FAI’s Artist in Residence project is a commissioned work to coincide with the UNs declaration of 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages. Indigenous artists Twin Flames will consider and converse with Indigenous artists globally to create an original piece that speaks to the importance of language, especially as it relates to identity, culture, and history.Twin Flames is an Indigenous husband and wife duo (Jaaji, an Inuk Mohawk from Nunavik, and Chelsey June, Algonquin Cree métis from Ottawa). Touring the Arctic and North America, together they echo the voices of their ancestors and depict life on the land as they sing songs in English, Inuttitut, and French.

The 18th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is taking place from 22 April – 3 May 2019 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA. The theme is  “Traditional knowledge: Generation, transmission and protection”. The AFN will host a side event to celebrate and promote Indigenous Languages revitalization.  

Quito, 28 de enero de 2019 Ecuador realizó hoy el lanzamiento del Año Internacional de las Lenguas Indígenas (AILI 2019), en el Palacio de Najas, sede de la Cancillería ecuatoriana. Con ocasión de la co-presidencia que ejerce Ecuador a nivel internacional, el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Movilidad Humana subrogante, Andrés Terán, indicó que el […]