Languages in the news 2011

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December 2011

30 December First TAFE graduates in Gathang language North Coast TAFE

30 December Cherokee: An Endangered Language On the Trail of the Trail

30 December 2012 Elections: Tsai promises to work with Hakka and Aborigines by Chris Wang Taipei Times

29 December Džíny, hamburgry and komputry: is Czech under threat from English? by Rosie Johnston Radio Praha

29 December ALMA Observatory supports recovery of the Kunza language ALMA

29 December Literature the Ojibwe Way: Erdrich Sisters' Wiigwaas Press Helps Preserve Ojibwemowin by Konnie LeMay Indian Country Today Media Network

29 December Dreaming festival crosses cultures by Tim Douglas The Australian

28 December Harper Government Invests in Language-Learning Opportunities for Maliseet First Nation Youth Canadian Heritage

28 December Touching Their Ancestors' Hands by Jana Pickart Boston Review

28 December Singing the National Anthem in their Own Language by Eddie Avila Rising Voices

28 December Saving Native American Languages KERA

27 December Venezuela: New computing dictionary enriches Wayuu language by Tatiana Chang Infosurhoy

25 December Canada's First Christmas Carol Was in Huron Language Indian Country Today Media Network

25 December Call to promote Assamese language Assam Tribune

24 December Noel Pearson: recognise our place in nation by Patricia Karvelas The Australian

23 December Achievements Abound for Native American Languages in 2011 Indian Country Today Media Network

23 December 1000 Languages on the Web by Kevin Scannell Indigenous Tweets

23 December Tokelauan New Zealanders get help to maintain language Solomon Star

21 December What If We Occupied Language? by H. Samy Alim New York Times

21 December Sask. First Nations say students shortchanged by Jason Warick The Star Phoenix

21 December Even blokes shed a tear as the sounds of the Kimberley hit Broadway by Ellen Connolly Sydney Morning Herald

20 December Endangered ethnic culture to be preserved China Daily

17 December Mom Turned Author Creates Aboriginal Children's Character Indian Country Today Media Network

15 December The Algonquian Language Reborn: An Interview with Blair Rudes Coastal Carolina Indian Center

15 December Indigenous Person of the Year: The Indigenous Woman by Brenda Norrell The Narcosphere

15 December Indonesian Languages Dying Out Jakarta Globe

15 December Elections officials grapple with new Native language rule by Uriel J. Garcia Arizona Daily Sun

14 December RPM Podcast #012: 'Revitalization' RPM

14 December Rapper Tall Paul Represents His Culture by Stephanie Woodard Indian Country Today Media Network

14 December IndigiTUBE an outback video star by Nadine Maloney ABC

14 December Shelf-Promotion: Famed Novelist Louise Erdrich's Bookstore Stocks Great Native Books by Stephanie Woodard Indian Country Today Media Network

14 December Navajo tops list of Native language speakers in US by Felicua Fonseca The Guardian

14 December 169 local languages likely to extinct: Researcher Jakarta Post

14 December Salish Numbers Book Helps Kids Learn Native Language Indian Country Today Media Network

12 December I love Sauk language by Barbara Sorensen and Jennifer Weston Cultural Survival

12 December Constitutional change is 'unfinished business' by Stuart Rintoul The Australian

12 December Unlock the creativity so teens can get ahead by Paul Collard The West Australian

11 December Arizona has most Indian language speakers UPI

9 December Top writers score big at the SALAS by Edward Tsumele Sowetan Live

9 December Everyone Speaks Text Message by Tina Rosenberg New York Times

9 December Step to honour our first people by Michael Gordon The Age

9 December Defying the Myth of Native Desolation: Cultural Continuity in Oaxaca by Kathleen Melville Upside Down World

8 December Government attacked for lack of language services Kimberley Page

8 December The Endangered Language Fund funds Southern Puebla Mixtec project Xayacatlan

8 December Native American Study celebrates 15 years by Andrea Weiner The North Wind

8 December Island language in a sea of change University of Cambridge

8 December Parents help their kids speak fluent Spanish and maintain their heritage by David Montgomery Washington Post

7 December Education research institute identifies ways to avoid extinction of indigenous languages Lagos Television

6 December Language revitalisation through free software: the case of Aragonese by Kevin Scannell Indigenous Tweets

6 December Language may trump race for young kids by William Harms Futurity

5 December Taiwan aborigines back in spotlight as cultures fade Monsters and Critics

5 December Modern language question by Lino Spiteri Times of Malta

5 December Indigenous dictionary released on Straddie by Judith Kerr Bayside Bulletin

5 December 3D animation helps preserve Indigenous history Physorg

5 December Obama Signs Executive Order on Education and Tribal Colleges by Rob Capriccioso Indian Country Today Media Network

