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Canada Freezes NWT Language Allocation

The federal funding allocation for Indigenous language programs in the Northwest Territories (NWT) has stalled at CAN$5.9 million per year for the next three...

New Federal Funds for Native Languages

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced over $7 million in new...

New Ojibwe Immersion Program

This fall, Wisconsin’s Bayfield School District is launching an Ojibwemowin immersion program for kindergarten students in collaboration with the Red Cliff Band of Lake...

Welsh and Irish Unite in Song

On World Translation Day (Monday, September 30, 2024) members of Wales’s largest youth organization, Urdd Gobaith Cymru, and Irish youth project TG Lurgan joined...

Film Aims to Revitalize Mixtec

Two Illinois State University students recently visited the town of San Sebastián del Monte, a small community in southern Mexico, to produce a documentary...

Celebrate International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

In order to raise awareness of the needs of these population groups, every 9 August commemorates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.

Arizona Opens Center for Linguistic Revitalization

A new center at the University of Arizona is one of only four designated by the US Department of Education to lead a collective...

Name Changes Seen as Plot to Expunge Afrikaans

South Africa’s government is on a name-changing spree—and that’s sparking a fierce language war and fierce feelings. South Africa was colonized by Dutch settlers...

Iñupiaq in Action

This past fall, we were writing animal counting stories in my first-grade class. I had one of the best experiences as I was working...

Educating Students about the Lived Experience in Canada

Schools across Canada have recognized National Day of Truth and Reconciliation for two years to incorporate the legacy of residential schools into the classroom....

Saqarik

Juan does a double take when I mention Joyabaj. “¿De veras?” he asks. We’d been chatting about my recent trip to Guatemala as he...

“Facilitating Spaces for Indigenous Languages and Cultures” Webinar Tomorrow

On October 11, the AATSP will host a webinar entitled "Facilitating spaces for Indigenous languages and cultures: Diverse curricular approaches for the Spanish-language classroom."...

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