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May 2012

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

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

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

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 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

felicityh — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 23:23:30 +0000

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

felicityh — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:59:08 +0000

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

May 2011

mflorey — Mon, 02 May 2011 00:19:08 +0000

31 May Preserving the Navajo Language, One Interpreter at a Time by Rebecca Ruiz-McGill UA News

30 May Jeju's 'endangered' dialect by Anne Hilty Jeju Weekly

30 May Praise for bilingual care from the NHS This is South Wales

27 May Sechelt language saved for posterity by Christine Wood Coast Reporter

27 May Students work to save Salish language by Jill Valley KPAX News Montana

26 May Preserving aboriginal languages crucial by Danielle Vandenbrink Standard Freeholder

26 May Indian Affairs Committee holds hearing on Native language and culture-based education Indian Affairs

26 May Welsh language activist Geraint Jones jailed BBC News North West Wales

26 May Hawaiian Educators Spread Immersion Message in Washington by Wendy Osher Maui Now

26 May Speaking the language by Rudi Maxwell Northern Rivers Echo

26 May Teachers go back to classroom to learn to give lessons in Gaelic by Fiona MacLeod and Laura Carlin Scotsman

25 May Revitalizing Indigenous Languages: Why and How by Bonnie Jane Maracle Indian Country Today

25 May UT Arlington linguist wins NSF grant to breathe new life into endangered Native American languages CisionWire

24 May Manx language revived in schools with over 1,000 pupils now learning by Tessa Hawley Isle of Man

23 May Native peoples ask Jesuits to help preserve language by Michael Swan National Catholic Reporter

23 May Native languages may defeat truancy by Alexandra Smith Sydney Morning Herald

22 May Lessons preserve Okanagan language by Katherine Mortimer Vernon Morning Star

21 May Passing down a love of the Indigenous language by Megan Taylor Daily Liberal

21 May Speaking one's mother tongue is vital by Noel Pearson The Australian

20 May The return of the Scots language by Brian Logan The Guardian

20 May Amondawa tribe lacks abstract idea of time, study says by Jason Palmer BBC

18 May United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is Underway Native News Network

17 May Language Preservationists in Oklahoma Scramble to Revive Endangered Tribal Tongues by S.E. Ruckman Indian Country Today

17 May Picture dictionaries keep language alive by Ellie Turner NT News

17 May Communities strive to save dying languages by Vincent Cabreza Asian Journal

16 May Press Conference by Chair of United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues UN.Org

15 May Inupiaq inspires linguistic student's interest in language Alaska Dispatch

15 May Colombia: Saving dying languages by John Otis Global Post

15 May The science and the art of language fieldwork Ockham's Razor ABC Radio

13 May Endangered Languages Program Update: Celebrating Native American Languages at Library of Congress Cultural Survival

12 May Conference attempts to decode the loss of language issue Wawatay News

10 May State Library of Queensland sings with Indigenous voices NewsMaker

8 May Loss of languages speaks volumes about changing times by Alan Dench and Slamet Setiawan The Conversation

6 May B.C. miners dig deep to save endangered indigenous languages by Gordon Hamilton Canada.com

5 May Council awards five prominent scholars MMD News Wire

2 May New Picture Dictionary Ensures Luritja Language Is Alive and Well National Indigenous Times

1 May Australia: Talking In Language: Indigenous Language Interpreters And Government Communication by Allan Asher Indigenous Peoples, Issues and Resources

April 2011

mflorey — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:44:58 +0000

30 April Living hard, dying young in the Kimberley by Nicolas Rothwell The Australian

30 April Lapsing languages offer different view of world by Jack Knox Times Colonist

30 April Will this nation allow its languages to die out - from sheer neglect? by Mondli Makhanya Times Live

29 April Turning the page on local languages Barrier Daily Truth

29 April Indigenous language linked to drop in drug abuse ABC

29 April Language Symposium Focuses on Preservation and Features Wes Studi Indian Country Today

29 April Northwest Territories: South Slave Minister’s Regional Forum On Aboriginal Student Achievement Focuses On Revitalizing Language And Culture Indigenous Peoples, Issues and Resources

27 April New textbook endeavors to preserve endangered language Global Times

25 April NSU holds 39th annual American Indian symposium Cherokee Phoenix

24 April Race against time and elements to record language World Edu

21 April Aboriginal Languages Initiative Gives Out $5 Million Annually by Brenda Austin Indian Country Today

20 April Language students take honors at fair by Sam Noble Oklahoma News

19 April U of T prof wins Killam Prize for work on Slavey language by Mark Hume The Globe and Mail

18 April What's the Native American Man Saying in "Meek's Cutoff"? by Nina Shen Rastogi Slate

18 April In the Fight for Language Survival, Technology Helps Shift the Balance of Power by Nataly Kelly Huffington Post

18 April We've come a long way in documenting the 90 per cent of languages facing extinction, but rescuing them is another story by David Nathan The Mark

15 April Endangered languages: the full list The Guardian

15 April Basque second most tweeted minority language on Twitter by Olwen Mears EITB

15 April CRTC approves Lenape-language radio licence The Wire Report

15 April Keeping the Navajo language alive by Steve Pfarrer Intertribal Times

14 April KBWG Brings Blackfoot Language Lessons to the Airwaves by Stephanie Tyrpak KFBB

14 April Ashland’s ‘Language Archive’ Speaks to Our Complexity by Candace L. Brown anewscafe

14 April UHI cuts six Gaelic posts by Hannah Fearn Times Higher Education

14 April Preserving Indigenous Languages Via Twitter by Neal Ungerleider Fast Company

13 April An Alaska native who lives in Portland battles cancer while working to save a tribe's language by Elisabeth Dunham Oregon Live

13 April More about the Alutiiq Language Program by Elisabeth Dunham Oregon Live

13 April Language at risk of dying out – the last two speakers aren't talking by Jo Tuckman The Guardian

13 April Conference aims to preserve Indigenous languages ABC Rural

11 April 2011 Canada Prize in the Humanities: An interview with Louis-Jacques Dorais FedCan Blog

11 April Language fair celebrates American Indian heritage by Cassi Toney The Oklahoma Daily

11 April Loss of language gave activist voice by Amos Aikman The Australian

8 April Fighting to keep threatened Indigenous language alive APTN

8 April Micro-blogging in a mother tongue on Twitter by Dave Lee BBC

8 April Northwest Territories: Aboriginal Language And Culture Instructor Program Diploma Indigenous Peoples, Issues and Resources

7 April Phonetic Flashcards May Help the Future of Language by J. Rae Young Rapid Growth Media

7 April National Archive Adds Recordings of the "Last" Yahi, Ishi, Who Lived at UCSF by Jeffrey Norris UCSF News (University of California, San Francisco)

6 April Ojibwe-language signs promote unity in Bemidji by Tanya Lee Duluth News Tribune

6 April Google includes Cherokee option Oklahoma Daily

6 April This land is whose land? by Jan Mayman The Age

5 April Identity dies when tongues are silenced by Geoff Maslen The Age

5 April Oneida Hymn Singers Keeping Native American language alive Indian Country News

5 April Identity dies when tongues are silenced by Geoff Maslen The Age

4 April UMass linguist Margaret Speas helps keep Navajo language alive by Steve Pfarrer GazetteNet

4 April New program keeps native language alive by Daniel Talbot Tahlequah Daily Press

1 April Aboriginal Peoples Lose Rights and Mineral Rich Land in Northern Territory Intervention by Sarah Irving The WIP

1 April SFU News: Electronic billboard explores language in public space SFU News

1 April Indigenous cultural centre to finally get off the ground by Tony Moore Brisbane Times

April 2011 John Smelcer/Author Interview Writer from the Far North Ragazine Volume 7, Number 2.5

March 2011

mflorey — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 08:13:55 +0000

31 March Preserving the Cherokee language with children’s books by Davin Eldridge The Macon County News

31 March Professor’s project provides first-ever Guatemalan language text for Mayan students University News Appalachian State University

31 March Tribe honored for language work by Richard Gomez Santa Ynes Valley News

28 March Students hold key to Nyoongar language revival by Katherine Fleming The West Australian

26 March Oklahoma man hopes app will help Cherokee language by Keith Purtell Indian Country News

25 March Government speaking the Goldfields' language by David McGeoch ABC

25 March Dublin club putting the Gaelic back into football by Cliona Foley Independent

23 March Linguist’s legacy lives on at the Smithsonian by Robie Liscomb University of Victoria News

23 March Gathang language revival by Gai Hoddinott Great Lakes Advocate

22 March Wampanoags Regain Their Voice by Sarah Durham Wilson Martha's Vineyard Patch

22 March Native Tech Firm Developing Social Indigenous Language Software Platform by Michelle Tirado American Indian Report

21 March Preserving Gaelic Language Focus of New Program Govt. of Nova Scotia

21 March MLAs call for elder certification by Guy Quenneville Northern News Services

21 March Don't be shy - Manx speakers urged to indicate support for language on census by Tessa Hawley Isle of Man

21 March Irish Language School Gets Upgrade Build IE

19 March Northern Territory: "Brainwash From English"?: Barunga Kriol Speakers’ Views On Their Own Language by Maïa Ponsonnet Indigenous Peoples, Issues and Resources