4 December There Are No Dead Languages by John Farrell Forbes

3 December Death of a language This Is Jersey

3 December Igbo language films take centre stage @ Awka by Mukosolu Nzom Vanguard

3 December Uduaghan endorses Itsekiri film industry by Benjamin Njoku Vanguard

2 December Group makes case for use of indigenous languages by Dotun Ibiwoye Vanguard

1 December Alaska Native Film Series continues tonight Juneau Empire

1 December Destroying Indigenous communities and cultures by Michael Brull The Drum

December 2011 Lost for words by Geoffrey Maslen About the House
November 2011

30 November Guest: Mark Turin The MacMillan Report

30 November The Internet: A lifeboat for endangered languages? Leaders Vision

30 November Jabbali, an endangered language in Oman: is it worth a look before it's gone? Exploring Oman's Linguistic Treasures

30 November Six Students Complete Choctaw Language Minor at Southeastern Indian Country Today Media Network

30 November Native Eyes Film Showcase by Kevin Prosise Border Beat

30 November 10th annual elders gathering promotes aboriginal teachings by Shuja Safavi The Manitoban

30 November Arunachal Guv for promotion of indigenous languages The Shillong Times

29 November The loss of Father Kevin McKelson keenly felt in Kimberley communities by Vanessa Mills ABC Kimberley

29 November Why is it so important to maintain the minority languages? Sapcham

29 November Ladino Hanukah Songs Shed Light on Endangered Language of Jews by Rhonda J. Miller PRX

29 November Languages: Online Activism To Save Chakma Language Rising Voices

29 November Will English kill off India's languages? by Mark Tully BBC News Asia

28 November New university centre opens way for Indigenous Australians Charles Darwin University

28 November Navajo Code: Powerful As Any Weapon In WWII NPR

27 November Music the language to lower all barriers by Sarah Whyte Sydney Morning Herald

27 November Mother language education by Tariq Rahman Express Tribune

27 November Weaving history and heritage into an art form by Janet Mendelsohn Boston Globe

26 November Indigenous cultural centre opens in Oaxaca, Mexico Sorosoro

26 November How Hip-Hop is Helping Young Australians Find Their Culture by Tracey Croke Technorati

26 November Volunteers sought to digitize Hawaiian-language newspapers Star Advertiser

26 November 'A de pan kam': Language 'corruption' or 'enrichment' by Sheik Umarr Kamarah The Patriotic Vanguard

26 November Day writers invaded Minna for Governor Aliyu's birthday by Henry Akubuiro Daily Sun

25 November Cutting Centrelink cash won't stop indigenous truancy by Pat Turner Sydney Morning Herald

25 November Indigenous Languages Discovery Workshop QLD Government

24 November 'English banned' at song contest for minority languages by Nik Martin Deutsche Welle

24 November Circassia: The Path to Peace and Reconciliation in the Caucasus UNPO

23 November Aboriginal community ditched by church and state by Tim Kroenert Eureka Street

23 November French will maintain favoured status in B.C. schools by Janet Steffenhagen Vancouver Sun

23 November UMD professor's efforts to save Ojibwe language recognized Duluth News Tribune

23 November Parent and Teachers Don't See Eye-to-Eye on Merits of Language Mixing by Maane Khatchatourian Brooklyn Ink

22 November Maintaining Mongolian Culture by Montie Martin Arlington Connection

22 November More languages added to curriculum plan by Dave Harrison The Age

22 November Languages: Promoting Indigenous African Language Films Rising Voices

22 November Kids to learn new lingo by Evonne Barry Herald Sun

