A magazine showcasing and celebrating how universities across the Commonwealth are helping to protect, preserve and promote indigenous languages.

Panelists will share how they navigate the boundaries between Indigenous and non-Indigenous worlds in a multilingual panel discussion with several people from Kichwa and Waorani communities of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Two generations of Indigenous people will speak in a combination of English, Spanish, Kichwa, and Wao Terero about their perspectives of future, present, and past. Moderators will translate the webinar to English as much as possible. The webinar will include a discussion about the Andes and Amazon Field School (https://i-spartnerships.com/), where students and researchers are invited by Indigenous peoples to co-produce knowledge through exchanges of language, culture, and projects.

On the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, UNESCO is launching a social media campaign on UNESCO and IYIL2019 channels. On 9 August, indigenous languages will once again hit the spotlight as the main theme of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Follow the UNESCO HQ Campaign on Facebook, Instagram […]

On the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, UNESCO is launching a social media campaign on UNESCO and IYIL2019 channels. On 9 August, indigenous languages will once again hit the spotlight as the main theme of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Follow the Quito Office Campaign on Facebook and […]

This year on the 17th of May, the 97th annual Peace and Goodwill Message from the young people of Wales to the young people of the world will be shared by Urdd Gobaith Cymru. Urdd Gobaith Cymru is a national youth organisation providing sport, cultural and residential opportunities for children and young people in Wales that will enable them to make a positive contribution to the community, all through the medium of the Welsh language.

As part of the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages help PARADISEC improve its digital archive of endangered languages by sharing knowledge about unidentified languages from its online catalogue.