17 March Rebuilding Languages Living Black SBS

17 March Dying tongues Latin America Press

17 March Mexican Indian Language Appears Headed for Extinction by Helena Lozano Latin American Herald Tribune

16 March Nigeria: The Assault on Local Languages Ghana Nation

16 March Australia's first Indigenous recording star; Fanny Cochrane Smith by Greg Lehman ABC Hobart

16 March A lesson in Gaelic from the Lowlands by Brian Wilson Scotsman

16 March Almost half of Irish people 'speak fluent Irish', claims survey Irish Examiner

15 March 27 Pakistani languages at verge of extinction: UNESCO Associated Press Pakistan

14 March Fluent in Cherokee, man hopes app will help keep language alive by Keith Purtell Muskogee Phoenix

14 March Alutiiq speakers gather to discuss future of language by Wes Hanna Kodiak Daily Mirror

14 March Gaelic centre to be silenced by John Ross Scotsman

13 March Students, faculty learn to speak the Lakota language by Molly Marcot The Diamondback

13 March Cherokee language classes help keep tradition alive by Clare Howard Journal Star

12 March Scotland's Language Myths: 4. Gaelic has nothing to do with the Lowlands by Paul Kavanagh NewsNet Scotland

11 March Wampanoag Language Film Screening This Month in Chilmark, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. Cultural Survival

11 March Cultural Survival Partner-advisor Programs Honored with Oklahoma Humanities Award Cultural Survival

11 March Nigeria: Mother Tongue Day AllAfrica

10 March Learn the Basics of Language Immersion Programs Indian Country Today

10 March In conversation with linguist Dan Everett Survival International

10 March Video games to help teach native language by Deborah Sullivan Brennan North County Times

5 March World-Herald editorial: Endangered languages Omaha World Herald

4 March Siberian Yupik – an endangered language? Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples Secretariat

4 March The soon to be lost languages of our Indigenous cultures by Brett Williamson ABC Adelaide

3 March Bringing language to life by Kira Curtis Northern News Services

1 March Language Diversity Index Tracks Global Loss of Mother Tongues National Geographic

February 2011

mflorey — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:59:36 +0000

26 February Calls to safeguard iTaukei language by Ioane Burese Fiji Times

26 February The loss of mother tongue? by Gothataone Moeng Mmegi Online

25 February Fighting for another culture's survival by Mindelle Jacobs Edmonton Sun

25 February In the tradition: APTN series teaches Cree language by Tessa Holloway North Shore News

25 February Linguist urges preservation of Taiwan’s Austronesian languages by June Tsai Taiwan Today

25 February Ancestral voices by Matthew Engel Financial Times

25 February Tapping into Indigenous weather knowledge by Kristina Kukolja SBS podcasts

24 February Coding cultural riches: Investigating indigenous languages in Australia Up Close

24 February Linguist breathes life into ancestral language by Samantha Balaban Wicked Local Lexington

24 February Film: Save Native Tongue by Kathryn Boughton Litchfield County Times

24 February Berenstain Bears to Speak Lakota Indian Country Today

23 February Weeklong Gaelic workshop immerses participants in everyday aspects of ancient language The Cape Breton Post

23 February National chief calls for language revitalization Wawatay News

23 February Words of wisdom The Coffs Coast Advocate

22 February Linguistic students learn to preserve languages through revitalization courses The Shorthorn

22 February Help wanted: Lakota language teacher in Rapid City by Kayla Gahagan Rapid City Journal

22 February Linguistic Expert: Non documented languages will soon fade out MyJoy Online

22 February Forty one ethnic group languages under threat in China by Kelly Chan PhBeta

22 February Who wants to lose their mother tongue? by Heleen Sittig Radio Netherlands Worldwide

21 February Half of living languages face extinction by Lucy Tobin The Guardian

21 February National Chief Marks International Mother Language Day CNW

21 February International Mother Tongue Day: 18 languages spoken in K-P, FATA and G-B at risk by Manzoor Ali Express Tribune

21 February Tak Ada Yang Ingin Kehilangan Bahasa Ibu by Heleen Sittig Radio Nederland Wereldomroep

21 February Dr David Harrison Linguistic Superhero by Gary Goldman The Daily Brink

20 February Aboriginal community focuses on the young to keep language alive by Christie Peucke Adelaide Now

18 February UNESCO highlights IT's role in protecting mother languages Xinhuanet

18 February Miriwoong seasonal calender launched today in Melbourne ABC Rural WA

18 February Emerging Languages, Emergent Knowledge The Huffington Post

16 February Preserving language for future generations by Adrian Alleyne Winnipeg Free Press

16 February Profile: John Bradley by Lucinda Schmidt Sydney Morning Herald

15 February College of Hawaiian Language marks new chapter with historic groundbreaking University of Hawaii News

15 February Fine Gael’s proposal to make the Irish language optional at school is rejected by Cathy Hayes Irish Central

14 February Show introduces kids to Cree by Glen Schaefer The Province

14 February Indigenous language education Life Matters

11 February Fears for Aboriginal languages by Jenny Curtis SBS Podcasts

11 February British Columbia: Government Of Canada Supports Secwepemc Cultural Education Society Indigenous Peoples, Issues and Resources

11 February Every Tongue: Preserving Language and Culture by Rebecca Walker Corps Resources

10 February Hawaiian Language Conservation Hawai'i Island Journal

10 February We Still Live Here: Âs Nutayuneân Cultural Survival

8 February Old Language - New Voices, Puliima Language Forum by Carissa Paglino ABC Indigenous

7 February Fine Gael Leaving Cert policy puts the future of Irish at risk Irish Examiner

7 February Indigenous interpreting services needed for WA Pilbara Echo

5 February Language, education and poverty by Muhammad Ali Khan Language on the move

4 February Maintaining ‘partly alive’ languages in Indonesia by Mochamad Subhan Zein Jakarta Post

4 February Parents Advised To Speak Indigenous Languages To Children National Institute for Cultural Orientation

2 February Linguists work to save dying languages by Rachel Boehm American Observer

2 February Funds sought to boost Indigenous language ABC Indigenous

2 February Funding ends for Alutiiq language project by Louis Garcia Kodiak Daily Mirror

2 February Gaelic now a core language program at Rankin Cape Breton Post

1 February Language teaching in the National Curriculum by William Steed Fully(sic)

1 February Push for indigenous languages by Bethany Hiatt The West Australian

1 February Caribbean delegates press for language rights Jamaica Observer

January 2011

erich — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:23:48 +0000

31 January Rosetta Stone Now Teaches Inupiaq by Richard Brooks K International blog

31 January S4C funding protesters end sit-in at BBC Wales BBC News Wales

30 January District offers first Navajo immersion program by Alysa Landry The Daily Times

29 January Indonesia: A battlefield of linguistic survival by Mochamad Subhan Zein Jakarta Post

29 January NT gov't fails on bilingual education by Peter Robson Green Left

28 January Ai bin len lil bit bus daga (I've been learning a little bit about bush tucker) by Beth Neate ABC Open

27 January NT: Expert calls for more indigenous language education The Australian Teacher Magazine

26 January NT honours on Australia Day by Anna Henderson and Jane Bardon ABC Alice Springs

26 January Canada: Government Of Canada Supports Aboriginal Languages Through Production Of Animated Videos In Atikamekw And Innu Indigenous Peoples, Issues & Resources

25 January Raising Trilingual Kids: English, German, Scottish Gaelic Speech and Science

25 January Should Australian Kids Learn Aboriginal Languages? Indian Country Today

25 January Gov. Abercrombie: 'Our Voyage Together' Hawaii News Now

25 January Learn an ancient tongue: linguist by Larine Statham The Daily Examiner

24 January Jeju dialect needs protection by Lee Hyo-sik Korea Times

24 January Hot trip for language students by Erin DeCoste BC Local News

24 January Native Language In Public School by Linda Stephan IPR News

24 January Monday Matters: Choctaw Language Classes Popular by Mary L. Crider Times Record Online

21 January King Lear, Warlpiri style? by William Steed Fully (sic)

21 January Multilingual Shakespeare for 2012 Olympics ABC News

21 January Is democracy destroying African languages in South Africa? by Christopher Szabo Digital Journal

20 January Tongues under threat The Economist

20 January Indigenous Peoples Meet in Washington DC to Discuss Rights Declaration (7) Indigenous People's Literature blog

19 January Indigenous artworks found in dusty garage ABC News

19 January Alaska Natives team with software maker in language project by Kyle Hopkins Anchorage Daily News

18 January iPhones Bridging The Generation Gap for Cherokee Nation News On 6

18 January Remote NT education crisis: lost in the Warlpiri triangle by Bob Gosford Crikey

18 January The Last Speakers: K. David Harrison & the Quest to Save Endangered Languages by David Miller Travelers Notebook

17 January Government moves on English teaching by Louisa Rebgetz ABC News

17 January Auditions: Go Lingo! by David Knox TV Tonight

15 January Riding the waves: Navajo listeners, broadcasters use radio to preserve language by Alysa Landry The Daily Times

15 January Native language: Onyiza as a metaphor by Amina Alhassan Weekly Trust

12 January In Memoriam: Wampanoag Tribal Rights Advocate, Alice Lopez Cultural Survival

8 January Natives seek to save mother tongue by Renato Gandia Toronto Sun

8 January Native youth rekindle dying language by Valerie Fortney Calgary Herald

7 January Geek Speak: Dustin Rivers, Squamish language podcaster by Stephen Hui Straight.com

6 January Forum Supports Eyak Language Preservation Alaska Humanities Forum

5 January Technology helps rejuvenate endangered language Vancouver Sun

4 January Endangered language opens window on to past PhysOrg

3 January Native American Sign Language Indian Country Today

2 January Remembering a Lost Language by Marina Gaytan Valley Voice Newspaper

1 January A quiet, humble teacher and elder by Abby Simons Star Tribune

January 2011 An ancient language, and a people, face extinction in Cambodia Minority Voices Newsroom

