Indigenous Languages News Today

Learn about the challenges faced by indigenous individuals in Chiapas, Mexico, who are deprived of their liberty due to a lack of access to interpreters and translators. Discover the impact on legal proceedings and the efforts being made to improve translation services.

NAHUIZALCO, El Salvador, May 06 (IPS) - A group of children participating in an immersion program in Náhuat, the language of the Pipil people and the only remaining pre-Hispanic language in El Salvador, are the last hope that the language will not die out.

We have the largest population of Native American and Indigenous peoples of any U.S. city, but we lack data on their linguistic diversity.

A group of children participating in an immersion program in Náhuat, the language of the Pipil people and the only remaining pre-Hispanic language in El Salvador, are the last hope that the language

Kota Kinabalu: The European Union (EU) is collaborating with Partners of Community Organisation in Sabah (Pacos Trust) to promote the socio-economic and cultural rights of rural indigenous people in Sabah.

A research project, funded by the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR), has helped realise the long-held dream of South Africa’s ǂKhomani community...

Truly fostering accessible educational opportunities for deaf students can only happen with ongoing political and financial support.

Despite important achievements over the past decade to improve the well-being of Indigenous Peoples, safeguard their cultures, and expand their participation at the UN, “deep chasms” endure between commitments made and reality on the ground, ...

Yuria Celidwen, author and senior fellow at the University of California Berkeley’s Othering and Belonging Institute, presented a lecture titled “Ethics of Belonging of Indigenous Contemplative Traditions” as part of the Mindfulness and Anti-Racism Lecture Series, April 5.

Languages are disappearing at fastest rate in history, accelerated by digital dominance of English, but technology is developing to preserve those at risk.