possible extinction New Straits Times

30 April A long fight begins to save Phillipine languages Rappler

30 April Language campaigners to represent nation in US by Peter de Graaf Northern Advocate

29 April India's tribal people fast becoming lost for words by Ben Doherty The Age

29 April Indigenous language daily celebrates its first decade by Maggie Wittstock INMA

29 April Region-9 Schools Adopt Indigenous Dialects by Tony Pe Manila Bulletin

29 April Multifaceted benefits of bilingualism by Alamgir Khan The Daily Star

28 April The language link between central Siberia, Alaska by Ned Rozell Anchorage Daily News

27 April Quechua: Words of Encouragement from the Haquira Mayor by Eddie Avila Rising Voices

27 April Yiman does not have a word for 'massacre' by Ingrid Piller Language on the Move

26 April Workshop focuses on Aboriginal languages UQ News

26 April Yuchi Language PRoject Attends Youth Language Fair Cultural Survival

25 April Our Voices on the Air: Reaching New Audiences through Indigenous Radio Cultural Survival

25 April ROTC uses Cherokee language as training tool by Tesina Jackson Cherokee Phoenix

23 April 'I realised the power of words and reading' State's first Aboriginal teacher on the importance of literacy by Emma Wynne ABC Perth

23 April What does cheese have to do with preserving languages? Radio Australia

23 April New Native Language App Starts Small, With Animal Names in Four Tongues by Leeanne Root Indian Country Today Media Network

23 April The language is the thing by Dionne Christian Stuff.co.nz

22 April Languages: The Digital Sounds of Bésiro (Chiquitano) by Eddie Avila Rising Voices

22 April Australian Indigenous languages at top of threatened list Radio New Zealand

20 April For Native people, progress toward equity is 'painfully slow' by Vickie Evans-Nash Twin Cities Daily Planet

19 April A Reluctant Babel by Maxim Edwards Souciant

18 April Australia: The Aboriginal People Al Jazeera

18 April UCB Studies Language of a Wrecked African Slave Ship Spoken by Very Few Berkeley Patch

18 April Indigenous American Language by Kevin Robinson Chicagoist

18 April Christians welcome the Bible in Burkina Faso Mission Network News

17 April NSW puts schools at the centre of communities by Emma Alberici Lateline

17 April Saving the native tongues of Australia by Rhodri Davies Al Jazeera

17 April Graduate students in linguistics leaving legacy for speakers of endangered language of Garifuna by Kathleen Maclay UC Berkeley News

16 April Indigenous language bill signed by Joe Hanel Durango Herald

16 April Washoe offers sacred name 'Tahnu Leweh' for Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe by Jeff Munson Carson Now

15 April New wellness centre hosts first Pomo language workshop Lake County News

14 April Dalai Lama promotes Hawaiian culture during visit by Robert Shikina Star Advertiser

14 April Children teaching parents about Aboriginal culture: UBC study UBC

13 April Legislature approves council to preserve Native languages News Tribune

13 April First Complete Bible in Inuktitut Language to be Published in the Arctic Gospel Herald

13 April Rare language also under threat in Straits of Hormuz France 24

12 April Helping to maintain Mi'Kmaw culture by Clayton Hunt The Coaster

12 April Race to save PNG Sepik language Radio Australia News

12 April SHI publishes atlas of Native place names Juneau Empire

12 April Ojibwe iPad app brings language to world Wawatay News

11 April Indigenous languages at risk by Ros Childs ABC

11 April Twitter Gets Help from SLU Prof on How to Deal With Indigenous Tweeters by Nicholas Phillips Daily RFT

11 April France: Taking a Stand for Regional Languages Global Voices

10 April Australian linguicide - Des Crump ABC Brisbane

10 April Living Tongues: Endangered Language Technology Kits To The Rescue Rising Voices

10 April Ghana calls an end to tyrannical reign of the Queen's English by Afua Hirsch The Guardian

10 April Call to protect dying Indigenous languages by Nance Haxton ABC

9 April Sabha gives Bihu deadline for signboards in state language Indian Express

9 April Talking posters in indigenous communities to warn of ATM bank fees by Natasha Bita The Australian

8 April Tribes embrace native names to preserve culture by Dennis Wagner 12 News

8 April Storytime for Essex children comes in English and Spanish by Mary Gail Hare Baltimore Sun

7 April Preserving Aymara Language and Culture on Wikipedia by Elaine Mao Watching the Watchers

7 April DW Baig: Tunes from the Pamir mountains by Sehrish Ali Express Tribune

6 April Ancient Language Lives on Thanks to UVa Linguist Newsplex

6 April Keeping languages alive: A different kind of conservation by Pete Zrioka Mother Nature Network

6 April Hishuk Ish Tsawalk: Everything is One by Anna Luisa Daigneault The Dominion

4 April Capturing the Wajarri language brings joy to elders by Gian De Poloni ABC News

4 April Speakers of France's endangered languages demand recognition by Maxime Caillon and Maela Koareg France 24

4 April Lingua franca of South Africa's mines set to fade slowly by Ed Stoddard Reuters

3 April Tributes for our lost Aboriginal centenarians by Jamie Walker The Australian

2 April Aboriginal elder Ned Cheedy dies in WA Nine News

2 April Call to teach Kaurna at every city school by Sheradyn Holderhead Adelaide Now

2 April Technology provides Ojibwe language a lifeline by Jenna Ross Star Tribune

2 April SA Kaurna speakers seek funding Nine News

2 April Indigenous language dictionary launched ABC Indigenous

2 April Opinion: We need to save languages as well as species by Peter Culshaw The Arts Desk

2 April Volume is no guarantee by Rrishi Raote Business Standard

1 April Turkey's Laz community demands protection of cultural, linguistic rights by Aysu Otag Today's Zaman

1 April Vanishing Voices by N.L. Zutshi Greater Kashmir

March 2012

felicityh — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 06:21:24 +0000

31 March Native American Language iPhone App in Development Daily Motion

30 March France a 'rogue state' on regional languages by Simon Hooper Al Jazeera

29 March Winona LaDuke Speaks on Biocultural Diversity, Language and Environmental Endangerment by Jacob Wheeler The Uptake

29 March Amazing 'talking' dictionary project helps preserve Ojibwe language by Cynthia Boyd Minn Post

28 March Reinstate Ikalanga in schools Botswana Gazette

28 March Shakespeare in Aboriginal language by Mark Naglazas The West Australian

28 March Is the Chamorro language dead? by John S. DelRosario Jr. Saipan Tribune

28 March Heritage language awareness week Capital City Weekly

27 March Minister meets with Aboriginal Languages Revitalization Board Northwest Territories

27 March Microsoft Helps Hmong Folks Rescue Dying Language Via Online Translator by Laurentiu Stan Social Barrel

27 March April 1-7, 2012 Proclaimed Heritage Language Awareness Week Sit News

26 March Texting Endangered Languages ALTA

26 March Book launch today Cape Breton Post

26 March Little River Band of Ottawa Indians offers language education tool Ludington Daily News

26 March TIMOR-LESTE: When do mother tongues divide? IRIN

25 March Calif. Hmong community launches online translator by Gosia Wozniacka Businessweek

23 March Indigenous singer on the starting blocks in London by Iain Shedden The Australian

23 March Magar youths gear up to protect language The Himalayan Times

22 March Teachers urged to learn local language by Margaret Paul ABC

21 March 11 graduates trained to teach ailing Tsuu T'ina language CBC News

21 March Quest to preserve Ojibwe goes online_and talks by Mila Koumpilova Green Bay Press Gazette

20 March Local language loss by Nina Bicket The Student

19 March Digital Technologies Give Dying Languages New Life by Tom Banse NPR

19 March A right to speak in many tongues by Malcolm Brown Sydney Morning Herald

19 March Q & A with K. David Harrison on Groundbreaking 'Talking Dictionaries' by Daniela Kucz Daily Gazette

18 March Homeroom University of Minnesota: Team helps create online Ojibwe People's Dictionary by Mila Koumpilova Twin Cities

18 March Language preservation helps American Indian students stick with college by Marisa Agha Sacramento Bee

18 March Found in translation by Archana Khare Ghose Times of India

17 March Students' soft spot for Hindi classes speaks for itself by Kim Arlington Sydney Morning Herald

17 March Hundreds expected at funeral ceremony for Onondaga Nation clan mother by Sarah Moses Syracuse.com

16 March Indigenous Insight - Keeping Language Alive Oiwi TV

16 March Can foreign speakers help the Irish language survive? by Kate Dailey BBC

16 March Piece of San culture has died along with Una Rooi IOL News

16 March Hiawatha graduation rates soar by Sarah Frank My Kawartha

15 March Protecting the World's Endangered Languages by Tim Brookes AINA

14 March Minister Lavin launches the Rescate de Lenguas Indigenas (Rescue of Indigenous Languages) Program Gobierno de Chile