December 2010

mflorey — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:50:01 +0000

30 December Eyak language to get boost from website Bristol Bay Times

27 December Geek of the Week: Halq’eméylem FirstVoices app for iPhone by Stephen Hui Straight.com

26 December Apple's gadgets help preserve a tribe's endangered language by Murray Evans Washington Post

24 December Sto:lo Nation deploys FirstVoices iPhone app in fight to keep Halq'eméylem language alive by Stephen Hui Straight.com

24 December Apple includes Cherokee language in iPods The Age

24 December Apple, Cherokee Indians Partner on iPhone Language Capability by Nathan Eddy eWeek

24 December Preserving Sino-Burman languages The Daily Star

23 December Paraguay: Congress Approves Law On Languages In Paraguay Indigenous Peoples, Issues & Resources

22 December UA Program Supports Educators in Indigenous Communities by La Monica Everett-Haynes UA News

21 December A Click of the Tongue: Ultrasound Translates Dying Languages by Lisa Song Scientific American

21 December Certain Aboriginal organizations receive extra funding by Sean Assor Energetic City

21 December Government set to help maintain Aboriginal languages Examiner

20 December Solomons kids use XO and Wiki to bring encyclopedia to life OLPC Oceania

20 December Alaska Natives seek greater presence on map by Alex DeMarban Alaska Dispatch

21 December Christ's endangered language gets new lease of life in Oxford by Maev Kennedy The Guardian

20 December Ottawa to help preserve aboriginal languages by Robert Matas The Globe and Mail

18 December Nigerian Languages: Dying Slowly Leadership

17 December Young students learning to speak Cree in attempt to save language by Susan Zielinski Red Deer Advocate

16 December Obama Announces Support for UN Indigenous Rights Declaration VOA News

16 December Aboriginal apps give old languages modern edge by Judith Lavoie Montreal Gazette

16 December Remarks by the President at the White House Tribal Nations Conference Cultural Survival

15 December FirstVoices apps bring B.C. First Nations languages to iPhone by Stephen Hui Straight.com

15 December British languages 'in danger of dying out within a generation' by Andy Bloxham The Telegraph

15 December Students learn indigenous language by Mel Mcmillan Northern Star

15 December Kids Wanted for New Television Gameshow - Go Lingo! Inside Film

15 December Soaking up some Ojibwa by Nick Martin Winnipeg Free Press

14 December Officials hope education program will help preserve aboriginal language CTV Winnipeg

14 December Teacher of two worlds by Dannae Synot In my community

13 December Strategy to promote 'fragile' Welsh language BBC News Wales

13 December Bretons fight to save language from extinction by Simon Hooper CNN

11 December Saving a language is one thing, but I'm saddened by Scotland going Gaelic by Ian Jack The Guardian

11 December Canada: Government Of Canada And Assembly Of First Nations Announce The Creation Of A Panel Of Experts To Lead Engagement On First Nation Elementary And Secondary Education Indigenous Peoples, Issues and Resources

10 December British languages 'dying': an expert writes by Mark Turin The Telegraph

10 December 'Priorities wrong' adding Aboriginal languages to Qld curriculum ABC News

10 December Lessons in Alutiiq language coming to Kodiak by Louis Garcia Kodiak Daily Mirror

9 December Global Voices: Loss of languages a concern from Nepal to Nunavut by Kate Bruce-Lockhart The Star

9 December Tiga Talk! Returns With More Tools For Teaching Aboriginal Languages To Kids The First Perspective

9 December God Loving Linguists: Christian missionaries have become strangely vital to conserving endangered languages Sigmund, Carl and Alfred blog

9 December Indigenous languages introduced to Qld school syllabus by Ynja Bjornsson ABC News

9 December U. of Cambridge Web Site Aids Study of Endangered Languages by Aisha Labi The Chronicle of Higher Education

8 December Language sessions help keep the Manx language alive BBC Isle of Man

8 December Putting local languages on the curriculum by Nathalie Fernbach ABC North Queensland

8 December Tribal music documentary premieres Saturday by Nancy Gilkey Yuma Sun

7 December Remote chance to bridge gap Herald Sun

7 December Cornish language no longer extinct, says UN BBC

6 December More Aboriginal Studies needed on local curriculum ABC Indigenous

4 December Human language in eco-region concept Digital Journal

3 December Aboriginals under 25 in losing native tongue The Canadian Press

2 December Cooish festival is rocked by several stellar performances IOM Today

1 December A Name for Home: King Island by Lee Sherman Oregon State University

1 December Resurrecting Indigenous language by Jonathan Hill Eureka Street

November 2010

mflorey — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 07:45:32 +0000

30 November Speak up, native language champions urged by Luke Rintod Free Malaysia Today

29 November Ark. prof works to save endangered Indian language News Times

29 November Lakota language program fills void Argus Leader

29 November Australia New Zealand Race Relations Roundtable Human Rights Commission

29 November ASU Center bringing new life to native languages by Ryan Paul Intertribal times

28 November Panama: Indigenous Languages Officially Recognized In Panama Indigenous Peoples, Issues and Resources

27 November Lakota language gets a boost The Jamestown Sun

27 November Honour the right to identity by Bernard Richard Telegraph Journal

26 November IntelliSparx Launches Kumeyaay Place Names Project Free Press Release

26 November At least 7 Indian languages and dialects dying out New Kerala

24 November Interview with a linguist Listen and Learn blog

24 November Cultural Diversity in Indonesian Papua by Jaap Timmer Culture Matters

24 November Native Languages Declared in a "State of Emergency" Cultural Survival

24 November Fall Native Language Summits Cultural Survival

23 November Seven questions for K. David Harrison The Economist

23 November Languages on the endangered list Southern California Public Radio

22 November Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians is an important health issue by Melissa Sweet The Croakey blog

22 November Message is music to Brighton East woman's ears Bayside Leader

21 November A Click of the Tongue Linguists have found a new application for ultrasound—decoding dying languages by Lisa Song Scientific American

21 November Breaking stereotypes for Aboriginal culture at Kindaimanna Day by Alex Ward Liverpool Leader

21 November First indigenous-language Taiwanese film welcomed in Germany Focus Taiwan

20 November Tribe looks to keep language alive by Justin A. Hinkley Battle Creek Enquirer

19 November Potawatomi members get language lesson Battle Creek Enquirer

18 November Extinction of languages in East Africa worries Unesco The East African

18 November Preserving culture through play, early education in the Warlpiri World Vision Australia

18 November Bilingual Indigenous Education Special Edition of Languages Education In Australia Volume 4 Number 7

16 November National Identity and Minority Languages by Kamila Ghazali UN Chronicle Volume XLVII (3)

16 November Language erosion: You don't hear that often... The Independent

16 November Lakota LLEAPs to the Leading Edge of Second-Language Education AScribe

15 November Gempa Dashyat Mentawai dan Kisah Lagu Teteu by Elin Yunita Kristanti Viva News

15 November Push to get students into the world of languages by Jewel Topsfield The Age

15 November Language keepers by Donna Laurent Caruso Indian Country Today

15 November Students learn forbidden language Northern Star

14 November Mashatile ‘to etch youth on arts canvas’ by Sabelo Ndlangisa City Press

14 November Ktunaxa for Tots: New curriculum helps to promote Ktunaxa language Pictographs

12 November Canada Endorses the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples MarketWire

12 November Australia: Human Rights Agencies Call For Action On UN Racial Discrimination Report Indigenous Peoples, Issues and Resources

12 November Indigenous language expert is top Territorian by Phoebe Stewart ABC News

12 November Last bid to save language of Kenyan ex-cave dwellers Yahoo News

11 November Latin American Indigenous Language Speakers Face Communication Obstacles In New York City Latin America News Dispatch

11 November Living in the age of language death by Dmytro Drozdovsky The Day Kiev

10 November Neal Charlie dies at 91: Minto elder, former chief kept language, culture alive by Christopher Eshleman Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

9 November Deficiency in Foreign Language Competency: What Is Wrong with the U.S. Educational System? by Francisco Marmolejo Chronicle of Higher Education

9 November Spoken around the World: Zapotec by Ruiling Erica Zhang Daily Bruin

8 November Saving a language by Carolyn Grant Daily Bulletin

8 November The ethics of saving endangered languages by Vahid Parvaresh Language on the move

8 November Tomson Highway releases plays in Cree CBC News

8 November NT: Intervention led to drop in indigenous school attendance Australian Teacher Magazine

8 November The fight to revitalize Canada’s indigenous languages by Mark Cardwell University Affairs

8 November Scientist lives with endangered tribe to save disappearing language by Thair Shaikh CNN

5 November Dodson gives intervention F on education by Julian Drape Brisbane Times

5 November New tongue for an elder statesman by Julian Lee Sydney Morning Herald

4 November Top school makes te reo compulsory by Adrian Evans NZ Herald

4 November New project kicks-off Native American Heritage Month by Sara Smith Purdue Exponent

4 November Inuit studies: not just for Qallunaat by Jane George Nunatsiaq Online

4 November Australian of the Year finalists for NT named by James Glenday ABC News

3 November Teaching in the mother tongue Bangkok Post

3 November Books adapted to native languages by Michael Peeling Standard Freeholder

3 November Saving a language from extinction by Gagandeep Ghuman Pique News Magazine

3 November Remote Northern Territory schools bleed pupils by Mark Schliebs The Australian

3 November Indian sound recordings bring history to life by Mark Dummett BBC News

3 November Center celebrates Native American history month by Kelli Ford Purdue Exponent

2 November Our World: Bardi Jaawi life at Ardiyooloon by Lana Reed ABC Kimberley

2 November Books adapted to native languages by Michael Peeling Standard Freeholder

2 November Yale linguistics professor collecting 5,000 North American dialect recordings Evoca

1 November New plans for language overhaul by Aaron Beswick Northern News Services

1 November Mid north coast indigenous language wins U-N recognition ABC Mid north coast NSW

1 November Huge success in anyone's language by Ute Schulenberg Coffs Coast Advocate

1 November Smithsonian Reaches Out to Indigenous Groups with Language Effort Native Village Youth And Education News

November One Arm Point: Endangered Language Preservation in Western Australia by Laura Kling Chase Coggins Fund

