Working to revitalize indigenous and minority languages through online communities. Tweets by @kscanne.
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Alaska becomes the second state to officially recognize indigenous languages ktoo.org/2014/04/21/alaska-n… via @weyiiletpu
An Ancient Language, Once on the Brink, Is a British Isle’s Talk of the Town nytimes.com/2022/11/24/world…
Cherokee Nation to Open $20M Durbin Feeling Language Center Nov. 15
anadisgoi.com/index.php/coun…
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Yesterday, I commenced my week with a bilingual Yorùbá folktale #IjapaAtiAdaba #TheTortoiseAndDove, which is an example of the digital folkloric project in view. Today, and in the next few days, I shall be talking about my other works in the area of inclusive knowledge.
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I’m pleased to announce we have a new paper out about developing a corpus of Māori-language tweets. We hope this research will prove useful in Māori-centric applications and environments. Ngā mihi @IndigenousTweet, @TeHiku and @waikato!
link.springer.com/article/10…
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These parents are trying to keep their home English-free.
Why? They want their kids to be fluent in Anishinaabemowin, the language of their ancestors.
@ozaawaa_ & his wife share tips & laughs on their podcast, Enweying, AND again on Unreserved:
cbc.ca/1.6026815
. @BarbaraNolan recognized by Ontario Arts Council for language revitalization work sootoday.com/local-news/barb… trí @SooToday
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Ronald Ignace @tult7 has been appointed Canada's first Indigenous Language Commissioner — responsible for keeping Indigenous languages alive.
At 9am, we'll hear how his residential school experience has shaped his approach cbc.ca/listen
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If you are a speaker of and Indigenous, local. minority, or other under-resourced language and interested in using technology to promote your language online, we want to hear from you!
Take the survey here: bit.ly/surveyLDAT
Please RT/share with your networks!
Online Indigenous Language Learning Opens Doors For Far-Flung Tribal Citizens kunm.org/post/online-indigen…
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Lil'wat artist Russell Wallace's new album 'Unceded Tongues' combines pop, jazz and blues with Salish musical forms and is sung in the St'át'imc language!
cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…
'I'm leaving a legacy': 1st translator completes stories for Indigenous archives project cbc.ca/news/canada/north/ber…
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Join us for cross-regional online exchanges about language digital activism with @CanEmbMexico - Bringing together insightful voices from these communities using technology and the internet for indigenous language revitalization. rising.globalvoices.org/blog… July & August 2020
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Here is a recap from our friend @kscanne of @IndigenousTweet of the “Tweet in your Mother Language” campaign in 2014. rising.globalvoices.org/blog…
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Call for feedback: we've drafted a new Indigenous Languages font license agreement, and are inviting feedback and suggestions. Please help spread the word, or suggest people to whom we should reach out. @IndigenousTweet @NativeLangsTech @justicedanielh
github.com/TiroTypeworks/ILL…
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Translating terms like "moon tiara action" and "SpongeBob SquarePants" into Ojibway is no easy task but one Anishinaabe man is working with language speakers to dub some of the most famous TV cartoons into his traditional language. cbc.ca/1.5364055
As Animals and Plants Go Extinct, Languages Die Off Too vice.com/en_us/article/7x5y3… ó @vice
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I was feeling discouraged about the mountain I have to climb to speak #Anishinaabemowin fluently. But then we interviewed @BarbaraNolan for @UpNorthCBC's regular language chat, and just hearing and saying some words inspired me. The language is medicine. cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-8…
Eradicating the e-Word: Musings on Myaamia Language Reclamation worldliteraturetoday.org/blo…
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Unbalanced language policies can curtail the rights of persons belonging to minorities & undermine social cohesion.
@coe states shld adopt language policies that embrace diversity, protect minority rights & defuse tensions.
Read my Human Rights Comment: go.coe.int/Gls0u