14 March Indigenous Language and AI/AN Student Success by Ernestine Hayes Huffington Post

14 March Indigenous Focus: Chilean Government Announces Additional Initiatives to Save Indigenous Languages by Laura Seelau & Ryan Seelau I Love Chile

14 March State Senate passes bill to protect languages Capital City Weekly

14 March Oklahoma museum offers linguistics workshop focusing on indigenous communities Newsok

14 March Elders share language and culture by Cara Brady Vernon Morning Star

13 March South Africa: HWB Communications Offers Releases in English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa All Africa

13 March S.Africa seeks to shore up local languages IC Publications

13 March Wisdom in tongues by Dirk Jena Fiji Times

12 March Scheme to speak up for Indigenous languages ABC Indigenous

12 March Nunavut's stance on bilingualism 'nickel-and-dimeing Inuit:' MLA Nunatsiaq Online

12 March Visiting Teachers Develop Materials for Local Educators by Monica Everett-Haynes UA News

12 March A literary dilemma Dawn.com

12 March An Indigenous Language With Unique Staying Power by Simon Romero New York Times

11 March Singing The National Anthem In Their Own Language Rising Voices

10 March Mind your languages by Veenu Sandhu & Indulekha Aravind Business Standard

10 March International Mother Language Day Celebrated by Acharya S.P.Dwivedi The Link

9 March Toddlers Can Learn Lakota With New App Indian Country Today Media Network

9 March Language Plan and Tribal Efforts Praised by Carol Berry Indian Country Today Media Network

9 March Of Words and Woods by Nataly Kelly Huffington Post

8 March Senate Passes Bill to Protect Alaska Native Languages Alaska Native News

8 March "Cornerstone of culture" threatened by Alina Mogilyanskaya MediaGlobal News

8 March Translating Twitter into languages read right to left isn't easy by Deborah Netburn LA Times

8 March Wikipedia promotes content in indigenous languages They Are News

8 March The Seed Company embarks on 800th Bible translation project One News Now

8 March Using Social Media to Capture an Endangered Language by Courtney Van Der Weyden Uncluttered White Spaces

6 March Norway's indigenous Sami people turn to Israel for help in reviving old tribal language Washington Post

6 March In Hebrew's revival, a Nordic people see hope by Daniella Cheslow Boston.com

6 March Irish language endangered by austerity measures by Finbar McDonnell Irish Times

6 March IndigiTUBE: Media Made By And For The Indigenous People In Remote Australia Rising Voices

6 March Social Innovation Saving 7,000 Vanishing Languages by Sangeeta Haindi Justmeans

6 March Diocese apologises to student reprimanded for using her native language by Sam Lucero U.S. Catholic

6 March Dream State: Speaking an Endangered Language with Poet Victor Teran by Ben Rodkin LARB

5 March Majority of world's languages to be extinct by next century PressTV

5 March iPhone app teaches language and culture to Lakota children by Ruth Moon Rapid City Journal

5 March Technology Rescues Dying Languages by Tom Banse Voice of America

4 March A Road Trip In Search Of America's Lost Languages NPR

4 March Language funding will help keep native heritage alive in Alderville Northumberland News

3 March Language of music has London calling by Mark Ellis Sydney Morning Herald

3 March US school punished indigenous girl for speaking her own language PressTV

2 March Harper Government Supports Language Learning Opportunities for First Nations Children Canadian Heritage

2 March NW tribes strive to save disappearing languages by Crystal Price KVAL

2 March Why Our Culture Is in Our Genes by Matt Ridley Wall Street Journal

2 March Reviving Indigenous languages at the touch of a button APTN

2 March Working group calls for help to preserve Sami language YLE

2 March Airwaves breathe new life into endangered ethnic languages by Sean Gleeson Phnom Penh Post

2 March Mother Tongue Promotes National Development by Kayode Aponmade PM News

2 March AUDIO: Speaker's Weekly Address - "One Generation Away From Extinction of Chamorro Language" Pacific News Center

1 March Scarborough monument to honour many languages spoken in Canada by Mike Adler Inside Toronto

February 2012

felicityh — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:03:31 +0000

29 February Can Facebook save a dying language? by Kristen Nozell PSFK

29 February Cellist expresses connection between language, music and culture by Jon Thompson Kenora Daily Miner

29 February Applications that teach indigenous languages by Jayne Augoye Punch

29 February Local languages revitalise rhumba by Sharon Muguwu Daily News

29 February Official tag inspires wordsmiths by Santosh K. Kiro The Telegraph

28 February As elders pass, Wind River Indian Reservation teachers turn to technology to preserve Shoshone language by Tetona Dunlap County 10

28 February Aboriginal languages are dying - spread the word by Don Jaque Northern Journal

28 February Wikipedia Now In Marathi, To Expand To 25 Indian Languages Soon by Nandana Das Tech Circle

28 February Funding awarded to Alderville community for language studies by Karen Longwell Northumberland News

28 February As elders pass, Wind River Indian Reservation teachers turn to technology to preserve Shoshone language by Tetona Dunlap County 10

28 February Benguet, Music, Indigenous People by Gabriel Cardinoza Inquirer News

28 February Overseas interest in Maori maths text by Whare Akuhata The Daily Post

27 February Moving towards reclamation by Alicia Elson The Labradorian

27 February Indigenous Language Revitalization Movement by Christa Couture Pass It To The Left

27 February Sabahan culture to the fore by Philip Golingai The Star

26 February Alderville First Nations to learn native language by Valerie MacDonald Northumberland Today

25 February Embracing the future: Modern technology can save languages as well as destroy them The Economist

24 February Indigenous peoples ask Chilean government to officially recognise their languages Nationalia

24 February Saving Mother Tongues by Matt Kettmann Santa Barbara Independent

24 February Groundbreaking FirstVoices Chat app set to bring texting in First Nations languages to iPhone by Stephen Hui Straight.com

23 February Bill to bring Native American languages into local schools gets initial thumbs up at Capitol by Sara Castellanos Aurora Sentinal

23 February UN Calls to Include Indigenous Languages in Education System Galdu

23 February Setswana is not an endangered language - Kgathi by Calistus Kolantsho Mmegi Online

23 February Harper Government Supports Revitalization of the Ojibway Language by Rick Norlock Northumberland View

23 February Social Media Promotes Literacy Within Threatened Languages by Lisa Stephens Technorati

23 February Don Blames Neglect of Mother Tongues On Globalisation Nigerian Observer

23 February 'Talking Dictionaries' Help Preserve Endangered Tribal Languages by Tom Banse KUOW

23 February Technology Helps Languages Endure by Kate Knibbs Mobiledia

22 February Native Language App Gets Cool Reception Indian Country Today

22 February Project creates ark for world’s dying languages Australian Geographic

22 February In “Translations,” a battle of tongues by Anya Grenier Yale Daily News

22 February Indigenous languages gaining recognition The News

22 February City launches Aboriginal language learning system by Mo Yan-chih Taipei Times

22 February Saving a language by Melanie Lidman Jerusalem Post

22 February Project creates ark for world's dying languages by Delana Carbone Australian Geographic

22 February Preserve linguistic diversity: experts Dawn

22 February International Mother Language Day SOS Children's Villages

22 February Indigenous Languages Gaining Recognition in Mexico Galdu

22 February Dictionary of their language a fitting gift for Ibalois by Vincent Cabreza Inquirer News

22 February UN Calls to Include Indigenous Languages in Education System Cadena Gramonte

22 February Indigenous Focus: Chile's Indigenous Peoples Seek Government Protection of Languages by Laura Seelau & Ryan Seelau I Love Chile

22 February Shanghai Dialect Fights to Survive in Modern China by Bill Savadove Jakarta Globe

22 February International Mother Language Day: 'Give national status to all regional languages' by Mavra Bari Express Tribune

22 February Seminar calls for protecting indigenous languages Daily Times

22 February International Mother Language Day: Participants stress on need to impart education in native tongue by Manzoor Ali Express Tribune

