Securing the Future of Our Indigenous Languages

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Securing the Future of Our Languages: Investing in New Indigenous
Language Speakers
Cultural Survival Quarterly 45-4 (December 2021)

Join us in celebrating 45 years of promoting and amplifying Indigenous voices through our publications!

On January 1, 2022, the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022–2032) will commence. It is an opportunity to shed light on the critical state of Indigenous languages and to bring resources to Indigenous communities’ efforts to revitalize and reclaim Indigenous languages to ensure the healing, well being, and prosperity of Indigenous communities. This issue of the Cultural Survival Quarterly is dedicated to uplifting the voices and work of Indigenous educators, practitioners, linguists, activists, journalists, and communicators, who, against all odds, with limited to no resources, are strengthening their mother tongues and creating new language speakers through various media platforms and tools.

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Features

Restoring and Protecting Our
Languages and Native Landscapes

Adriana Hernández Chos (Maya K’iche’)
Indigenous languages are intrinsically connected and interdependent with the land.

A Precious Feather of the Native-Speaking Bird

Kaimana Barcarse (Kanaka Hawai’i)
Through technology, Indigenous language practitioners are finding ways of furthering the revival of their languages.

He Hulu Manu ʻŌlelo ʻŌiwi: Ke Anahulu Makahi ʻŌlelo ʻŌiwi 2022-2032

Making the Most of the Decade of Indigenous Languages for Indigenous Language Communities

Richard A. Grounds (Yuchi and Seminole)
The UN Decade needs to focus on creating new Indigenous language speakers.

Our Itelmen Language Cannot Be Separated From Our Land

Tatiana Degai (Itelmen)

Community action is bearing results in the revitalization of Itelmen in Kamchatka, Russia

Reclaiming the Forgotten Khoikhoi Language in South Africa

Toroga Denver Breda (Khoikhoi)
Returning to the ancestral Khoikhoi language brings healing to intergenerational trauma.

A Language in Crisis: Rohingya

Mayyu Ali (Rohingya)
Rohingya people strive to keep their language and culture alive in refugee camps.

Realistic Solutions to Creating Grassroots Fluency: N’syilxcn

Sʔím̓ laʔxʷ Michele Johnson (Syilx)
The "language house" revitalization model brings hope to critically endangered languages.

Legal Frameworks to Protect Indigenous Languages

Dr. Wilton Littlechild (Cree)
There are several national and international legislations protecting Indigenous Peoples’ rights to their languages.

Nhēēgatú: The Language of the Amazon

Edson Krenak Naknanuk (Krenak)
Nhēēgatú was once the lingua franca of many regions in Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia, and now is seeing a rebirth.

Departments

Executive Director’s Message

Climate Change

Strengthening Our Ancestral
Community Across the Seas

Women the World Must Hear

Pertame Women Are Making Our Language Strong

Indigenous Knowledge

I’m Mixtec but I Don’t Speak Mixtec

Keepers of the Earth Fund Grant Partner

Resguardo Indígena Inga San Miguel de la Castellana, Colombia

Staff Spotlight

Monica Coc Magnusson
(Q’eqchi Maya)

Bazaar Artist

Julio Laja Chichicaxtle (Otomi)

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The Role of Women in the Revitalization of Indigenous Languages

Indigenous women are the traditional keepers of Indigenous languages and cultures. During a three-day virtual conference organized by Cultural Survival, from October 5 - 7, 2021, titled, “Restoring and Protecting Our Native Languages and Landscapes”, over 30 Indigenous language practitioners and experts shared that Indigenous women have the greatest role in the revitalization and preservation of Indigenous languages.

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Cultural Survival advocates for Indigenous Peoples' rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures and political resilience since 1972. We envision a future that respects and honors Indigenous Peoples' inherent rights and dynamic cultures, deeply and richly interwoven in lands, languages, spiritual traditions, and artistic expression, rooted in self-determination and self-governance.

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