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Language
The program's goal is to enable adults to become speakers who, in turn, may pass the language to others, especially as older first-language speakers become fewer and fewer.
Calypso and steelpan (steel drum) musicians broadcast the rhythms and rhymes at the heart of Trinbagonian society.
The Sakha Republic in Russia is often known for its wealth of natural resources and extreme climatic conditions.
In 2018, an awareness-raising and training workshop with youth led to a program focused on revitalizing the Iyasa language.
We reached out to directors of several 2022 Mother Tongue Film Festival selections to ask their thoughts about how film connects us to the past.
When we take the time to listen to the ancestral legacies of those around us, we open our hearts and minds to the knowledge that exist in the act of sharing stories.
Luxembourgish is a West Germanic language with many loan words from French and about 600,000 speakers worldwide.
Doctors told my grandmother that her children were not to be taught to use sign language, that this would impair their cognitive function and prevent them from becoming “full” members of society.
For six years now, the festival has advocated for the preservation and celebration of language and takes concrete action in this quest of advocacy.
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