21 February Celebrating Language Warriors Huff Post Science

21 February UNESCO chief warns crucial yet ‘fragile’ linguistic heritage in danger UN News Centre

21 February Cameroon: The 13th Edition of the Mother Language Day Celebrated AllAfrica

21 February Border melts as India, Bangladesh celebrate Mother Language Day MSN

21 February Bhasha, language… What would our lives be without it! Zeenews India

21 February Battle of survival: Watching the tongues slip into extinction by Manzoor Ali The Express Tribune

21 February Need for computing in local languages The Hindu

21 February Conservation of language by Mohammad Shahidul Islam The Daily Star

21 February Languages are vehicles of understanding, tolerance by Shigeru Aoyagi The Asian Age

21 February Tainan mayor urges UNESCO to recover Siriya tribal language by Huang Jung-hsiang and Hanna Liu Focus Taiwan

21 February Here's How Hebrew Saves a Language in Lapland by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu Arutz Sheva

21 February ROC recognises language preservation efforts by June Tsai Taiwan Today

21 February 6,000 languages at risk of extinction, says UNESCO Vanguard

20 February First Nations want to keep language alive by Matthew Gauk Canada.com

20 February Flexible approach to education helps engage aboriginal youth by Marc and Craig Kielburger Edmonton Journal

20 February Reverend recognized for helping preserve aboriginal language by Hsu Chih-wei and Kay Liu Focus Taiwan

20 February Norwegian Samis in Israel to save their language Israel MFA

20 February In the Field: "Talking Dictionaries" to Document Vanishing Languages National Geographic

20 February South Dakota programs look to keep Lakota language alive by Ruth Moon Sioux City Journal

20 February Big Boost for Native Languages by Carol Berry Indian Country Today Media Network

20 February Internet aids endangered world languages UPI

20 February National Geographic Saves Endangered Languages With Talking Dictionaries by Samantha Chan Asian Scientist

19 February First Nations look to keep traditional languages alive by Matthew Gauk Nanaimo Daily News

19 February Latvia rejects proposal to name Russian an official language by Gary Peach Christian Science Monitor

19 February Cyber zoo to preserve endangered languages Sydney Morning Herald

19 February Sabha ultimatum to Govt tomorrow Assam Tribune

19 February 3 Endangered Languages Preserved on YouTube by Kristina Chew Care2

19 February Digital technologies reversing extinction of languages DAWN

18 February Rwanda: The Tasks That Await the Language Academy by Frank Tanganika All Africa

18 February Keeping Lakota alive by Ruth Moon Rapid City Journal

18 February Digital tools 'to save languages' by Jonathan Amos BBC News

18 February Internet may save endangered languages By Richard Gray The Telegraph

18 February Technology reviving dying languages by Margaret Munro Leader-Post

18 February Technology key in rush to save dying languages by Dick Ahlstrom Irish Times

18 February Indigenous language bill to be re-presented by Muritala Ayinla National Mirror Online

17 February Native American Languages Siletz Dee-Ni, Ashininaabemowin Facing 'Extinction' by Clara Moskowitz Huff Post Science

17 February Feds braced for lawsuit demanding official status for aboriginal languages: documents by Randy Boswell Nunatsiaq Online

17 February Digital Tools Help Document Vanishing Languages NPR

17 February 'Talking dictionary' could help dying languages survive by Margaret Munro Vancouver Post

17 February Newly unveiled talking dictionaries aim to document, preserve endangered languages Winnipeg Free Press

17 February Digital Dictionaries Help Save Vanishing Languages by Jesse Emspak Discover News

17 February Native Americans Fight to Save Endangered Languages by Clara Moskowitz Live Science

17 February Lawsuit seeking status for aboriginal languages expected Canada.com

17 February Falls high school students complete the circle by Alison Langley Niagara Falls Review

17 February CIP to increase efforts to strengthen proficiency in endangered languages Taipei Times

17 February Senator reviews Indigenous Language Bill by Osagie Otabor The Nation

16 February Summit to look at new regional television network for Nunavut by Sarah Rogers Nunatsiaq Online

16 February Taiwan moves to save endangered aboriginal languages by June Tsai Taiwan Today

16 February Workshop on Western Armenian language to kick off in Istanbul PanArmenian

16 February Feds braced for lawsuit demanding official status for aboriginal languages: documents by Randy Boswell Ottawa Citizen

16 February Reviving the Armenian Language Bianet

15 February Speaking in tongues The Economist

15 February Digitizing some Native American recordings while keeping others sacred by Peter Crimmins NewsWorks

15 February Schools to teach indigenous languages Newsday

14 February The national anthem, as you've never heard it by Matt Neal The Standard

14 February Suspension of American Indian Student for Speaking Native Language is Ignorant and Intolerant by Jerry L. Hill Indian Country Today Media Network

14 February African languages not making grade by Karl Gernetzky Business Day

13 February Preserving a native tongue: Tribe works to maintain elders' language by Barbara Curtin Statesman Journal

13 February International Mother Language Day on February 21 Business Recorder

13 February Harper Government Invests in Revitalization of the Kaska Language Canadian Heritage

13 February US Forest Service Publishes Dual Language Booklet for Native Alaskans for First Time by Renee Lee USDA Blog

12 February Australia's story in Indigenous languages by Brian McCoy Eureka Street

12 February Immersion School is Saving a Native American Language Indian Country Today

12 February Worlds apart come together at city school by Paula Simons Edmonton Journal

10 February North Coast tribes strive to keep Pomo language alive by Clark Mason The Press Democrat

10 February Native American Language School Hopes To Save Dying Language KFBB News

10 February Australian researcher helping preserve PNG languages ABC Radio Australia

10 February Hawaiian Language Students Getting Lost In Translation, Advocates Say by Katherine Poythress Honolulu Civil Beat

9 February Ancient weather forecasting meets the digital age by Beth Neate ABC Local

9 February Firefox will be translated into South American Quechua to promote digital inclusion by Anna Heim The Nextweb

9 February CNF to create Cherokee language focused reading centre by Tesina Jackson Cherokee Phoenix

8 February Musicians drum up attendance in NT schools by Monique Ross ABC Melbourne

7 February Is a Local Language Essential to Preserve Cultural Identity on the Social Web? by Sreedhar Pillai Huffington Post

7 February On the Failure to Consider the 'Native Words' Presented to the Panel Reviewing the Enbridge Pipeline by Tyler McCreary Rabble.ca

6 February Cloud computing, Indigenous language preservation and footy carnivals by Mischa Chaleyer-Kynaston ABC Open Capricornia

5 February Pioneering print: Chance visit to historic site leads to rediscovery of Alberta's first books by Paula Simons Edmonton Journal

3 February CIIL preparing White Paper on status of endangered languages The Hindu

3 February Conversational Ojibwe: hear the language on new online dictionary by Kevin Wallevand and Nathan Bowe DL-Online

3 February Language denied means citizens ignored by Neville Alexander Mail & Guardian

3 February New aboriginal languages directory in the works HQ Yellowknife

2 February Conference on minor languages at CIIL begins today Deccan Herald

2 February Cultural village to tell the Baklanga story by Shingirai Madondo Mmegi Online

2 February High school program targets Aboriginals by Jade Schwartzberg Merritt Herald

2 February The Latino Gap: Dual Language Programs Offer Hope by Jill Replogle KPBS

2 February Sencoten language nest strives to revive traditional tongue by Christine van Reeuwyk Saanchi News

1 February Aboriginal rarities in cabaret by Kane Young The Mercury

1 February Senate State Affairs Committee hears Olson's bill on Alaska Native language council by Austin Baird The Republic

1 February Domboshaba calls for official use of Kalanga by Sesupo Rantsimako Botswana Gazette

January 2012

felicityh — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:13:24 +0000

31 January Centre leads way in preserving language by Alicia Bridges The West Australian

31 January Senate hears strong support for Native language council Daily News-Miner

31 January Cherokee Translators: Translation specialist set on preserving Cherokee language by Will Chavez Cherokee Phoenix