October 2010

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31 October One of Minnesota’s first languages makes a comeback by Lisa Steinmann TC Daily Planet

31 October My bright idea: English is on the up but one day will die out by Robert McCrum The Guardian

29 October Yurok Language Course Offered at California High School by Basla Andolsun Spoken First

29 October Getting Native languages into more classrooms: Teacher certification policies across the U.S. are growing by Haley de Korne Spoken First

27 October Speaking the Same Language by Eilís Quinn Eye on the Arctic

27 October Native Environmentalism and the Alberta Oil Boom by Chris Wood Miller-McCune

27 October First Speakers: Restoring the Ojibway Language First Person Radio Truth to tell

27 October Hui looks at saving language by Laurel Stowell Wanganui Chronicle

26 October Using art to illustrate the art of First Nation storytelling by Leisha Grebinski Leader Post

26 October Aboriginal language story proves a winner at UN Media Peace Awards Indigenous.gov

25 October Project to save endangered languages hits a roadblock by Muralidhara Khajane The Hindu

25 October American Indian Studies Program Celebrates Milestones University of Wyoming News

24 October Project aims to halt loss of Aboriginal languages by Marie Le Moel Yahoo News

22 October Home focus vital for language by Tahu Potiki The Press NZ

22 October Government of Canada Supports Talking with Technology Project Marketwire

21 October What’s in a name? A way to save a First Nations language by Judith Lavoie Times Colonist

21 October MU students meet with Dalai Lama by Cliff Peale Cincinnati.com

20 October Langue huronne-wendat: Premiers documents pédagogiques Radio Canada

20 October Youth & elders call for Alaska Native Language Commission ADN

20 October Tribunal warns te reo Maori near crisis point by Yvonne Tahana NZ Herald

19 October Return to storytelling could encourage young Natives to preserve languages Anchorage Daily News

19 October Traditional Athabascan stories retold through modern technology by Mary Beth Smetzer Fairbanks Daily News Miner

18 October Government of Canada Supports Preservation of the Blackfoot Language Marketwire

18 October Yolŋu innovator to receive national award Charles Darwin University News

17 October Three books on language by Christopher Schoppa Washington Post

17 October Film to the rescue of indigenous languages by Benjamin Njoku Vanguard

16 October Back from the brink: Learning the Yurok language by Kelley Atherton The Daily Triplicate

16 October Bahasa Daerah Perlu Dilestarikan by Apolonia Dhiu Pos Kupang

14 October Edo language now compulsory in Edo schools by Jethro Ibileke Next

14 October Hawaii earns an education 'World’s First' Indian Country Today

13 October Arts council speaks out to save Indigenous languages by Stephanie Fitzpatrick ABC North West Queensland

12 October Tribe awarded grant to train middle school language teacher Indian Country Today

12 October N.B. program aims to increase the use of Maliseet language by Jennifer Pritchett Telegraph Journal

11 October Trying out indigenous languages by Esmeralda Bermudez Los Angeles Times

11 October Hunting One Language, Stumbling Upon Another by John Noble Wilford New York Times

11 October Students Document Disappearing Languages by Tracy Matsushima Mālamalama

10 October 'Experimental Eskimos' tells story of attempt to assimilate Inuit kids in 1960s by Nelson Wyatt Winnipeg Free Press

9 October Vanishing world of the last Arctic hunters by Stephen Leonard New Zealand Herald

8 October Endangered Tongues by Yoshina Gautam, Jebin Gautam and Aashish Jha The Asia Mag

8 October Trent University Welcomes Cree Elder to Promote Indigenous Knowledge in a New Program Initiative Nation Talk

7 October Alutiiq language flash cards debut on phone apps by Louis Garcia Kodiak Daily Mirror

7 October Sealaska Heritage Institute receives donation of recordings of Native elders Juneau Empire

7 October Rare Find: a New Language by Robert Lee Hotz Wall Street Journal

6 October The world of the last Arctic hunters is vanishing by Stephen Leonard Taipei Times

6 October Film Documents Passamaquoddy Tribe's Struggle to Save Language by Tom Porter MPBN

6 October Language program begins by Shannon Hurst Interior News

6 October In The Search For 'Last Speakers,' A Great Discovery NPR All things considered

5 October Hale Kuamoʻo awarded grant for Hawaiian oral language development University of Hawai'i News

5 October Government of Canada Supports Preservation of the Nakoda Language Benzinga

5 October "Hidden" Language Found in Remote Indian Tribe by Dan Morrison National Geographic Daily News

5 October Linguists discover new language in Arunachal Pradesh Yahoo News

5 October Undocumented language found hidden in India by Randolph E. Schmid MSNBC

4 October Exclusive Interview: K. David Harrison "The Last Speakers" by Karyn Campbell Flaunt

4 October New Bill Seeks To Help Save Native American Languages by Laura Weber Michigan Radio

4 October Native Language Teachers No Longer Need Certification by Laura Weber Interlochen Public Radio

4 October Nahow (yes), speak your language by Jorge Antonio Vallejos North Bay Nugget

4 October Rescue Mission: American Indian tribes across the U.S. are working to revive their lost languages by Patricia Cohen The New York Times Upfront, Vol. 14

3 October Educators are trying to make learning more effective and friendly for ethnic Malays in the South by using their first language as a bridge to understanding Thai Bangkok Post

1 October Code talker, 87, never misses a day in kindergarten by Sunnie R. Clahchischiligi Navajo Times

1 October Wôpanâak Talk Leads Little Doe To Genius Grant by Peter Brannen Vineyard Gazette Online

September 2010

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30 September A vanished language returns The Boston Globe

30 September Lorretta Webster, fluent in Oneida, dies at 100 by Scott Williams Greenbay Press Gazette

30 September Preserving Mechoopda tradition by Meredith J. Cooper News Review

30 September Cherokee Language Available On iPhone, iPod Touch Times Record Online

28 September Stunned Native American Linguist Gets 'Genius Grant' AOL News

28 September Cultural Survival Partner Receives MacArthur "Genius Grant" Cultural Survival

24 September Government of Canada Supports the Preservation and Revitalization of the Atikamekw and Innu Languages Marketwire

23 September Lost language unearthed in a letter by Emily Schmall Reuters

22 September Niue And Cook Island Māori Languages Threatened Pacific Scoop

22 September Australian CU "Speaks" to Indigenous Members CU Insight

21 September Cherokee language added to new iPhone and iPod software by Travis Noland Native American Times

20 September Nigerian academics seek to elevate humble Pidgin by Yinka Ibukun Reuters

20 September Professor Jeffrey Davis lectures about the endangerment of Native American Culture Tennessee Journalist, Deaf Times

20 September Documenting a dying dialect: mavericks learn to study and record the native language of the Triqui by Allen Baldwin The Shorthorm

19 September Leave endangered languages to die in peace by Roxanne Sorooshian Herald Scotland

19 September English first for indigenous kids: Arbib 7 News

17 September Rebirth of a language Hayley Williams Manning River Times

16 September Old anthem, native voice by Owen R. Smith East Oregonian

15 September Are dying languages worth saving? BBC News

14 September Gathang dictionary hoped to lead a revival of the language Toni Bell Manning River Times

14 September 1 in 5 aboriginal kids off-reserve know native language CTV News

14 September Alaska Native Language Center linguist helps document dialects by Christopher Eshleman News Miner

14 September Language study may improve Navajo students' writing by Ryan Boetel The Daily Times

13 September Shameless use of dodgy data by Terry Mills Country Liberals media release

13 September NIEA's Annual Language Summit Cultural Survival

13 September Endangered Languages Archives Project Cultural Survival

13 September No More Pacific Language Reading Materials Pacific Scoop

12 September Bilingual Indigenous education recommended ABC News

12 September Language Camp by Libby Sterling Juneau Empire

12 September Saskatchewan native dialects endangered CBC

11 September Anger as council shuts Aboriginal library by Saffron Howden Sydney Morning Herald

11 September The Story Of African Cinema by Bruce Paddington Trinidad Express Newspapers

11 September Preserving our Literary Heritage by Petamber Persaud Guyana Chronicle

10 September The Beauty of Language: Like a river, Dine', O'odham and Spanish by Brenda Norrell Censored News

10 September Health talk in language they can understand Sydney Morning Herald

9 September Cherokee language added to new iPhone and iPod software Native American Times

8 September Dictionary turns Aboriginal words into good health by Iskhandar Razak ABC News

7 September Language and the Socialist-Calculation Problem by Danny Hieber Mises Daily

7 September N.B. Grits propose First Nations language classes CBC

7 September N.B. Liberals make campaign pledge of native language training in schools Winnipeg Free Press

7 September Coquille Tribe celebrates salmon, culture, language by Andy Rossback The World Link

6 September South Africa's forgotten bushmen fight for recognition by David Smith The Guardian

6 September Wangka Maya open day by Alan Richardson Pilbara Echo

3 September Keeping a Language Alive Haverford News Room

3 September Saving First Nations languages from extinction CBC News

2 September Israel sponsors Dubbo Indigenous languages hub ABC Indigenous

1 September Being a ranger changes everything by Fonzie Brown ABC Katherine

September 2010 Last of Their Kind: What Is Lost When Cultures Die? by Wade Davis Scientific American