21 November New home movies resurrect endangered Native American language Mother Nature Network

21 November Immersion course looks to keep Dakota language alive by Dan Olsen Post Bulletin

21 November Utah governor holds events to celebrate Indigenous Day by Justin Smith Universe

21 November How does linguistic diversity function in Europe? by Antje Wilton Public Service Europe

21 November Indigenous languages need a new home base by Lu Shih-hsiang Taipei Times

21 November Dying Ormuri language finds saviour in English book The Express Tribune

20 November Colorado professor to speak in Steamboat about endangered languages by Scott Franz Steamboat Today

20 November Cultural Exchange: CBC Radio links Canadians from shore to shore by Marcia Adair LA Times

20 November Sami, Frisian and Udmurt - the obscure languages of Europe's 'minority' song contest by Roya Nikkhah The Telegraph

20 November Linguist discusses endangered languages by Katie Mettler Indiana Daily Student

20 November Cultural revelation by Jane E. Fraser Sydney Morning Herald

19 November New Zealand Vies for First Oscar Nomination in Foreign Language Category by Pip Bullbeck Hollywood Reporter

19 November Digital TV threat to Indigenous languages by Emma Murphy Green Left

19 November Breaking down the language barrier Lithgow Mercury

19 November Maintaining the balance The Peninsula

18 November Elderly Siraya with giant cross starts sit-in protest by Loa Iok-sin Taipei Times

18 November Indigenous languages 'must be preserved' news.com.au

18 November Conference: 'Indigenous languages the worst victims of globalisation' by Azam Khan The Express Tribune

18 November We must pursue all options to revitalise te roe Voxy

17 November Celebrating Native Language Revitalization Beyond the Box

17 November First Andaman dictionary a 'linguistic treasure trove' by Alastair Lawson BBC News

17 November Indigenous Focus: Santiago to host congress on indigenous languages by Laura and Ruan Seelau I Love Chile

17 November Shortland sells the language short Voxy

17 November Berkeley declares Native American code names offensive by Frances Dinkelspiel Berkeleyside

16 November Podcast: Australia Through its Languages by Patrick Cox The World

16 November Journalist makes case for indigenous language by Biola Azeez Nigerian Tribune

16 November Breathing life into a dying language by Andrew Buncombe The Independent

16 November 2012 Elections: Hakkas unhappy with Wu's stance by Chris Wang Taipei Times

16 November Improved speech, language services targeted by Peggy Revell Fort Frances Times Online

16 November Dying culture: Anambra community uses new yam festival to launch revival by Dom Ekpunobi Sun News

16 November Loss of indigenous language, bane of Nigeria's development - Prof Omole by Francis Suberu National Mirror

15 November Linguistic diversity of Europe by Antje Wilton Public Service

15 November Program pairs English-speakers with speakers of another language by Lisa Kapps Little Falls Times

15 November Pioneer school 25 years old today by Sheradyn Holderhead Adelaide Now

15 November Fight for Nyoongar language by Anne Gartner In My Community

14 November Apple Siri, Google Voice could help save the world's languages by Chris Jablonski ZD Net

14 November Culture, language and art bring students together by Elise Batchelor Pilbara Echo

14 November Aboriginal gospel singer on Broadway ABC News

14 November PSS urged to include indigenous language class in high school graduation requirements by Moneth Deposa Saipan Tribune