31 January Nunavut Literacy Council translates Robert Munsch book into Inuit language Global BC

31 January Is Telugu dying a slow death? Post Noon

31 January Indigenous Mayans in Guatemala rely on pirate radio by Paul Riismandel Radio Survivor

31 January The Real World Value of Ireland's Indigenous Language and Culture An Sionnach Fionn

31 January Book speaks up for Indigenous language ABC

31 January Call for island languages to have official status TV NZ

30 January New Tlingit 'encyclopaedia' baffling to scholars, speakers by Robert Woolsey KCAW

30 January State entities must use three languages, says minister by Karl Gernetzky Business Day

30 January Indigenous Recognition in the Australian Constitution by Anne Twomey Jurist

29 January First Korean language school opens for Indonesian tribe by Claire Lee Korea Herald

28 January Dine language conference draws dozens by Ryan Boetel The Daily Times

28 January District unveils Aboriginal academy by Robin Poon Merritt News

28 January Je Speak Inuktitut by Zachary Kuehner The Mark

27 January Guatemalan Mayans take fight to the airwaves by James Fredrick Tico Times

27 January Lafferty in Alaska to discuss education, languages HQ Yellowknife

26 January Using Menominee words at school gets girl benched by Tiffany Wilbert Shawano Leader

26 January Writing on wall for remote tongues by Patricia Karvelas The Australian

26 January Two years after Andaman tribe dies another 'faces extinction' Survival

26 January Recovering Aboriginal Languages by Richard Kazandjian Le Blog

26 January CSUN Lecture to Explore Plight of Endangered Languages California State University

25 January Nuu-Chah-Nulth language app connects youth with heritage by Shayne Morrow Ha-Shilth-Sa

25 January Elders track lost Indigenous languages by Alice Roberts ABC Local

25 January Whispers of forbidden tongues by Ilana Mushin The Australian

25 January Language of instruction plays role in education dilemma by Karl Gernetzky Business Day

25 January Good works on show at the festival Manning River Times

25 January NT indigenous elder is Senior Australian Sydney Morning Herald

25 January Elder teaches Secwepemc by Barb Brouwer Salmon Arm Observer

25 January Endangered Language & Poetry in Mexico by Chad W. Post Three Percent

25 January New schools language plan by Thandiwe Jumo The Witness

24 January Bush medicine book from Cape York keeps indigenous language alive ABC Radio Australia

24 January Piecing together region's language puzzle by Skye Shannon ABC Local

24 January Elon students visit indigenous village, create website to preserve culture by Brandy Steams Times-News

24 January Only 11% of Chile's Indigenous Youth Speak or Understand Their Native Language by Ryan Seelau Indigenous News

24 January Endangered cultures: Linguists demand local voices in languages authority Express Tribune

23 January Salinas hospital to train indigenous-language interpreters by Melissa Flores HealthyCal

22 January Language and identity Times Live

22 January Spanish language taking root in Sault by Elaine Della-Mattia The Sault Star

21 January Minneapolis schools set path of success for Indian students by Steve Brandt Star Tribune

21 January Why Igbo language movies must survive by Ebele Orakpo Vanguard

21 January Scholar throws cold water on racist ban clause by Dan Harrison The Age

21 January Report seen as chance to redefine Australia by Greg Ansley NZ Herald

21 January Conservative MP's Taxpayer-Funded Survey Insults Indo-Canadians, says Liberal MP The Link

20 January South Africa: Time to Redress Apartheid-Era Marginalization of Indigenous Languages All Africa

20 January Historic Constitution vote over indigenous recognition facing hurdles by Patricia Karvelas The Australian

19 January Constitutional reform sparks mixed reviews by Amy McQuire Tracker

19 January Sparks fly in debate on language parity by Deon de Lange IOL News

19 January Native American Languages Could Count for Class Credit by Carol Berry Indian Country Today Media Network

19 January A new proposal would see the Constitution amended to encourage respect for Indigenous Australians by Patricia Karvelas and Lanai Vasek The Australian

19 January Ancient Aboriginal 'Iwaidja' language app to be launched for smartphones Australian Business Times

19 January Other indigenous languages matter too by Anthony Wabuya Chebani Sunday Standard

18 January Indigenous plea for NBN in remote areas by Patricia Karvelas The Australian

18 January Wominjeka Festival: Vibrant, festive by the river by Grant Reynolds Maribyrnong Weekly

18 January Mobile application to save endangered languages Newz Street

18 January Dana: We should all speak Swahili by Dean de Lange IOL News

18 January Texting in Endangered Languages by Richard Kazandjian Le Blog

18 January The First TV Series to Focus on Endangered Languages Stephanie Nikolopoulos

17 January High-tech bid to save ancient Top End language by Jano Gibson ABC

17 January Indigenous Studies Students Speak the Language of Cultural Revival by Rob Johnson University of Sydney

16 January Waking up a sleeping language by Sasha Grbich ABC Open

16 January Alutiiq Language on the Mend by Jennifer Canfield KMXT

15 January Okla. man shares love of Choctaw language Canadian Business

15 January Some Bemidji classrooms to get Ojibwe name signs Albert Lea Tribune

15 January Bilingual ed plays crucial role in aboriginal communities by Michael Christie Australian Teacher Magazine

15 January Pearler yarns and a princess by Emily Maguire Sydney Morning Herald

15 January Overcoming colonial alienation of Indigenous Languages: Part II Panorama Magazine

13 January Bill boosts native language instruction by Joe Hanel Durango Herald

13 January Aboriginal artists explore their language by John Pohl Montreal Gazette

13 January Students help language project in Bemidji schools by Anne Williams Bemidji Pioneer

13 January 7 Maluku vernaculars dying Pakistan Observer

12 January Terry Knight, Native Leader Offers Invocation at Colorado General Assembly by Carol Berry Indian Country Today Media Network

12 January Northern Edge Navajo Casino debuts Monday by Noel Lyn Smith Navajo Times

11 January Harper Government Invests in Michif Language Classes Canadian Heritage

11 January A language from Busselton's past by Rob Bennett Busselton Mail

11 January Endangered Alphabets by Tim Brookes The Platform

11 January Keeping Your Word by Hilary Smale ABC 720

10 January Ancient Language Gets Extended LIfe In Iraq by Brooke Anderson Wall Street Journal

10 January CU linguists seek speakers of undescribed African languages, many of which are also endangered Arts and Sciences

10 January Reclaiming the Wampanoag Language WGBH

10 January Giving Aboriginal Students Words of Their Own by Katie Hyslop Indian Country Today Media Network

10 January Lac du Flambeau receives grant money for language program by Marcus Nesemann Lakeland Times

10 January UNDP brings indigenous people radio experiences from Laos to Cambodia UNDP

10 January Vadodara’s Tower of Babel by Leena Misra Indian Express

10 January Bhasha campaign for languages goes global by Roxy Gagdekar Daily News and Analysis

10 January Namibia's language policy is 'poisoning' its children by Denver Kisting The Guardian

10 January Pakistan ruined by language myth by Zubeida Mustafa The Guardian

10 January Preference for English language divides Arab parents by Renad Ghanem Arab News

10 January Census Shows Native Languages Count Language Magazine

10 January 10 Languages on the Verge of Extinction by Martha Barksdale Curiosity.com

10 January After Vadodara debut, language warriors vow to meet again next year Indian Express

10 January Laverton centre gets name Hobsons Bay Leader

9 January Disappearing languages preserved through UBC's online efforts Castanet

9 January Feds to help with Metis language training Brandon Sun

9 January New Inuit language app makes learning fun for little ones by Sarah Rogers Vancouver Sun

9 January New Brunswick Maliseet Language Preservation Gets Boost Indian Country Today Media Network

9 January Global language meet opens in Vadodara Indian Express

9 January Additional Chamorro requires time, study by Oyaol Ngirairiki Guampdn

9 January Bhasha Vasudha pulls together diverse cultures by Gopal Kateshiya Express India

9 January Niigaane Ojibwemowin K-6 grade Immersion at Bugonaygeshig School in Bena honored Grand Rapids MN

8 January Bhasha Vasudha helps break language barrier by Roxy Gagdekar Daily News and Analysis

8 January Linguists learn to fight 'killer' English for survival by Gopal Kateshiya Express India

8 January Extra classes means cutting subjects by Joseph M. Sanchez Guampdn

8 January Musical feet of strength by Elissa Blake Sydney Morning Herald

8 January Global languages meet kicks off The Times of India

7 January 'Intangible Heritage' discussed in Vadodara by Roxy Gagdekar Daily News and Analysis

7 January Global language meet kicks off in Vadodara today Indian Express

7 January Local Philanthropists Fund Project to Save Dying Language Ottawa Start

7 January Welsh Language Society 'radical' change in 50th year BBC

7 January China develops minority language translation software China Daily

7 January Importance of choice in the use of language media by Rajiva Wijesinha Daily News

6 January Irish language community slam merger of Language Commissioner The Journal

6 January Tribal languages are not dying by Roxy Gagdekar Daily News and Analysis

6 January School immerses students by teaching Ojibwe by Anne Williams Grand Forks Herald

6 January Call to protect Telugu language Deccan Chronicle

6 January Church of Norway to improve inclusion of native Sami people by Oivind Ostang Christian Century

5 January Bretons fight to save language from extinction by Simon Hooper CNN

5 January Govt to step up efforts to promote ancient language Sanskrit Economic Times

5 January As Morales pushes for more reforms, Bolivians express frustration PRI

5 January Riga's Mayor supports Russian language Voice of Russia

5 January Traditional languages witness revival over the festive season Tyrone Times

4 January East Timor: A Former Colony Mulls the Politics of Teaching Portuguese by Brendan Brady Time

4 January Bolivian President's School Reforms Facing Resistance by Emily Alpert The World

4 January For LSA: Books Examining Language and Language Maintenance by Abby Mogollon First Peoples

4 January Vadodara to host global language meet Express India

3 January 900 languages to be represented at Bhasha Vasudha Times of India

3 January Study: Gestures help language learning UPI

2 January Global language meet at Vadodara New Kerala

2 January An article on cultural and linguistic rights of some tribes in Manipur by Bishwajit Okram Kangla Online

2 January Cultivating culture for Tsartlip kids by Christine van Reeuwyk Saanich News

2 January Preserving language a must, say experts by Lan Lan Viet Nam News

December 2011

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30 December First TAFE graduates in Gathang language North Coast TAFE