September 2010 Mavericks Help Nations Find Their Voice With Revitalization Efforts UTA College of Liberal Arts Report

September 2010 Kenya’s Smallest Indigenous Tribe Faces Extinction by Shadrack Kavilu Gáldu

August 2010

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29 August White paper soon on tribal languages by Cithara Paul The Telegraph India

29 August Indigenous lore and law focus by Alan Lander Sunshine Coast Daily

29 August The Last Fluent Speaker of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Language KSNT

28 August Salish language taught at Tulalip culture camp by Bill Sheets Indian Country News

27 August A look at ancient languages that still haven't been deciphered by Tucker Lieberman Helium

27 August "Lost" Language Found on Back of 400-Year-Old Letter by Brian Handwerk National Geographic News

27 August Memorundum To The Governor Of Mizoram: Zo Indigenous Forum Indigenous Peoples, Issues and Resources

26 August Does Your Language Shape How You Think? New York Times

26 August Ojibwe radio launch a success Soo Today

25 August The U.N. comes West by Caitlin Sislin High Country News

25 August Reflections on Language, Power, and Friendship in Amazonian Ecuador by Abby Mogollón First Peoples blog

25 August Navajo language software hits the market by Alysa Landry Daily Times

25 August Traces of Lost Language and Decimal Number System Discovered in Peru Heritage Key

24 August The Vancouver Olympics; a critical retrospect by Laura Robinson Play the Game

24 August Berenstain Bears help keep Lakota language beating by Sarah Reinecke Argus Leader

24 August Highlands host Aboriginal language camp by Jenn Watt The Haliburton Echo

23 August Wanted: Ebonics Translator for Federal DEA Job by Sarah Netter ABC News

22 July Indigenous language institute looking at high-tech solutions to an age-old challenge by Ileiren Poon Express News

21 August PSS receives $250K to improve language curriculum by Moneth Deposa Saipan Tribune

20 August Nation Hosts International Seminar on Language Documentation by Milton Aberinga All Africa

19 August Preserving a language Ray Kiogima, tribal elder and expert in Anishinaabemowin, writes definitive book on Odawa language by Christina Rohn Petoskey News

19 August Language matters by Randy David Philippine Daily Inquirer

18 August Making connections across the desert by Claire Krol ABC News

17 August Language revitalization on the Standing Rock Reservation Indian Country Today

17 August Preserving Endangered Languages The Leonard Lopate Show WNYC

17 August Huge collection of written legal texts in Māori now available University of Hawai'i at Manoa

16 August Linguist brings language lessons, laughter to Indian Exposition by Dana Attocknie Native American Times

16 July Keeping Aboriginal languages alive ABC Radio

15 August Tribal 'hand-talk' in danger of being silenced by Donna Healy Missoulian

15 August Scientist to live amongst Inuits to document threatened language by Yi Ming Lai All Voices

14 August Celebrating culture, calling for action by Emma Murphy Green Left

14 August Race Discrimination Commissioner appears before United Nations Workers Bush Telegraph

14 August When one death endangers a language Sydney Morning Herald

13 August Scientist lives as Inuit for a year to save disappearing language by Thair Shaikh CNN

13 August Linguist on mission to save Inuit 'fossil language' disappearing with the ice Mark Brown The Guardian

12 August Kenya's New Constitution Benefits Indigenous Peoples Cultural Survival

12 August Tribal signs endangered by Donna Healy The Spokesman Review

11 August National Geographic story to feature vanishing languages by John Gutekunst Parker Pioneer

11 August UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message for the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples: 9 August Earth Action

11 August Punk music preserves indigenous culture Public Radio International

10 August United Nations marks international day of the world’s indigenous peoples Montgomery United Nations Examiner

10 August Deep breath of culture in Yolngu country by Lex Hall The Australian

10 August In Alaska, a Frenchman Fights to Revive the Eyak's Dead Tongue by Jim Carlton Wall Street Journal

10 August Ojibwe declared official language of White Earth Nation The Bemidji Pioneer

10 August Our languages must not die – Culture Minister by Lekan Olaseinde Nigerian Compass

7 August An intimate portrayal of loss and hope by Nicolas Rothwell The Australian

6 August First Indian sign language conference in 80 years will be held in August by Pam Hughes Indian Country Today

6 August Hmar, Paite, Mao language extinct: UN report Mizoram Express

6 August Mi’kmaq language dispute erupts at Membertou by Michael Lightstone The Chronicle Herald

5 August Chief forced to step in to protect worker’s right to speak Mi’kmaq Cape Breton Post

3 August Singing Saltwater Country by Phillip Adams with John Bradley ABC Radio Late Night Live

3 August Native scholar doubts UNESCO report on indigenous languages E-Pao

3 August University to host languages in peril seminar by Robin Turner Wales Online

4 August Aboriginal education needs a legal framework, says NDP Canada Views

2 August International Conference on Multilingualism and Education Kenyatta University News

2 August Magazine digest -- Taiwan's disappearing indigenous languages Focus Taiwan

2 August CU project seeks local speakers of rare Latin American languages byWhitney Bryen Colorado Daily

1 August Stakeholders urge preservation of indigenous languages Next

1 August Caring for Our Country Part 1 ABC Message Stick

Spring 2010 Language Rights by Krista Mogensen Australian Educator

July 2010

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31 July Young Indigenous Hero Teaches History in Video Game by Fabiana Frayssinet IPS

30 July Elder seeks to preserve Mi'kmaq culture Times & Transcript

30 July Early learning will include Hul'qumi'num by Lexi Bainas Canada.com

30 July Native Youth, Clinging to Their Culture by Jacqueline Windh The Tyee

29 July Maori in Australia losing language Sydney Morning Herald

29 July Keeping Alutiiq culture alive by Sam Friedman Kodiak Daily Mirror

29 July UA Researchers Help Preserve Scottish Gaelic by La Monica Everett-Haynes UA News

27 June Tribe hopes to fund Cherokee as foreign language class in public Waynesville by Giles Morris Smoky Mountain News

27 July Labor Senator criticises NT's bilingual policy by Kirsty Nancarrow ABC News

27 July Video: Battle to save languages Cambridge News

25 July As English Spreads, Indonesians Fear for Their Language by Norimitsu Onishi New York Times

25 July Death of a language The Telegraph

25 July Eyak language finds new speaker from unlikely upbringing by Rhonda McBride KTUU

24 July National Anthropological Archives Receives Grant from President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities Art Daily

24 July Mendota tribe struggles to keep language, culture alive by Corey Mitchell Star Tribune

23 July Native names becoming more widespread as first nations work to keep their culture alive by Kim Pemberton Vancouver Sun

23 July Tribute to a Barkly legend Tennant and District Times

22 July Government of the Northwest Territories Hosts Aboriginal Languages Institute in Collaboration with the University of Victoria Nation Talk

22 July Indigenous language institute looking at high-tech solutions to an age-old challenge by Ileiren Poon Express News

22 July Inupiaq word of the day spoken on Facebook by Victoria Barber The Arctic Sounder

22 July Language immersion required for Aboriginal students by Rick Garrick Wawatay News

20 July Native voices heard at national language summit by Rob Capriccioso Indian Country Today

20 July National Anthropological Archives Receives Grant from President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities Smithsonian

20 July Hopi Language Program KUYI Hopi Radio

18 July San Manuel Band of Mission Indians making television history with KVCR My Desert

16 July Keeping Aboriginal languages alive ABC Radio

16 July Linguistics in the News: The Linguists (2008) gets Emmy nod by Heather Froehlich Examiner

16 July Government of Canada Announces New Research Project to Revitalize Cayuga Language at Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve, Ontario Marketwire

16 July NCLB Seen Impeding Indigenous-Language Preservation by Mary Ann Zehr Education Week

16 July Native Language Advocates Gather on Capitol Hill Cultural Survival

16 July Technology rejuvenates neglected languages Sydney Morning Herald

15 July Priority to protect non-scheduled languages Times of India

15 July The Language Divide, Writ Small, in Belgian Town by Suzanne Daley New York Times

15 July Revisiting the Native American Languages Act of 1990 Education Week

14 July Digital Tools for Learning & Preserving Indigenous Languages by Tim Fontaine Media Indigena

14 July Rookie linguist learns more than Arapaho by Finn Thye University of Colorado at Boulder Alumni Association

14 July Taiwan seeks to save indigenous languages by Cindy Sui BBC News, World News Network

13 July Filmmakers focus on First Voices by Steve Kidd Penticton Western News

12 July Joe Wilmot / Mi'kmaq Online Dictionary CBC Newfoundland

12 July Hope pictorial dictionaries will preserve Indigenous languages by Chrissy Arthur ABC News

12 July Alaska and Siberia Sustain 12,000-Year Relationship in Beringia America.gov

9 July Kwak'wala added to N. Island curriculum Canada.com

9 July Professor Investigates Ket Language by Lori Townsend APRN

9 July Language lessons serve future generations Express News

8 July Words for 'canoe' point to long-lost family ties Ottawa Citizen

7 July Chiefs raise alarm about First Nations languages in B.C. by Matthew Burrows Straight.com

6 July Language immersion camp cements cultural traditions by Konnie LeMay Indian Country Today

6 July New book claims link between Asian dialects and some Canadian native languages by Randy Boswell The Windsor Star

6 July Government agency pledges to promote rights of Pingpu aborgines Focus Taiwan

5 July Immersion Camp teaches Ojibwe language using conversation by Jana Peterson The Pine Journal

5 July Xinhua Insight: Language lessons help deepen ethnic ties in China's Xinjiang People's Daily Online

4 July Saibai Island Home Message Stick

3 July Arlee Celebration and Powwow: Horses spark spontaneous fun; rodeo set for today by Keila Szpaller Missoulian

2 July Gumbaynggirr language by Fiona Poole and Gary Williams ABC Coffs Coast

July-August Project Maps Native Languages—Before They Disappear by Susan Hagen In Review

