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Jul 07 2018

Tunun Kayutukun: Words Have Power

By Akshara Sangiorgio

by Ilarion (Larry) Merculieff and Libby Roderick Waves at St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea, Alaska. Waves are a visible manifestation of physical energy, but there is also a…

Sep 15 2017

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Listening to Country: Language, Art, and Conservation in Coastal Queensland, Australia

By Akshara Sangiorgio

Text and artwork by Colleen Corrigan “Without language you can’t describe your Country.” —Melinda Holden (Gurang Elder) View of the Burnett River, one of three important watercourses for Traditional Owners…

Jul 14 2017

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Repairing the Broken Arrow: Rebuilding Cultural Identity through Art and Language

By Robert Wiltzen

Text and artwork by Barbara Derrick “At the heart of every culture is its language. One of the main structural pillars for communicating values, beliefs and customs and its importance…

Mar 21 2017

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Like Growing Flowers: The Work of Saving Endangered Languages

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by Ajuawak Kapashesit Language endangerment is a growing issue around the globe. Of the less than 7,000 languages spoken today, many are not expected to survive into the next century.…

Mar 14 2017

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Doña Dora and Her Tehuelche Animals: Stories of Language Revitalization in Southern Patagonia

By Akshara Sangiorgio

by Javier Domingo in conversation with Dora Manchado Getting to Doña Dora’s home on foot is no picnic. It’s a long way, and stray dogs can be a serious threat.…

Mar 07 2017

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Māori Oral Tradition: Ancestral Sayings and Indigenous Knowledge

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by Hēmi Whaanga and Priscilla Wehi . An adult tūī vocalizing with feathers fluffed out, Te Puke, North Island of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Photo: Raewyn Adams, 2012 (from “New Zealand Birds…

Feb 28 2017

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Linking Language and the Land: How Words, Stories, and Ceremonies Can Inform Discussion around Decision Making for the Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw Peoples and Ceremonies

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by Andrea Lyall Tsa̱g̱a̱ł (thimbleberry). Photo: Andrea Lyall, 2016. Kwak̓wala is the Indigenous language of the Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw on the mid-coast of present-day British Columbia. It expresses a connection to the…

Jan 25 2017

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Language, Landscape and Custom: A Synthesis for Memory

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by Marilee K. Gloe Entering the Siq, Petra. The floor of the tall, narrow passage unreachable by the desert sun leaves it a corridor of coolness. Photo: Marilee K. Gloe, 2004…

Jan 11 2017

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Earthlings are Invading! Radical Language and Dialogue at the United Nations

By Akshara Sangiorgio

by Joseph Lambert “There is an urgent need for society to replace the current anthropocentric worldview with a holistic system of governance, in which humanity plays a different role in…

Jan 04 2017

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Maintaining the Linguasphere in the Anthropocene

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by Peter Bridgewater Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. Traditional burning from roadside, using modern methods. Photo: Parks Australia, n.d. . One of the books that most influenced me as a…

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Tunun Kayutukun: Words Have Power

Listening to Country: Language, Art, and Conservation in Coastal Queensland, Australia

Repairing the Broken Arrow: Rebuilding Cultural Identity through Art and Language

Like Growing Flowers: The Work of Saving Endangered Languages

Doña Dora and Her Tehuelche Animals: Stories of Language Revitalization in Southern Patagonia

Māori Oral Tradition: Ancestral Sayings and Indigenous Knowledge

Linking Language and the Land: How Words, Stories, and Ceremonies Can Inform Discussion around Decision Making for the Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw Peoples and Ceremonies

Language, Landscape and Custom: A Synthesis for Memory

Earthlings are Invading! Radical Language and Dialogue at the United Nations

Maintaining the Linguasphere in the Anthropocene

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