30 December Cherokee: An Endangered Language On the Trail of the Trail

30 December 2012 Elections: Tsai promises to work with Hakka and Aborigines by Chris Wang Taipei Times

29 December Džíny, hamburgry and komputry: is Czech under threat from English? by Rosie Johnston Radio Praha

29 December ALMA Observatory supports recovery of the Kunza language ALMA

29 December Literature the Ojibwe Way: Erdrich Sisters' Wiigwaas Press Helps Preserve Ojibwemowin by Konnie LeMay Indian Country Today Media Network

29 December Dreaming festival crosses cultures by Tim Douglas The Australian

28 December Harper Government Invests in Language-Learning Opportunities for Maliseet First Nation Youth Canadian Heritage

28 December Touching Their Ancestors' Hands by Jana Pickart Boston Review

28 December Singing the National Anthem in their Own Language by Eddie Avila Rising Voices

28 December Saving Native American Languages KERA

27 December Venezuela: New computing dictionary enriches Wayuu language by Tatiana Chang Infosurhoy

25 December Canada's First Christmas Carol Was in Huron Language Indian Country Today Media Network

25 December Call to promote Assamese language Assam Tribune

24 December Noel Pearson: recognise our place in nation by Patricia Karvelas The Australian

23 December Achievements Abound for Native American Languages in 2011 Indian Country Today Media Network

23 December 1000 Languages on the Web by Kevin Scannell Indigenous Tweets

23 December Tokelauan New Zealanders get help to maintain language Solomon Star

21 December What If We Occupied Language? by H. Samy Alim New York Times

21 December Sask. First Nations say students shortchanged by Jason Warick The Star Phoenix

21 December Even blokes shed a tear as the sounds of the Kimberley hit Broadway by Ellen Connolly Sydney Morning Herald

20 December Endangered ethnic culture to be preserved China Daily

17 December Mom Turned Author Creates Aboriginal Children's Character Indian Country Today Media Network

15 December The Algonquian Language Reborn: An Interview with Blair Rudes Coastal Carolina Indian Center

15 December Indigenous Person of the Year: The Indigenous Woman by Brenda Norrell The Narcosphere

15 December Indonesian Languages Dying Out Jakarta Globe

15 December Elections officials grapple with new Native language rule by Uriel J. Garcia Arizona Daily Sun

14 December RPM Podcast #012: 'Revitalization' RPM

14 December Rapper Tall Paul Represents His Culture by Stephanie Woodard Indian Country Today Media Network

14 December IndigiTUBE an outback video star by Nadine Maloney ABC

14 December Shelf-Promotion: Famed Novelist Louise Erdrich's Bookstore Stocks Great Native Books by Stephanie Woodard Indian Country Today Media Network

14 December Navajo tops list of Native language speakers in US by Felicua Fonseca The Guardian

14 December 169 local languages likely to extinct: Researcher Jakarta Post

14 December Salish Numbers Book Helps Kids Learn Native Language Indian Country Today Media Network

12 December I love Sauk language by Barbara Sorensen and Jennifer Weston Cultural Survival

12 December Constitutional change is 'unfinished business' by Stuart Rintoul The Australian

12 December Unlock the creativity so teens can get ahead by Paul Collard The West Australian

11 December Arizona has most Indian language speakers UPI

9 December Top writers score big at the SALAS by Edward Tsumele Sowetan Live

9 December Everyone Speaks Text Message by Tina Rosenberg New York Times

9 December Step to honour our first people by Michael Gordon The Age

9 December Defying the Myth of Native Desolation: Cultural Continuity in Oaxaca by Kathleen Melville Upside Down World

8 December Government attacked for lack of language services Kimberley Page

8 December The Endangered Language Fund funds Southern Puebla Mixtec project Xayacatlan

8 December Native American Study celebrates 15 years by Andrea Weiner The North Wind

8 December Island language in a sea of change University of Cambridge

8 December Parents help their kids speak fluent Spanish and maintain their heritage by David Montgomery Washington Post

7 December Education research institute identifies ways to avoid extinction of indigenous languages Lagos Television

6 December Language revitalisation through free software: the case of Aragonese by Kevin Scannell Indigenous Tweets

6 December Language may trump race for young kids by William Harms Futurity

5 December Taiwan aborigines back in spotlight as cultures fade Monsters and Critics

5 December Modern language question by Lino Spiteri Times of Malta

5 December Indigenous dictionary released on Straddie by Judith Kerr Bayside Bulletin

5 December 3D animation helps preserve Indigenous history Physorg

5 December Obama Signs Executive Order on Education and Tribal Colleges by Rob Capriccioso Indian Country Today Media Network

4 December There Are No Dead Languages by John Farrell Forbes

3 December Death of a language This Is Jersey

3 December Igbo language films take centre stage @ Awka by Mukosolu Nzom Vanguard

3 December Uduaghan endorses Itsekiri film industry by Benjamin Njoku Vanguard

2 December Group makes case for use of indigenous languages by Dotun Ibiwoye Vanguard

1 December Alaska Native Film Series continues tonight Juneau Empire

1 December Destroying Indigenous communities and cultures by Michael Brull The Drum

December 2011 Lost for words by Geoffrey Maslen About the House

November 2011

felicityh — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:24:39 +0000

30 November Guest: Mark Turin The MacMillan Report

30 November The Internet: A lifeboat for endangered languages? Leaders Vision

30 November Jabbali, an endangered language in Oman: is it worth a look before it's gone? Exploring Oman's Linguistic Treasures

30 November Six Students Complete Choctaw Language Minor at Southeastern Indian Country Today Media Network

30 November Native Eyes Film Showcase by Kevin Prosise Border Beat

30 November 10th annual elders gathering promotes aboriginal teachings by Shuja Safavi The Manitoban

30 November Arunachal Guv for promotion of indigenous languages The Shillong Times

29 November The loss of Father Kevin McKelson keenly felt in Kimberley communities by Vanessa Mills ABC Kimberley

29 November Why is it so important to maintain the minority languages? Sapcham

29 November Ladino Hanukah Songs Shed Light on Endangered Language of Jews by Rhonda J. Miller PRX

29 November Languages: Online Activism To Save Chakma Language Rising Voices

29 November Will English kill off India's languages? by Mark Tully BBC News Asia

28 November New university centre opens way for Indigenous Australians Charles Darwin University

28 November Navajo Code: Powerful As Any Weapon In WWII NPR

27 November Music the language to lower all barriers by Sarah Whyte Sydney Morning Herald

27 November Mother language education by Tariq Rahman Express Tribune

27 November Weaving history and heritage into an art form by Janet Mendelsohn Boston Globe

26 November Indigenous cultural centre opens in Oaxaca, Mexico Sorosoro

26 November How Hip-Hop is Helping Young Australians Find Their Culture by Tracey Croke Technorati

26 November Volunteers sought to digitize Hawaiian-language newspapers Star Advertiser

26 November 'A de pan kam': Language 'corruption' or 'enrichment' by Sheik Umarr Kamarah The Patriotic Vanguard

26 November Day writers invaded Minna for Governor Aliyu's birthday by Henry Akubuiro Daily Sun

25 November Cutting Centrelink cash won't stop indigenous truancy by Pat Turner Sydney Morning Herald

25 November Indigenous Languages Discovery Workshop QLD Government

24 November 'English banned' at song contest for minority languages by Nik Martin Deutsche Welle

24 November Circassia: The Path to Peace and Reconciliation in the Caucasus UNPO

23 November Aboriginal community ditched by church and state by Tim Kroenert Eureka Street

23 November French will maintain favoured status in B.C. schools by Janet Steffenhagen Vancouver Sun

23 November UMD professor's efforts to save Ojibwe language recognized Duluth News Tribune

23 November Parent and Teachers Don't See Eye-to-Eye on Merits of Language Mixing by Maane Khatchatourian Brooklyn Ink

22 November Maintaining Mongolian Culture by Montie Martin Arlington Connection

22 November More languages added to curriculum plan by Dave Harrison The Age

22 November Languages: Promoting Indigenous African Language Films Rising Voices

22 November Kids to learn new lingo by Evonne Barry Herald Sun

21 November New home movies resurrect endangered Native American language Mother Nature Network

21 November Immersion course looks to keep Dakota language alive by Dan Olsen Post Bulletin

21 November Utah governor holds events to celebrate Indigenous Day by Justin Smith Universe

21 November How does linguistic diversity function in Europe? by Antje Wilton Public Service Europe

21 November Indigenous languages need a new home base by Lu Shih-hsiang Taipei Times

21 November Dying Ormuri language finds saviour in English book The Express Tribune

20 November Colorado professor to speak in Steamboat about endangered languages by Scott Franz Steamboat Today

20 November Cultural Exchange: CBC Radio links Canadians from shore to shore by Marcia Adair LA Times

20 November Sami, Frisian and Udmurt - the obscure languages of Europe's 'minority' song contest by Roya Nikkhah The Telegraph

