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Indigenous peoples pass on their knowledge of medicinal plants orally. If their languages go extinct, valuable medical knowledge will be lost. A study by...

2 A language is more than just a means of communication. Its also a way of seeing and understanding our world. Every language on our planet comprises a unique microcosm of beliefs, practices and customs that connects its speakers to their collective past. But today, 43% of them are at risk of being spoken no more, according to data collected by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). Protecting them is a matter of human rights, and time is running out. Of the worlds e...

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. Digital Discourse: How Going Online Is Keeping Kadazan and Other Indigenous Languages Alive In Borneo Kadazan is considered an endangered language in Sabah, Malaysia Editor’s note: From April 14-20, 2021, Jeannet Stephen will be hosting the @AsiaLangsOnline rotating Twitter account, w...

Vocalists Mindy Kwanten & Shellie Morris Featuring Aunty Valda Murray, Racheal Oak Butler and Aaron Perkins-Kemp-Berger Produced by Performing Lines About Jesse Lloyd Originally from tropical North Queensland, Jessie Lloyd is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musician who performs a broad collection of Australian First Nations songs. A vocalist, guitarist, bassist and ukulele player, Jessie earned her formal qualifications at Abmusic in Perth in 2002. A musician, producer and creative en...

Photo: ANDINA 11:20 | Lima, May. 5. The event was held in a hybrid format, including in-person sessions in New York, as well as virtual meetings.  Acevedo took part in a debate over the future work of the Permanent Forum, which included new issues such as challenges related to pandemics and responses to them.  During her participation, she explained in detail the Peruvian States response to assist and protect indigenous peoples in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this regard, she high...

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(UP BAGUIO) In a statement, UP Baguio said graduates of the program will be grounded in theories and frameworks which will enable them to teach, conduct, and publish research or implement programs on indigenous issues. It noted that the PhD in Indigenous Studies program “seeks to valorize indigenous epistemologies or ways of knowing that have been neglected and marginalized by hegemonic scientific epistemologies.” “It is also projected to contribute to the efforts in Indigenous Peoples’...

By Susan Gonzalez April 30, 2021 Share this with FacebookShare this with TwitterShare this with LinkedInShare this with EmailPrint this Beverly Gage President Joe Biden has nominated Yale historian Beverly Gage ’94 B.A. to the National Council on the Humanities, a board of 26 distinguished private citizens who advise the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the White House announced on April 28. Gage, a professor of history and American studies and the Brady-Johnson Professor of Grand...

Provided / Myaamia Center archives President Joe Biden is nominating the executive director of Miami Universitys Myaamia Center to the National Council on the Humanities. Daryl Baldwin has been a driving force behind the center for decades and is a citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. The centers goal is advancing the Myaamia Nation, from which Miami University draws its name, with a focus on language, culture and history. "Miami University congratulates Daryl Baldwin for this prestigio...

The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus prefers the Ohio Constitution, which was recently amended for redistricting, not be changed again.