June 2010

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30 June Natives want improved education law by Rob Capriccioso Indian Country Today

29 June A native language lives on young tongues by Melissa Lampman BC Local News

29 June Biocultural diversity: The true web of life by Luisa Maffi NatGeo News Watch

29 June Finding their voice China Daily

28 June Argentina: Little joy among indigenous peoples over bicentennial by Julia Nissen Energy Publisher

28 June Extinct Alaska Native language draws French student's interest by Kyle Hopkins Anchorage Daily News

28 June Native Eyak language may have a follower SWFLA

26 June Potawatomi language lives on by Jan Biles CJ Online

24 June Women and culture her passion by Sipho Masombuka Sowetan

23 June Zambia makes learning of local language compulsory in primary education Xinhua Net

23 June Bilingualism key to language survival by Anna Salleh ABC Science Online

21 June UNL Omaha language professor facing pressure from some tribe members by Kevin Abourezk Journal Star

20 June Last Lakotah code talker dies by Deep Harm Native American Netroots

18 June Last Lakota code talker Clarence Wolf Guts dies at 86 by Holly Meyer Rapid City Journal

18 June Diwurruwurru-Jaru Aboriginal Corporation seeks assistance ORIC

17 June 'Important day in our history': Sinclair hopes TRC opening signals start of new chapter Winnipeg Free Press

17 June Mi'kmaq immersion classes needed: band CBC News

16 June Yukon native language story book crosses the Pacific by Patricia Robertson Yukon News

16 June Educators and Scholars Come Together to Examine and Improve Language Preservation by Abby Mogollón First Peoples

16 June Donation establishes the Nation’s First 24-Hour Native American TV Channel Cherokee One Feather

15 June Busy summer for UO Northwest Indian Language Institute Inside Oregon

15 June 25th Anniversary of Barunga Festival by Brooke Bannister ABC Radio

15 June Saving the Yaqui language MyNativeBiz, KVOA

12 June Are we going to use Creole, the only language known by all Haitians, as the language of instruction? Yves Dejean Rebati

11 June Documentaries Preserve First Nations Languages Indigenous Peoples, Issues and Resources

11 June U.S. Department of Education and Senate to Host Native Language Summit Cultural Survival

10 June Treasured teacher embodies 100 reasons to learn Oneida Smithsonian Museum American Indian News Service

10 June Groups' open letter on 'threats' to Welsh language BBC News

10 June Within the city of Timmins, there is a lack of Aboriginal language classes for students attending elementary or secondary schools Wataway News Online

10 June Less children eligible to attend French school: report by Adam Huras Telegraph Journal

10 June Documentaries Preserve First Nations Languages Village 900 and news.gov.bc

9 July Learning Noongar language by Sharon Kennedy ABC Southwest WA

9 June Funds for arts, culture, heritage Koori Mail

9 June Preserving the language of First Nations people in Canada Global Good News

8 June Reclaiming Native Language Title Rights by Ghil'ad Zuckermann Galus Australis

7 June Study: Inuit students benefit from schooling in own language Anchorage Daily News

7 June Miller: Tribal nations and museums working in partnership by Robert J. Miller Indian Country Today

7 June Robert Miller: Tribes and museums can create partnerships Indianz.com

7 June Free aboriginal language classes open to public Focus Taiwan

7 June American Indian languages get 'Breath of Life' by James S. Tyree News OK

6 June Reviving Igbo language and culture Daily Sun

6 June Study: Inuit language schooling brings long-term benefits by Sarah Rogers Nunatsiaq Online

4 June Journey through the eyes of native law by Jake Wilson Sydney Morning Herald

4 June First Nations event targets traditional language by Megan Stewart Vancouver Courier

3 June Essay competition in indigenous languages underway The Guardian News Nigeria

3 June TV helps Aboriginal language revival by Courtenay Rule Australian Geographic

3 June E-dictionary aims to spread Aboriginal languages, cultures Taipei Times

2 June Tribal leader has helped preserve Cahuilla culture Monique R. Henderson The Press-Enterprise

2 June Yorke Peninsula schools revive lost language by Lucy Hood Adelaide Now

2 June Lexicons To Help Preserve Native Tongues by Quratul-Ain Bandial BruDirect

1 June New Quechua class at OSU exposes students to indigenous Incan language by Jessica Ostrau The Lantern

1 June Trying to save vanishing languages American Indians turn to recordings at American Philosophical Society by Stephan Salisbury The Philadelphia Inquirer

1 June Indigenous languages online - challenges and opportunities by Eduardo Avila Global Voices Online

Spring 2010 Guardians of Language by Marc Dadigan Cascade

May 2010

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31 May e-dictionary preserves dying indigenous languages, cultures Focus Taiwan

28 May Yaqui tapes a treasure for UA researchers by Becky Pallack Arizona Daily Star

28 May Aboriginal astronomers: world's oldest? by Bridget Brennan Australian Geographic

27 May On saving traditional languages: Young activists are tackling the disappearance of traditional Aboriginal languages using a unique learning method Columbian Centre Society

27 May Thornes Helps Tribe Preserve Native Language University of Central Arkansas Campus News

27 May Robbed of their language and pride by Kevin Rollason Winnipeg Free Press

27 May HRD ministry's initiative to protect languages Times of India

26 May 2010 Language lessons: You are what you speak by Christine Kenneally New Scientist

26 May Courses to Be Designed in Endangered Languages Outlook India

25 May Sealaska Heritage Institute Releases Landmark Dictionaries For Tlingit, Haida, And Tsimshian, Juneau Empire and Indigenous Peoples, Issues and Resources

25 May Endangered tongues by Sam Roberts Deccan Herald

21 May HRD forms panel for preservation of endangered languages by Anubhuti Vishnoi Indian Express

18 May University of Goroko hosts seminar on language translation by Kate Gunn Malum Nalu

18 May State will spend thousands to aid Lakota speakers at voting booths by Bob Mercer The Daily Republic

16 May Saving Turkey's endangered Laz language Al Jazeera

16 May Smithsonian Reaches Out to Indigenous Groups with Language Effort by E.E. Mazier Suite 101

16 May Indigenous Language Acquisition Nigerian Parents Forum

15 May Saving the language of the Cherokee by Rob Reynolds Aljazeera.net Americas

15 May Half of world's languages may become extinct by year 2100 Digital Journal

14 May Payne Family Native American Center opens on UM campus by Travis Coleman Great Falls Tribune

13 May WORLD: Languages endangered National Indigenous Times

13 May Daylong events mark dedication of Native American Center at UM by Travis Coleman Great Falls Tribune

12 May Schools boss seeks solution to bilingual anger by Eleni Roussos ABC News

12 May Aboriginal pupils in sharp focus in education plan by Anna Patty and Dan Harrison Sydney Morning Herald

11 May Tiwi Music ABC Behind the News

10 May TV show teaches Aboriginal language to kids The Australian

10 May Kids show to teach Aboriginal language Straits Times

10 May Australian TV show teaches Aboriginal language Northern Territory News, Oregon Herald, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, Inquirer Global Nation, Live Journal, Yahoo! News, Health Life Source

11 May First Nations languages need greater use by George T. Baker Prince Rupert Daily News

10 May Federal Agency Issues Voter Guides in Native American and Alaska Native Languages EV Living

7 May B.C.'s fluent speakers of First Nations languages are a dwindling minority by Stefania Seccia Westerly News

6 May China-Taiwan: Pingpu activists ask UN assistance in Aboriginal claim Indigenous Portal

6 May Fight for cultural diversity amidst globalization by Philip Fernando Daily News

6 May Native language endangerment in BC by Garry Peterson Resilience Science

6 May First Nations language endangered by George T. Baker Prince Rupert Daily News

6 May Preserving the Lushootseed language for the next generation by Holly Taylor Crosscut

5 May Channeling Ngugi: language and identity in Kenya and Africa by Sitawa Namwalie Kenya Imagine

4 May Native languages face extinction by Dustin Walker Nanaimo Daily News

3 May Native languages are in peril, report says by Judith Lavoie Times Colonist

2 May Training on new Indigenous language program Torres News Online

2 May It's all Tifinagh to us: Vermont project aims to preserve endangered alphabets by Ruth Hare Times Argus

2 May B.C.’s native languages at risk of extinction by Wendy Stueck Globe and Mail

2 May Report – Indigenous languages at serious risk on Canada’s Pacific Coast Buffalo Post

1 May Native languages in peril by Judith Lavoie Times Colonist, The Province, Vancouver Sun

1 May B.C. First Nations languages face extinction unless action taken now by Stephen Hui Straight.com

1 May Strengthening Education With Indigenous Languages In Bangladesh: Video Report Indigenous Peoples, Issues and Resources