20 November Linguist discusses endangered languages by Katie Mettler Indiana Daily Student

20 November Cultural revelation by Jane E. Fraser Sydney Morning Herald

19 November New Zealand Vies for First Oscar Nomination in Foreign Language Category by Pip Bullbeck Hollywood Reporter

19 November Digital TV threat to Indigenous languages by Emma Murphy Green Left

19 November Breaking down the language barrier Lithgow Mercury

19 November Maintaining the balance The Peninsula

18 November Elderly Siraya with giant cross starts sit-in protest by Loa Iok-sin Taipei Times

18 November Indigenous languages 'must be preserved' news.com.au

18 November Conference: 'Indigenous languages the worst victims of globalisation' by Azam Khan The Express Tribune

18 November We must pursue all options to revitalise te roe Voxy

17 November Celebrating Native Language Revitalization Beyond the Box

17 November First Andaman dictionary a 'linguistic treasure trove' by Alastair Lawson BBC News

17 November Indigenous Focus: Santiago to host congress on indigenous languages by Laura and Ruan Seelau I Love Chile

17 November Shortland sells the language short Voxy

17 November Berkeley declares Native American code names offensive by Frances Dinkelspiel Berkeleyside

16 November Podcast: Australia Through its Languages by Patrick Cox The World

16 November Journalist makes case for indigenous language by Biola Azeez Nigerian Tribune

16 November Breathing life into a dying language by Andrew Buncombe The Independent

16 November 2012 Elections: Hakkas unhappy with Wu's stance by Chris Wang Taipei Times

16 November Improved speech, language services targeted by Peggy Revell Fort Frances Times Online

16 November Dying culture: Anambra community uses new yam festival to launch revival by Dom Ekpunobi Sun News

16 November Loss of indigenous language, bane of Nigeria's development - Prof Omole by Francis Suberu National Mirror

15 November Linguistic diversity of Europe by Antje Wilton Public Service

15 November Program pairs English-speakers with speakers of another language by Lisa Kapps Little Falls Times

15 November Pioneer school 25 years old today by Sheradyn Holderhead Adelaide Now

15 November Fight for Nyoongar language by Anne Gartner In My Community

14 November Apple Siri, Google Voice could help save the world's languages by Chris Jablonski ZD Net

14 November Culture, language and art bring students together by Elise Batchelor Pilbara Echo

14 November Aboriginal gospel singer on Broadway ABC News

14 November PSS urged to include indigenous language class in high school graduation requirements by Moneth Deposa Saipan Tribune

12 November Cordillera's young people make their own memories Manila Bulletin

11 November Apaches work to save language by Rene Romo Alamogordo Daily News

11 November NZ linguist using grant to dissect Vanuatu indigenous languages Radio New Zealand

11 November Saving Endangered Languages Through Public Service Broadcasting by Levi Obijiofor Nigerian Village Square

10 November 'We Still Live Here' Traces Comeback of Wampanoag Indian Language by Saskia De Melker PBS

10 November Forgotten Tongues of the Dying People Mena FN

9 November Tribe focuses on preservation of Apache language by Sandra Rambler Arizona Silver Belt

9 November Pilot Program Teaches Sarawak Indigenous Children in Mother Tongue by Lisa Schlein Voice of America

9 November Mescalero Apaches work to save ancient tongue The Republic

9 November Racing to Save a Native American Language Indian Country Today Media Network

9 November Pilot Program Teaches Sarawak Indigenous Children in Mother Tongue by Lisa Schlein Voice of America

9 November National tongues by Derrick McClure Scotsman

7 November Narrowing the gap for First Nation residents by Ryan Lux The Daily Press

7 November Real or unreal: $345, 000 study on Vanuatu languages Radio Australia News

5 November New NT education policy still sidelines Indigenous language by Emma Murphy Green Left

5 November Katharine Siva Saubel, preserver of Cahuilla culture, dies at 91 by Elaine Woo LA Times

5 November Helping indigenous Mexicans: Official visits Central Coast to gather data by Claudia Melendez Salinas Monterey County Herald

4 November South Africa: Board Supports MEC for Community Safety Faith Mazibuko by Sibusiso Nkosi All Africa

4 November Senator pushes for preservation of indigenous languages Phillipine Information Agency

3 November Arts & More: Saving the Potawatomi language and 'The Michigan Poem' by Lorraine Caron and Nancy Camden WMUK

3 November Legarda wants to preserve indigenous languages US News Las Vegas

3 November 'That Which Makes Us Haida' by Heather Ramsay The Tyee

2 November Native Singers Keep Bird Songs Alive by Chris Clarke KCET

2 November Research project to preserve Indigenous languages in NT Charles Darwin University

2 November Language specialists racing with time to revitalise Cherokee language Physorg

2 November Policy Joins Dots On Indigenous Culture Our Languages

1 November Global Voices Podcast: Bridging the Language Gaps by Jamillah Knowles Global Voices

1 November Native American culture being shown at libraries Daily Democrat

1 November Proposal for i-Taukei academy and village by Epeli Tukuwasa Radio Fiji

October 2011

felicityh — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 03:13:50 +0000

31 October Laz foundation petitions Turkey to protect Laz language Today's Zaman

31 October Native Village of Afognak Launches New Alutiiq Language Website by Jennifer Canfield KMXT

31 October Learning native language bodes well for students' future by Marites N. Sison Anglican Journal

31 October Diamond Giant De Beers Canada Releases Updated Mining Terminology Booklet Diamond News

30 October Neto's Tucson: Language, land endure for visiting indigenous teachers by Ernesto Portillo Jr. Arizona Daily Star

30 October Endangered Languages Week lends speakers' voices to languages almost silenced by Vallari Gupte The Shorthorn

29 October Life (and death) lessons by Jewel Topsfield The Age

29 October The Indonesian language at 83: Looking back to look forward by Setiono Sugiharto Jakarta Post

28 October Linguist trying to rescue Saskatchewan Doukhobor language by Betty Ann Adam The StarPhoenix

27 October Aborigines risk 'cultural impoverishment', says Noel Pearson by Sarah Elks The Australian

27 October In Karuk by Heidi Walters North Coast Journal

27 October Learning in both worlds by Lisa Waller Inside Story

27 October IU departments co-sponsoring symposium on tacking and learning indigenous languages of Latin America Indiana University

27 October Languages: A Podcast of Champions in Warlpiri by Eddia Avila Rising Voices

26 October First Nations fight to preserve languages by Roxanne Stasyszyn Yukon News

26 October Aboriginals of Australia: New Program Promises Efficient Funding Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation

26 October Don makes case for indigenous languages by Musa Odoshimokhe The Nation

24 October Mashpee Wampanoag linguist brings story to Stonehill Wicked Local

23 October An iPhone app for Native artists Alaska Dispatch

22 October Native American Language Documentary Wins Upper Midwest Emmy by Michael Meuers Indian Country Today Media Network

21 October Perfecting His Irish on the Job by Corey Kilgannon New York Times

21 October Using indigenous films for cultural revival by Simeon Mpamugoh Daily Sun

20 October Speaking the tricky language of elections in Taiwan by Jialu Chen Reuters

20 October Don't forget to tweet in both official languages: N.B. language commish by Shawn Berry Vancouver Sun

19 October Animation used to promote indigenous languages by Liz Trevaskis ABC Rural

19 October Grant allows Sealaska Heritage to digitise historic recordings Alaska Dispatch

19 October Indigenous Focus: Indigenous Languages Being Strengthened Throughout Chile by Laura and Ryan Seelau I Love Chile