12 November Cordillera's young people make their own memories Manila Bulletin

11 November Apaches work to save language by Rene Romo Alamogordo Daily News

11 November NZ linguist using grant to dissect Vanuatu indigenous languages Radio New Zealand

11 November Saving Endangered Languages Through Public Service Broadcasting by Levi Obijiofor Nigerian Village Square

10 November 'We Still Live Here' Traces Comeback of Wampanoag Indian Language by Saskia De Melker PBS

10 November Forgotten Tongues of the Dying People Mena FN

9 November Tribe focuses on preservation of Apache language by Sandra Rambler Arizona Silver Belt

9 November Pilot Program Teaches Sarawak Indigenous Children in Mother Tongue by Lisa Schlein Voice of America

9 November Mescalero Apaches work to save ancient tongue The Republic

9 November Racing to Save a Native American Language Indian Country Today Media Network

9 November Pilot Program Teaches Sarawak Indigenous Children in Mother Tongue by Lisa Schlein Voice of America

9 November National tongues by Derrick McClure Scotsman

7 November Narrowing the gap for First Nation residents by Ryan Lux The Daily Press

7 November Real or unreal: $345, 000 study on Vanuatu languages Radio Australia News

5 November New NT education policy still sidelines Indigenous language by Emma Murphy Green Left

5 November Katharine Siva Saubel, preserver of Cahuilla culture, dies at 91 by Elaine Woo LA Times

5 November Helping indigenous Mexicans: Official visits Central Coast to gather data by Claudia Melendez Salinas Monterey County Herald

4 November South Africa: Board Supports MEC for Community Safety Faith Mazibuko by Sibusiso Nkosi All Africa

4 November Senator pushes for preservation of indigenous languages Phillipine Information Agency

3 November Arts & More: Saving the Potawatomi language and 'The Michigan Poem' by Lorraine Caron and Nancy Camden WMUK

3 November Legarda wants to preserve indigenous languages US News Las Vegas

3 November 'That Which Makes Us Haida' by Heather Ramsay The Tyee

2 November Native Singers Keep Bird Songs Alive by Chris Clarke KCET

2 November Research project to preserve Indigenous languages in NT Charles Darwin University

2 November Language specialists racing with time to revitalise Cherokee language Physorg

2 November Policy Joins Dots On Indigenous Culture Our Languages

1 November Global Voices Podcast: Bridging the Language Gaps by Jamillah Knowles Global Voices

1 November Native American culture being shown at libraries Daily Democrat

1 November Proposal for i-Taukei academy and village by Epeli Tukuwasa Radio Fiji
October 2011

31 October Laz foundation petitions Turkey to protect Laz language Today's Zaman

31 October Native Village of Afognak Launches New Alutiiq Language Website by Jennifer Canfield KMXT

31 October Learning native language bodes well for students' future by Marites N. Sison Anglican Journal

31 October Diamond Giant De Beers Canada Releases Updated Mining Terminology Booklet Diamond News

30 October Neto's Tucson: Language, land endure for visiting indigenous teachers by Ernesto Portillo Jr. Arizona Daily Star

30 October Endangered Languages Week lends speakers' voices to languages almost silenced by Vallari Gupte The Shorthorn

29 October Life (and death) lessons by Jewel Topsfield The Age

29 October The Indonesian language at 83: Looking back to look forward by Setiono Sugiharto Jakarta Post

28 October Linguist trying to rescue Saskatchewan Doukhobor language by Betty Ann Adam The StarPhoenix

27 October Aborigines risk 'cultural impoverishment', says Noel Pearson by Sarah Elks The Australian

27 October In Karuk by Heidi Walters North Coast Journal

27 October Learning in both worlds by Lisa Waller Inside Story

27 October IU departments co-sponsoring symposium on tacking and learning indigenous languages of Latin America Indiana University

27 October Languages: A Podcast of Champions in Warlpiri by Eddia Avila Rising Voices

26 October First Nations fight to preserve languages by Roxanne Stasyszyn Yukon News

26 October Aboriginals of Australia: New Program Promises Efficient Funding Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation

26 October Don makes case for indigenous languages by Musa Odoshimokhe The Nation

24 October Mashpee Wampanoag linguist brings story to Stonehill Wicked Local

23 October An iPhone app for Native artists Alaska Dispatch

22 October Native American Language Documentary Wins Upper Midwest Emmy by Michael Meuers Indian Country Today Media Network

21 October Perfecting His Irish on the Job by Corey Kilgannon New York Times

21 October Using indigenous films for cultural revival by Simeon Mpamugoh Daily Sun

20 October Speaking the tricky language of elections in Taiwan by Jialu Chen Reuters

20 October Don't forget to tweet in both official languages: N.B. language commish by Shawn Berry Vancouver Sun

19 October Animation used to promote indigenous languages by Liz Trevaskis ABC Rural

19 October Grant allows Sealaska Heritage to digitise historic recordings Alaska Dispatch

19 October Indigenous Focus: Indigenous Languages Being Strengthened Throughout Chile by Laura and Ryan Seelau I Love Chile