Winter 2010 Bilingual works by Yalmay Yunupingu Australian Educator

Spring 2010 Speaking Their Language Carleton College

April 2010

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30 April Cherokee immersion students win language fair by Will Chavez Cherokee Phoenix

30 April Unicode simplifies using Cherokee language on computers by Will Chavez Cherokee Phoenix

30 April Report Urges Action for B.C.'s First Nations Languages Marketwire

30 April Losing a Language by Desi Anwar Jakarta Globe

29 April Poke from the future, protect the Cree past by Zev Singer Ottowa Citizen

28 April Learning local Koori language the hip hop way by Anthony Scully ABC Southeast NSW

28 April Elders pair with Tlingit teachers in training course Capital City Weekly

28 April Listening to (and Saving) the World’s Languages New York Times

27 April World's 18 most endangered spoken languages by Leigh Montgomery and Elizabeth Ryan Christian Science Monitor

27 April Linguist races to save a dying language spoken in Cambodia by Jared Ferrie Christian Science Monitor

27 April Indian reservation works to save Lakota language by Kayla Gahagan Indian Country Today

27 April MB. to recognize aboriginal languages by Paul Turenne Winnipeg Sun

27 April Manitoba to recognize aboriginal languages First Nations: Native tongues to be official The Orillia Packet

26 April Bangladesh: Primary Education For Adivashis (Indigenous) Indigenous Portal

25 April Indigenous Peoples Draw Focus at UN by Jaya Ramachadran Pressenza International Press Agency

23 April Métis community recognized 680News

23 April Indigenous Peoples draw focus at UN by Jaya Ramachadran IDN-InDepthNews

22 April $201,670 NSF Grant to Create Online Atlas of Endangered Native Languages Media Newswire

20 April Language: Treasured teacher embodies 100 reasons to learn Oneida Smithsonian American Indian News

20 April Manitoba moves to preserve seven aboriginal languages Calgary Herald

20 April Manitoba Proposes Legislation To Recognize Aboriginal Languages Gov Monitor

20 April U of M offering Cree language courses Winnipeg Free Press

20 April Digital archiving tool to give voice to indigenous peoples by Gail Siegel WSU Today

19 April 9th UN Forum On Indigenous Issues Opens With Ban Ki-moon Calling For Respect For Values Indigenous peoples, Issues and Resources

16 April Lakota striving to stay alive by Kayla Gahagan Rapid City Journal

15 April The impact of English on the preservation and maintenance of Indigenous and other old languages ABC Radio National

15 April Young Sami eager to breathe new life into culture Helsinki Times

15 April Temotu language to be preserved Solomon Star

15 April Heritage ‘Smoke’ signals go digital The Tillsonburg News

13 April Call for investment in Gaelic to show it has uses in modern world by Craig Brown News Scotsman

13 April Eisenhower Elementary School’s studies help preserve American Indian languages NewsOK

13 April The island that no longer sings by Mira Baz The Daily Star

9 April Historic meeting of North American Athabaskan people and the Ket people of Siberian Russia Arctic Athabaskan Council

9 April Endangered Languages Bill Moyers Journal PBS

9 April Giving Dzongkha a shot in the arm Kuensel Online

7 April African science must tackle local language barriers by Charles Dhewa SciDev Net

7 April Talk urges protection of endangered languages by Christy O'Keefe The Dartmouth

6 April Inland Cherokee gather each week in Riverside to preserve their ancestors' native language The Press-Enterprise

6 April A battle that must be won International Falls Daily Journal

6 April Ojibwe unite to save their heritage by Faye Whitbeck International Falls Daily Journal

5 April Indian Tribes Go in Search of Their Lost Languages by Patricia Cohen New York Times

4 April Aramaic 'an endangered language' BBC News

4 April 2,000 attend five-day event North Bay Nugget

4 April Case for Pakhtunkhwa The International News

3 April Shinnecocks Learning an Old Language The Sag Harbor Express

March 2010

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30 March Embracing his Kaurna heritage by Katelin Nelligan News Review Messenger

30 March RBC becomes first Canadian bank to offer indigenous languages telephone service iStock Analyst

30 March Precious research rediscovered, 'a breakthrough for Indigenous studies' by Kim Lyell ABC News

29 March Revelstoke School District Signs First Aboriginal Education Agreement Indigenous Peoples, Issues and Resources

29 March Digital threat to remote area indigenous TV by Sally Jackson The Australian

26 March ‘The Wendat people are survivors' Project hopes to revive ancestral Huron language by Mark Cardwell The Montreal Gazette

26 March Bringing Cherokee Language studies into the 21st Century Cherokee One Feather

25 March Community pay tribute to priest by Heather Ewart 7.30 Report

24 March Chickaloon Elder Katie Wade Left Behind Lasting Legacy Alaska Public Radio Network

24 March New push begins to save Salish language by David Flores Lake County Leader

23 March Shinnecock Indian Nation Agawam Notes 27 East Community News

19 March Google to add Maya, Nahuatl languages to search engine Agence France-Presse

18 March Native Languages Proposal Delivered to Obama Administration Cultural Survival

18 March Saving their mother tongue by Jennifer Pritchett Telegraph Journal

17 March Entrench Language Rights in Constitution All Africa

18 March Legal services now available in Cree by Kate McLaren Northern News

16 March Wiradjuri in the classroom by Blake Nicholson Forbes Advocate

16 March Rosetta Stone preserving Chitimacha language: Course made available to tribe in Charenton by Richard Burgess The Advocate

13 March Keeping traditional languages alive by Jeff Labine TB newswatch

11 March Experts Translate Texts from Mexican Indian Cults Latin America Herald Tribune

11 March Questions Answered: Invented Languages New York Times

10 March CPPCC member: Beware of English invasion by Wang Jingqiong China Daily

9 March Whose culture is it? Taking on the myth that Quebec’s culture belongs to a select few by William M. Burton The McGill Daily

9 March Call for 'civic disobedience' to save minority languages EurActiv

8 March MEPs push for EU recognition of Catalan, Welsh languages EurActiv

7 March Tribal program is saving Salish by Kevin Graman The Spokesman-Review

5 March Only seven can speak dying language by Samwel Kumba and Mwangi Ndirangu Daily Nation News

4 March Wade Davis on Dying Languages You Tube

4 March Student films aim to bring Native languages back to life by Robert Nott Santa Fe New Mexican

4 March UNESCO releases new publication on linguistic diversity in the Internet UNESCO news

4 March Cyprus Maronites battle to preserve ancestral language France 24

3 March Cultures around the world at risk of losing their languages World Focus

3 March Prof Nirupama Prakash from BITS Pilani invited to participate in UNESCO International Mother Language Day Symposium at Paris India PR Wire

February 2010

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Jan/Feb 2010 Humilavekian Vol. 1, Issue 20-21 (downloadable PDF)

28 February Rosetta Stone helps Chitimacha revive language by Jennifer Ashawasegai Indian Country Today

27 February A Cultural Revival: The spirit of Japan's Ainu artists by Lucy Birmingham The Wall Street Journal

24 February Athabascan linguist, tradition bearer Katherine Peter dies Fairbanks Daily News Miner

24 February Tribe develops language immersion program by Lynn Fischer Morning Sun

24 February Education in mother tongue by Dr Manzur Ejaz Daily Times

24 February Now, master your mother tongue, on weekends Indian Express

24 February Heart of Louisiana: The Chitimacha's lost language by Dave McNamara Fox 8 TV

24 February Is Arabic a dying language? by Tom Hundley Minn Post

23 February Nigeria: Preserving the Mother Tongue Initiative AllAfrica

23 February Aborigines Must Save Language Gold Coast Bulletin

23 February Aborigines against Globalization "Universal Man" isn’t as universal as we once thought by Julienne Eden Busic Javno

23 February Indigenous languages facing extinction Gulf Times

23 February Making technology speak your language The Independent

23 February Opening virtual doors across the language barrier by Anthony Salcito R&D Magazine

22 February More Than 1 Billion Speakers Of Endangered Languages Get Access To Technology The Street

22 February Microsoft throws a lifeline to endangered languages by Hani Megerisi PC Pro

22 February Speaker breaks down Native American code at annual Pow Wow by Alysia R. Brooks The Shorthorn

22 February Opinion: The Survival of Languages is Economically Determined, My Dear Arch- Nemesis! by Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe Joy Online

21 February Linguists Scramble To Save The World's Languages by Richard Solash Radio Free Europe

21 February Mother tongues nurture sense of cultural identity by Shweta Satyan Gulf News

21 February Punjabi National Conference marks Mother Tongue Day Daily Times

21 February Violence mars Bangladesh's 'language movement' day Prokerala

21 February UNESCO marks International Mother Language Day ITAR TASS

21 February India, B’desh celebrate International Mother Language Day Zeenews

21 February UN promotes multilingualism Inquirer Global Nation

21 February Int'l Mother Language Institute opens in Bangladesh's capital Xinhua News

21 February Linguist Says Slovenian Language Not Endangered Slovenian Press Agency

21 February Bangladesh pays tributes to 1952 language heroes Zeenews

21 February 21 February 2010: International Mother Language Day by Dr. Eugene D’Souza, Moodubelle Bellevision

21 February College course passes on Dena'ina language by Joseph Robertia Peninsula Clarion

20 February Indigenous leaders want primary edn in mother tongues by Jasim Majumder The Daily Star

20 February Native leader critical of efforts to preserve language by Mary Ellen Macintyre The Chronicle Herald

20 February Virginia Beavert keeping Sahaptin language alive by Pat Muir Yakima Herald

20 February More than 248 native languages face serious risk of extinction in Latin America by Jennifer Ross VHeadline

20 February ADMAF Celebrates International Mother Language Day Eye of Dubai

20 February Entrepreneur designs shirts with Language Day message by Megan Schmidt The Holland Sentinel

20 February International Mother Language Day Manila Bulletin

20 February Conference on international mother language day tomorrow India Edunews

20 February International Mother Language Day in Ontario Kaberi Chatterjee Canadian Immigrant

19 February Contest dedicated to International Mother Language Day completes in Azerbaijan Trend

19 February Bangladeshi minister: Int’l Mother Language Institute to help country stand straight in global arena Brunei fm