18 October Ten languages aged just ten The Sun

18 October Funds to help save Indigenous language by Kirsty Sexton-McGrath ABC News

18 October SDLP Gaeilgoir defends use of Irish in the Assembly by Bronagh Murphy The Examiner

18 October Institute of Welsh Affairs debate BBC Wales and S4C BBC News

18 October Incredible journey to Peru by Dianna Lee Raukawa Doughty Daily Post

14 October Remembering Inninimowin a tale of re-learning Cree Wawatay News

14 October Distinct dialect of Jeju threatened with extinction Korea Times

14 October Are Kalanga MPs ducking the language issue? by Edward Mpoloka Mmegi Online

14 October Saving Taiwan's tribal cultures by Cindy Sui BBC News

13 October National award for Inuvialuktun teacher by Samantha Stokell Northern News Services

12 October Action needed to save Inuit language in Nunavut: NTI by Sarah Rogers Nunatsiaq Online

12 October Harper Government Supports the Inuktitut Language Nation Talk

12 October Cree immersion classes begin at Alexander First Nation by Susan Jones St. Albert Gazette

12 October A World of First Nations, Learning by Katie Hyslop The Tyee

12 October Traditional Indigenous language in danger of extinction by Steven Schubert ABC Rural

12 October How to be relevant in global politics - Don by Dayo Johnson Vanguard

11 October Giving Aboriginal Students Words of Their Own by Katie Hyslop The Tyee

11 October Squamish Nation struggles to preserve a threatened language by Tessa Holloway North Shore News

11 October AM calls for legal fight for Welsh content in local radio by Martin Shipton Wales Online

10 October Minister must demand better return on Irish language spend by Eoin O Murchu Irish Times

10 October Indian language literature goes to Frankfurt Book Fair IBN Live

9 October Woman travels 1,100 miles to learn Omaha language by Kevin Abourezk Journal Star

9 October It would be unspeakable to lose Gaelic by Kevin McKenna The Guardian

8 October FIAF 2011: Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba filmmakers converge for indigenous language films The Nation

8 October FIAF charts a new direction for film makers by Benjamin Njoku Vanguard

7 October Mapping India - We the speakers by Rudraneil Sengupta Live Mint

7 October Berenstain Bears Translated into Lakota Language Can Be a Game-Changer by Tanya Lee Indian Country Today Media Network

6 October Hai Sai (Hello) Uckinaguchi! by Ryoko Ohnishi Rafu Shimpo

6 October In the World: Murmurs of Mayan by Emily Finn MIT News

5 October Indigenous students create their own podcast featuring Warlpiri language by Caddie Brain ABC Rural

5 October Language board chief Meri Huws is Welsh commissioner BBC News

5 October New plan to increase child Gaelic speakers BBC News

5 October Atayal-language science cartoons in 3D launched Taipei Times

4 October FaveQuest creates first Inuktitut app by Elizabeth Howell Ottawa Business Journal

4 October Workshop educates students on diversity in Texas' and Oklahoma's language by Rachel Snyder The Shorthorn

1 October Avoiding language extinction by Matt Wells BBC Radio

1 October Africa pushes for indigenous language in continent's development Afrique en ligne

September 2011

mflorey — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:53:50 +0000

30 September Promoting the language rights of indigenous peoples United Nations

30 September The Endangered Language Catalog (ELCat) by Maddalene Tacchetti LAT News

29 September HSU Author Publishes Indian Language Encyclopedia Humboldt State

29 September Researchers work together to save languages by Sarah Plake The Kansan

28 September Teaching aboriginal languages key to restoring pride, say residential school survivors by Louise Brown Parent Central

28 September Boozhoo: Signs of Racial Reconciliation by Mary Annette Pember Daily Yonder

28 September Irish language pack for schools stresses rights by Lorna Siggins Irish Times

27 September Seediq Bale sparks renewed interest in aborigines at colleges by Hsu Chih-wei and Jamie Wang Focus Taiwan

27 September Signing and hip-hop Shakespeare at 2012 Globe festival by Helen Bushby BBC News

27 September Writer encourages preservation of Ndebele language by Khulani Nkabinde News Day

26 September Ancient ways and modern times by Joe Mozingo LA Times

26 September Children join race to save dying language by Titus Too The Standard

26 September Students learn on the land by Nathalie Heiberg-Harrison Northern News Services

25 September Cherokee Nation Adds Sixth Grade and iPads to Bolster Native American Education Indian Country Today Media Network

24 September Students do best when using native language by Janese Silvey Columbia Daily Tribune

24 September FIAF 2011: Experts open talks on indigenous language films The Nation

23 September Ageless voices find byways of the songlines Sydney Morning Herald

23 September Saving Igbo language from extinction by Chidi Nkwopara Vanguard

23 September Can dubbing a cartoon help save a language? by Antonia Zerbisias The Star

23 September 'Language policy discriminates' - UB academic by Gothataone Moeng Mmegi Online

23 September Language and the Right to Decide by Rudolph C. Ryser Center for World Indigenous Studies

22 September Wiluna's hip-hop hub by Tayissa Barone West Australian

22 September New books help Nyoongar language Central Advocate

22 September NT English-only policy under fire Education Review

21 September Finland engages in dialogue on the rights of indigenous people Finland Government

21 September Native American Language Revitalization on Red Lake Agenda by Michael Meuers Indian Country Today Media Network

20 September UN Human Rights Council: Preserving Indigenous languages by Brenda Norrell The Narcosphere

20 September Sounds of Wiluna by Jane Kennedy ABC NorthWest WA

19 September Small Number's adventures continue in math movie 2 SFU

18 September India: fight to preserve dying languages by Jason Overdorf Global Post

17 September Saving Warrungu ABC Radio National

15 September Tribal college president to talk on Native languages by Tom Holm Montana Kaimin

14 September Berenstain Bears Now Speaking Endangered Language in 'Matho Waunsila Thiwahe' by James Macpherson Huffington Post

13 September For world explorer, loss of language speaks for itself by Robert Upe The Age

12 September A century later, Ishi still has lessons to teach by Barry Bergman UC Berkeley

12 September Wangka Maya open for business by Elise Batchelor Pilbara Echo

12 September Linguist revives lost Aboriginal language by Evan Schwarten The Australian

12 September Young indigenous mentors connect by Keeli Cambourne Sydney Morning Herald

12 September Astorian hones native language skills Down Under Daily Astorian

11 September Nearly 50 Endangered Languages To Be Digitally Documented Red Orbit

11 September Interpreters deciphering govt-speak jargon by Michael Inman Canberra Times

10 September Say what? To find new subjects of study, some linguists simply open their front doors The Economist

9 September Languages the key to closing the gap by Lisa Martin Nine News

9 September Peru: The State of Quechua on the Internet Global Voices

7 September Storm over Welsh Lingo Plea by Nigel Pauley Daily Star

6 September Early language support for Indigenous school learning success Asian Correspondent

6 September Indigenous literacy gap must close by Kylie Ladd Sydney Morning Herald

6 September Japanese linguist helps revive an Aboriginal language ABC AM

5 September Silly stories with a serious message by Elisabeth Tarica The Age

5 September 'How to protect our languages' by Emma Mgbeahurike The Nation

2 September UQ researchers focus on Aboriginal languages UQ News

1 September English off pedestal in remote language schooling by Anna Henderson ABC News

1 September Native American Language Book Named Best Read Indian Country Today Media Network

August 2011

mflorey — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:57:22 +0000

31 August Early language support for Indigenous school learning success Charles Darwin University

31 August South Dakota Radio Station Is a Good Neighbour - and a Good Listen by Stephanie Woodward Indian Country Today Media Network

30 August Bilingual brain stays 'flexible' longer Toronto Sun

30 August Aboriginals of Australia: New South Wales Library Receives New Language Funding Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization

30 August New chapter for ancient songbook by Andrew Bock The Age

29 August Library to Rediscover Aboriginal Languages by Dan Watson Miller-McCune

26 August Indigenous Voices of the Arctic by David Braun National Geographic

25 August The Quest to Save Endangered Languages by Ruth Samuelson Fox News Latino

24 August Acknowledge the survival of Gaelic out with the isles Herald Scotland

23 August Feds award money to Tiguas for language, culture by Daniel Borunda El Paso Times

23 August Virtual Keyboards for Over 1,000 Languages - Keyman Desktop PR Newswire

23 August Australian Endangered Languages Get Boost from Alumna Georgetown University

23 August You say tomato, they say 'xitomatl' - New Yorkers channel the Aztecs by saving a dying language by Edgar Sandoval NY Daily News