18 October Ten languages aged just ten The Sun

18 October Funds to help save Indigenous language by Kirsty Sexton-McGrath ABC News

18 October SDLP Gaeilgoir defends use of Irish in the Assembly by Bronagh Murphy The Examiner

18 October Institute of Welsh Affairs debate BBC Wales and S4C BBC News

18 October Incredible journey to Peru by Dianna Lee Raukawa Doughty Daily Post

14 October Remembering Inninimowin a tale of re-learning Cree Wawatay News

14 October Distinct dialect of Jeju threatened with extinction Korea Times

14 October Are Kalanga MPs ducking the language issue? by Edward Mpoloka Mmegi Online

14 October Saving Taiwan's tribal cultures by Cindy Sui BBC News

13 October National award for Inuvialuktun teacher by Samantha Stokell Northern News Services

12 October Action needed to save Inuit language in Nunavut: NTI by Sarah Rogers Nunatsiaq Online

12 October Harper Government Supports the Inuktitut Language Nation Talk

12 October Cree immersion classes begin at Alexander First Nation by Susan Jones St. Albert Gazette

12 October A World of First Nations, Learning by Katie Hyslop The Tyee

12 October Traditional Indigenous language in danger of extinction by Steven Schubert ABC Rural

12 October How to be relevant in global politics - Don by Dayo Johnson Vanguard

11 October Giving Aboriginal Students Words of Their Own by Katie Hyslop The Tyee

11 October Squamish Nation struggles to preserve a threatened language by Tessa Holloway North Shore News

11 October AM calls for legal fight for Welsh content in local radio by Martin Shipton Wales Online

10 October Minister must demand better return on Irish language spend by Eoin O Murchu Irish Times

10 October Indian language literature goes to Frankfurt Book Fair IBN Live

9 October Woman travels 1,100 miles to learn Omaha language by Kevin Abourezk Journal Star

9 October It would be unspeakable to lose Gaelic by Kevin McKenna The Guardian

8 October FIAF 2011: Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba filmmakers converge for indigenous language films The Nation

8 October FIAF charts a new direction for film makers by Benjamin Njoku Vanguard

7 October Mapping India - We the speakers by Rudraneil Sengupta Live Mint

7 October Berenstain Bears Translated into Lakota Language Can Be a Game-Changer by Tanya Lee Indian Country Today Media Network

6 October Hai Sai (Hello) Uckinaguchi! by Ryoko Ohnishi Rafu Shimpo

6 October In the World: Murmurs of Mayan by Emily Finn MIT News

5 October Indigenous students create their own podcast featuring Warlpiri language by Caddie Brain ABC Rural

5 October Language board chief Meri Huws is Welsh commissioner BBC News

5 October New plan to increase child Gaelic speakers BBC News

5 October Atayal-language science cartoons in 3D launched Taipei Times

4 October FaveQuest creates first Inuktitut app by Elizabeth Howell Ottawa Business Journal

4 October Workshop educates students on diversity in Texas' and Oklahoma's language by Rachel Snyder The Shorthorn

1 October Avoiding language extinction by Matt Wells BBC Radio

1 October Africa pushes for indigenous language in continent's development Afrique en ligne
September 2011

30 September Promoting the language rights of indigenous peoples United Nations

30 September The Endangered Language Catalog (ELCat) by Maddalene Tacchetti LAT News

29 September HSU Author Publishes Indian Language Encyclopedia Humboldt State

29 September Researchers work together to save languages by Sarah Plake The Kansan

28 September Teaching aboriginal languages key to restoring pride, say residential school survivors by Louise Brown Parent Central