19 February Preserving languages vital to world by Shankar Das The Star Phoenix

19 February Hillary greets B'desh on International Mother Language Day Zeenews

19 February Kutztown University holding International Mother Language Day Reading Eagle

19 February Celebrating and protecting languages other than English by Vanessa Mills ABC Kimberley

19 February Teaching indigenous language by Greg Dickson GreenMag

19 February State settles Yup'ik language ballot lawsuit Anchorage Daily News

19 February Apache speakers hang on by Mark Herz The Camp Verde Journal

19 February One More Endangered Language Falls Silent by Ford Cochran National Geographic BlogWILD

18 February Human Rights and the Languages of the Olympics by Richard Kagan The Daily Journal

18 February Fabrica creates the image for the International Mother Language Day Sfilate Fashion Avenue Network

18 February Nuu-chah-nulth found by Wawmeesh G. Hamilton Alberni Valley News

18 February Critical Shortage of Sami Language Teachers YLE

18 February Let Us Save the Ga Language Ghana Web

18 February New ideas needed on how language is used in schools by Margie Owen-Smith Sowetan

17 February Canada should support the endangered language protection accord by Nazrul Islam Guelph Mercury

17 February In America, 191 Languages are Endangered or Extinct by Mary Silver Epoch Times

17 February Off the Coast of India, Another Language Dies by Ishaan Tharoor Time Magazine

15 February Saving endangered languages: Some better reasons for keeping languages alive by Derek Bickerton Psychology Today

15 February Teach English or miss out on funds: Abal by James Apa Gumuno The National

15 February 'Tribal Voice Radio' broadcasting now by Scott Woodham Alaska Dispatch

14 February Popular music a way to preserve Inuktitut CBC News

14 February Nigeria: enforcing Indigenous Languages in Homes by Yemi Adebisi AllAfrica

12 February Call for Aboriginal language studies in schools ABC News

12 February Butchulla may be taught in schools by Stephen O'Grady Brisbane Times and Fraser Coast Chronicle

9 February Nunavut language summit begins CBC News

9 February Oral language further preserved at University of Goroka by Philip Tama Malum Nalu

8 February Simultaneous interpretation of te reo Maori to be launched Scoop Independent News

8 February Anishinabe-kwe on the air North Bay Nugget

8 February The race to save Indigenous languages by Louisa Rebgetz ABC news

5 February The tragedy of dying languages by K. David Harrison BBC News

4 February Last speaker of ancient language of Bo dies in India by Alastair Lawson BBC News

4 February Indigenous Language Institute Received Grant for Native Youth Language Project by Inée Y. Slaughter Tribalog

2 February Software Company Helps Revive 'Sleeping' Language by Larry Abramson on NPR

2 February The Canadiens lost, but Inuktitut scored a win The Gazette

1 February Indigenous verse back on agenda by Jonathan Atkins ABC News

1 February Taiwan Journey Part 4: Aboriginal Sounds in Taiwan with Inka Mbing and Totem by Michal Shapiro World Music Blog

Autumn 2010 Wrong way, go back by Krista Mogensen Australian Educator

January 2010

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31 January Researcher gave the Chumash a gift: their heritage By Steve Chawkins in the Los Angeles Times

27 January On language and Ktunaxa women by Brian Coombs Kootenay News Advertiser

29 January San children risk losing language Namibia Economist

28 January Saving Endangered Languages from Being Forgotten Science Daily

28 January Fluent Arikara speaker dies KITV NEWS

25 January Rosetta Stone Endangered Language Program Releases Chitimacha Language Software Rosetta Stone press

25 January "Protecting Our Language" and the Dakota way by Scott Tedrick Advocate Tribune

24 January Marshallese language gets online dictionary by Craig Gima Honolulu Star Bulletin

22 January Cambodia's Minority Languages Face Bleak Future by Robert Carmichael Voice of America

17 January Tokyo prof strives to rescue an Aboriginal language from oblivion by Eriko Arita Japan Times

14 January Congress Increases Funding for Native American Language Programs Cultural Survival

11 January Burma: ZBC To Start Language Learning Programme in Six Dialects Indigenous Portal

11 January Giving new life to her native language, Ojibwe Chicago Tribune

2 January Holding our tongues Awaye!

December 2009

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31 December Northern Territory’s small languages sidelined from schools by Greg Dickson Ogmios 40: 3-4

25 December Christmas In 10 Native American Languages by Monika Evstatieva NPR

23 December Social Justice Report 2009 Australian Human Rights Commission

15 December Simultaneous interpretation of Parliament into Maori by Pita Sharples Infonews

14 December Efforts to save endangered languages by Lin Edwards Physorg

13 December The beckoning silence: Why half of the world's languages are in serious danger of dying out by Paul Bignell The Independent

5 December Education failure in any language by Nicolas Rothwell The Australian

4 December Speakers of Dena'ina race to save their language by Eric Sowl 2KTUU.com

November 2009

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30 November Learning Yuwaalaraay in Walgett The Sydney Morning Herald

28 November First languages first, then English by Mary-Ruth Mendel The Sydney Morning Herald

27 November Talking 'bout their generation comes last by Debra Jopson The Sydney Morning Herald

27 November Schools to teach Aboriginal culture by Heath Gilmore in Higher Education The Sydney Morning Herald

27 November Cut to bilingual teaching won't help students: educators by Lindsay Murdoch In Yirrkala The Sydney Morning Herald

26 November Language is power; let us have ours by Aden Ridgeway The Sydney Morning Herald

12 November 2009 Almost 200 Indian Languages Face Extinction Deutsche Welle

11 November Law on native languages of the indigenous peoples of the North of the Yamal-Nenets Okrug Indigenous Portal

3 November Losing Your Tongue: World's Top Endangered Language Experts Gather Science Daily

October 2009

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31 October Indigenous languages still being used ABC News

29 October Why Save Dying Languages? The New York Times blog

Fall 2009 The Cosmopolitan Tongue: The Universality of English by John McWhorter World Affairs: A Journal of Ideas and Debates

29 October Bilingual education changes 'defy commonsense' by Anna Henderson ABC News

20 October Keynote Lecture Language Death by David Crystal The 2009 Compass Interdisciplinary Virtual Conference

19 October The death of language? by Tom Colls BBC Radio Today

13 October How to talk to Aboriginal students by Myrna Tonkinson Eureka Street Vol. 19(20)

11 October Native communities fighting to keep traditional languages alive by Jamie Komarnicki The Star Phoenix

1 October Bilingual education 'never given a chance' by Louisa Rebgetz ABC News

September 2009

erich — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 06:09:33 +0000

24 September Alice Springs closer to getting language centre ABC News

14 September Bilingual debate rages in NT ABC News

14 September Bilingual education changes hit roadblock ABC News

5 September Language challenge for Cree Nation by Aldo Santin Winnipeg Free Press

August 2009

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9 August Government tips in $9.3m to help indigenous languages AAP

July 2009

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27 July 2009 Scientist at Work: Tucker Childs Linguist’s Preservation Kit Has New Digital Tools by Chris Nicholson New York Times

19 July Ten Teens Study To Guard Their Native Language by Jenny Brundin NPR

2 July Call to save bilingual education by Stuart Rintoul The Australian

June 2009

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26 June Bilingual schools plan blasted ABC News

May 2009

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26 May Languages on Life Support by Peter Monaghan The Chronicle of Higher Education Review

23 May Endangered Alaskan Language Goes Digital by Martha Woodroof NPR

April 2009

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19 April Salem linguist preserves endangered tongues by Barbara Curtin Statesman Journal

14 April Endangered Aramaic language makes a comeback in Syria by Ian Black The Guardian

14 April Lost Aboriginal language revived by Phil Mercer BBC News

8 April Women on front line of language preservation by Gail Liston The Australian

1 April Saving Native American languages by Jane O'Brien BBC News

March 2009

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13 March Indigenous languages dying - and fast by Tara Ravens news.com.au

8 March 2009 Holding our tongues Hindsight ABC Radio

February 2009

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27 February UNESCO Experts Consider Chuvash Language Endangered Russia-ic

20 February Welsh language "is still endangered" by Eryl Crump Daily Post

2008

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1 May 2008 UN Youth Caucus- Intervention on Language You Tube

27 March Last Indians of the Amazon The Guardian Weekly

2008 Seeking a New Identity by Fiona Ngarachu African Global Networks

2007

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13 September Canada votes 'no' as UN native rights declaration passes CBC

2003

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Winter More Than Words -Mohawk Language and Cultural Revitalization in New York by Lisa Matthews Cultural Survival Quarterly 27.4