21 August NSU offers Cherokee language technology course Wagoner Tribune

20 August Teen uses song to preserve Native language by Kyle Hopkins News Miner

19 August Rescuing Endangered Languages Means Saving Ideas by Emily Badger Miller-McCune

19 August A mission to save indigenous languages by Beau Gamble Australian Geographic

13 August Australia To Revive Lost Aboriginal Languages by VR Sreeraman MedIndia

12 August Australian project hunts lost indigenous languages BBC Mobile

12 August Lost indigenous languages to be revived News.com

11 August Wikipedia llega a México como una herramienta para las lenguas indígenas by Juan Pablo Mayorga CNN Mexico

11 August NICO commences Indigenous Language classes by Ohi ojo Vanguard

10 August With the Dakota language on life support, a resurgence among native youth by Jeff Severns Guntzel MinnPost

10 August Indigenous designs, stories and culture are valuable sources of knowledge FinChannel

9 August On Language, Ecology, and Sense of Place by James Treat Before It's News

9 August Native American Teacher Connects a New Generation With Cherokee Culture Indian Country Today Media Network

9 August Indigenous languages thriving in Colombia AlJazeera

9 August People's Linguistic Survey to study over 800 languages The Times of India

9 August Federal Agencies Take Action to Digitally Document Nearly 50 Endangered Languages National Science Foundation

8 August Meet Google's Voice Hunter On A Quest For 300 Languages by E.B. Boyd Fast Company

6 August L.A.'s Tunica tribe revives its lost language by Mary Foster Yahoo News

1 August Teaching vanishing Native languages by Jonathan Grass Juneau Empire

1 August Global Voices in Aymara: Preserving Indigenous Language Online Global Voices Online

July 2011

mflorey — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:51:05 +0000

29 July A Novelist, Among Other Roles by Rebecca Thurlow The Wall Street Journal

28 July Bemidji’s Ojibwe Language Project Seeking Permanence Indian Country Today

28 July A Chance to Record Some of the 112 Local Languages by Reyhan Harmanci New York Times

27 July Saving language with a Record-A-Thon By Steven Short KALW News

27 July Teacher program aids indigenous speakers by Claudia Meléndez Salinas Monterey Herald

26 July Plan to preserve endangered languages by Bethany Hiatt The West Australian

26 July Four Tribal Colleges to Receive an Initial $800,000 Each Under American Indian College Fund's Early Childhood Education Project PR NewsWire

25 July PNG languages dying with each generation Australian Geographic

25 July Languages on New Guinea vanish without a whisper by Jerome Rivet China Daily

25 July Students should learn an African language IOL News

25 July Language tool teaches Tlingit alphabet by Ed Schoenfeld Alaska Public

24 July The power of Creole by Leon Neyfakh Boston.com

23 July Starting at home: A revival of Cree culture by Jason Warick The Montreal Gazette

23 July Natives urged to relearn languages Brantford Expositor

22 July UA Program Trains Educational Leaders From Rural Mexico by Richard Ruiz UA News

22 July Council signs off on park's Indigenous name ABC News

21 July Saving indigenous languages Latin America Press

20 July NSW Government Announces Funding For Aboriginal Language Centre NSW Dept of Aboriginal Affairs

20 July Reflections from the 2011 Athabaskan/Dene Languages Conference by Barbra Meek First Peoples Blog

19 July Alumna Saves Endangered Languages in Australia Georgetown College

19 July Reviving Indigenous languages ABC Life Matters

19 July Dene Assembly delegates push GNWT for language programs HQ Yellowknife

18 July Peru Officially Recognizes Indigenous Languages Cultural Survival

18 July Twitter to Promote and Preserve Underrepresented Languages by Eddie Avila Rising Voices

17 July Mi'kmaq language to be taught in 2 more P.E.I. schools CBC News

17 July Land of 10,000 Stories: Reviving the dying Dakota language by Boyd Huppert Kare11

15 July Revitalizing language by Nicole Veerman Northern News Service

15 July Alaska's indigenous languages map gets updated, for first time in 30 years by Ben Anderson Alaska Dispatch

14 July Aboriginal Languages Institute Returns to NWT Canada Views

14 July Pitjantjatjara want the whole Bible Eternity

13 July Researching roots of Tubatulabal language, artifacts in nation’s capital by Valerie Cassity Kern Valley Sun

12 July Lessons in native languages The Australian Jewish News

11 July Educators work to preserve endangered Alaska languages by Mike Dunham Anchorage Daily News

8 July Saving Language ABC New England North West

7 July Preservation of language and culture and creation of community governments among concerns by Roxanna Thompson Northern News Services

7 July Aboriginal anthem 'a truly uplifting experience' by Dan Harrison Sydney Morning Herald

6 July More deeply depressing news from the Northern Territory Languages by Jane Simpson Treaty Republic

6 July How Do You Save a Dying Language? Crowdsource It Good Education

6 July Aboriginal leader honoured ABC News

5 July Six awards recognise contributions by Gemima Harvey Coffs Coast Advocate

5 July Fluency in Maori dying with elders by Paul Easton Stuff.co

4 July Social networking 'giving Welsh a new lease of life', according to language expert by Martin Shipton WalesOnline

4 July The World's First Gaelic Speaking Teddy launches this Autumn Bord Na Gaidhlig

2 July Native American Language Program Gets Funded for Another Year Indian Country Today

1 July LiveAndTell, A Crowdsourced Quest To Save Native American Languages by Paul Glader Fast Company

June 2011

mflorey — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:49:51 +0000

30 June Call over language chief job South Wales Evening Post

29 June Teenagers Revive Dead Languages Through Texting by Margaret Rock Mobiledia

29 June Biripi's native tongue Manning River Times

27 June Endangered language studied in Spain Science News

27 June Compensation for lost languages by Verity Edwards The Australian

27 June Silenced voices: Languages dying off around the globe by Tim Johnson The Sacramento Bee

27 June The State Government will today transfer the largest and most iconic national park in the Cape York Peninsula Region to its Traditional Owners in an historic event Media Newswire

27 June Hip-hop, texting may help save world's languages by Tim Johnson McClatchy News

27 June Native youth advocate return to farming, traditional languages by Kim Bac Native American Times

26 June Cherokee language immersion school could become public by Wendy Burton Muskogee Phoenix

23 June "Language is Heart of the People" Little River's Language Camp is Set Native News Network

23 June Summit celebrates native languages by Nakia Zavalia Santa Ynez Valley News

23 June Indigenous writer a second time winner of Australia to award ABC Radio Australia

22 June First original Tlingit children's book published by Katie Spielberger Juneau Empire

22 June Native American Students Helping Preserve Language Indian Country Today Media Network

21 June Keeping Aboriginal Languages Alive: Passing on Squamish to the Next Generation by Kevin Griffin Vancouver Sun

21 June In Wales, mind your language The Telegraph

21 June Yelkatte one of the last Sencoten speakers by Judith Lavoie Times Colonist

21 June Preserving Alaska Native culture by Jennifer Gibbins Cordova Times

21 June Midwest Rappers Show Love for Their Indigenous Ojibwe Language by Thoai Lu Color Lines

20 June Man arrested after 'pulling gun during pub language row' by Andrew Hough The Telegraph

20 June California Language Archive clicks with multiple resources by Kathleen Maclay UC Berkeley News Center

18 June Pioneers devised First Nations written language by Gayle Simonson Edmonton Journal

17 June Squamish Nation publishes dictionary to keep their language alive by Kevin Griffin Vancouver Sun

16 June Canada's Inuit leaders unveil education strategy CBC News

15 June University helps Native Americans save languages by Diane Smith The Seattle Times

14 June Murdoch launches unique Nyungar program for 2011 Murdoch University

14 June Tweet Hereafter: Social Media Is Saving Native Languages by Doug Meigs Indian Country Today

13 June Language lover listed in Queen's honours 9 News

13 June Ottawa to back recommendation for bilingual Inuit schools CTV News

12 June Universities partner to dying save languages by Richard Tan Languages Education Center

8 June Getting tough. Blaming the victims by Dave Gaukroger Crikey

7 June Awakening the Narungga language by Rhiannon Koch Yorke Peninsula Country Times

7 June Keeping an old language young by Charla Huber Goldstream Gazette

6 June After 90 Years, a Dictionary of an Ancient World by John Noble Wilford NY Times

5 June UTA helps Native Americans learn to save own languages by Diane Smith Star Telegram

4 June Navajo: a tongue for the young by Alysa Landry The Daily Times

2 June Taking Native education to national stage by Matt Gilbert The Cordoba Time

1 June Institute to Teach, Revitalize Indigenous Languages UA News

1 June Eyak language workshops coming to Anchorage The Seward Phoenix Log

June-July 2011 Lola's love of language School Matters Edition 4: 12-13