28 September Boozhoo: Signs of Racial Reconciliation by Mary Annette Pember Daily Yonder

28 September Irish language pack for schools stresses rights by Lorna Siggins Irish Times

27 September Seediq Bale sparks renewed interest in aborigines at colleges by Hsu Chih-wei and Jamie Wang Focus Taiwan

27 September Signing and hip-hop Shakespeare at 2012 Globe festival by Helen Bushby BBC News

27 September Writer encourages preservation of Ndebele language by Khulani Nkabinde News Day

26 September Ancient ways and modern times by Joe Mozingo LA Times

26 September Children join race to save dying language by Titus Too The Standard

26 September Students learn on the land by Nathalie Heiberg-Harrison Northern News Services

25 September Cherokee Nation Adds Sixth Grade and iPads to Bolster Native American Education Indian Country Today Media Network

24 September Students do best when using native language by Janese Silvey Columbia Daily Tribune

24 September FIAF 2011: Experts open talks on indigenous language films The Nation

23 September Ageless voices find byways of the songlines Sydney Morning Herald

23 September Saving Igbo language from extinction by Chidi Nkwopara Vanguard

23 September Can dubbing a cartoon help save a language? by Antonia Zerbisias The Star

23 September 'Language policy discriminates' - UB academic by Gothataone Moeng Mmegi Online

23 September Language and the Right to Decide by Rudolph C. Ryser Center for World Indigenous Studies

22 September Wiluna's hip-hop hub by Tayissa Barone West Australian

22 September New books help Nyoongar language Central Advocate

22 September NT English-only policy under fire Education Review

21 September Finland engages in dialogue on the rights of indigenous people Finland Government

21 September Native American Language Revitalization on Red Lake Agenda by Michael Meuers Indian Country Today Media Network

20 September UN Human Rights Council: Preserving Indigenous languages by Brenda Norrell The Narcosphere

20 September Sounds of Wiluna by Jane Kennedy ABC NorthWest WA

19 September Small Number's adventures continue in math movie 2 SFU

18 September India: fight to preserve dying languages by Jason Overdorf Global Post

17 September Saving Warrungu ABC Radio National

15 September Tribal college president to talk on Native languages by Tom Holm Montana Kaimin

14 September Berenstain Bears Now Speaking Endangered Language in 'Matho Waunsila Thiwahe' by James Macpherson Huffington Post

13 September For world explorer, loss of language speaks for itself by Robert Upe The Age

12 September A century later, Ishi still has lessons to teach by Barry Bergman UC Berkeley

12 September Wangka Maya open for business by Elise Batchelor Pilbara Echo

12 September Linguist revives lost Aboriginal language by Evan Schwarten The Australian

12 September Young indigenous mentors connect by Keeli Cambourne Sydney Morning Herald

12 September Astorian hones native language skills Down Under Daily Astorian

11 September Nearly 50 Endangered Languages To Be Digitally Documented Red Orbit

11 September Interpreters deciphering govt-speak jargon by Michael Inman Canberra Times

10 September Say what? To find new subjects of study, some linguists simply open their front doors The Economist

9 September Languages the key to closing the gap by Lisa Martin Nine News

9 September Peru: The State of Quechua on the Internet Global Voices

7 September Storm over Welsh Lingo Plea by Nigel Pauley Daily Star

6 September Early language support for Indigenous school learning success Asian Correspondent

6 September Indigenous literacy gap must close by Kylie Ladd Sydney Morning Herald

6 September Japanese linguist helps revive an Aboriginal language ABC AM

5 September Silly stories with a serious message by Elisabeth Tarica The Age

5 September 'How to protect our languages' by Emma Mgbeahurike The Nation

2 September UQ researchers focus on Aboriginal languages UQ News

1 September English off pedestal in remote language schooling by Anna Henderson ABC News

1 September Native American Language Book Named Best Read Indian Country Today Media Network
August 2011

31 August Early language support for Indigenous school learning success Charles Darwin University

31 August South Dakota Radio Station Is a Good Neighbour - and a Good Listen by Stephanie Woodward Indian Country Today Media Network

30 August Bilingual brain stays 'flexible' longer Toronto Sun

30 August Aboriginals of Australia: New South Wales Library Receives New Language Funding Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization

30 August New chapter for ancient songbook by Andrew Bock The Age

29 August Library to Rediscover Aboriginal Languages by Dan Watson Miller-McCune

26 August Indigenous Voices of the Arctic by David Braun National Geographic

25 August The Quest to Save Endangered Languages by Ruth Samuelson Fox News Latino

24 August Acknowledge the survival of Gaelic out with the isles Herald Scotland

23 August Feds award money to Tiguas for language, culture by Daniel Borunda El Paso Times

23 August Virtual Keyboards for Over 1,000 Languages - Keyman Desktop PR Newswire

23 August Australian Endangered Languages Get Boost from Alumna Georgetown University

23 August You say tomato, they say 'xitomatl' - New Yorkers channel the Aztecs by saving a dying language by Edgar Sandoval NY Daily News

21 August NSU offers Cherokee language technology course Wagoner Tribune

20 August Teen uses song to preserve Native language by Kyle Hopkins News Miner

19 August Rescuing Endangered Languages Means Saving Ideas by Emily Badger Miller-McCune

19 August A mission to save indigenous languages by Beau Gamble Australian Geographic

13 August Australia To Revive Lost Aboriginal Languages by VR Sreeraman MedIndia

12 August Australian project hunts lost indigenous languages BBC Mobile

12 August Lost indigenous languages to be revived News.com

11 August Wikipedia llega a México como una herramienta para las lenguas indígenas by Juan Pablo Mayorga CNN Mexico

11 August NICO commences Indigenous Language classes by Ohi ojo Vanguard

10 August With the Dakota language on life support, a resurgence among native youth by Jeff Severns Guntzel MinnPost

10 August Indigenous designs, stories and culture are valuable sources of knowledge FinChannel

9 August On Language, Ecology, and Sense of Place by James Treat Before It's News

9 August Native American Teacher Connects a New Generation With Cherokee Culture Indian Country Today Media Network

9 August Indigenous languages thriving in Colombia AlJazeera

9 August People's Linguistic Survey to study over 800 languages The Times of India

9 August Federal Agencies Take Action to Digitally Document Nearly 50 Endangered Languages National Science Foundation

8 August Meet Google's Voice Hunter On A Quest For 300 Languages by E.B. Boyd Fast Company

6 August L.A.'s Tunica tribe revives its lost language by Mary Foster Yahoo News

1 August Teaching vanishing Native languages by Jonathan Grass Juneau Empire

1 August Global Voices in Aymara: Preserving Indigenous Language Online Global Voices Online
July 2011

29 July A Novelist, Among Other Roles by Rebecca Thurlow The Wall Street Journal

28 July Bemidji’s Ojibwe Language Project Seeking Permanence Indian Country Today

28 July A Chance to Record Some of the 112 Local Languages by Reyhan Harmanci New York Times

27 July Saving language with a Record-A-Thon By Steven Short KALW News

27 July Teacher program aids indigenous speakers by Claudia Meléndez Salinas Monterey Herald

26 July Plan to preserve endangered languages by Bethany Hiatt The West Australian

26 July Four Tribal Colleges to Receive an Initial $800,000 Each Under American Indian College Fund's Early Childhood Education Project PR NewsWire

25 July PNG languages dying with each generation Australian Geographic

25 July Languages on New Guinea vanish without a whisper by Jerome Rivet China Daily

25 July Students should learn an African language IOL News

25 July Language tool teaches Tlingit alphabet by Ed Schoenfeld Alaska Public

24 July The power of Creole by Leon Neyfakh Boston.com

23 July Starting at home: A revival of Cree culture by Jason Warick The Montreal Gazette

23 July Natives urged to relearn languages Brantford Expositor

22 July UA Program Trains Educational Leaders From Rural Mexico by Richard Ruiz UA News

22 July Council signs off on park's Indigenous name ABC News

21 July Saving indigenous languages Latin America Press

20 July NSW Government Announces Funding For Aboriginal Language Centre NSW Dept of Aboriginal Affairs

20 July Reflections from the 2011 Athabaskan/Dene Languages Conference by Barbra Meek First Peoples Blog

19 July Alumna Saves Endangered Languages in Australia Georgetown College

19 July Reviving Indigenous languages ABC Life Matters

19 July Dene Assembly delegates push GNWT for language programs HQ Yellowknife

18 July Peru Officially Recognizes Indigenous Languages Cultural Survival

18 July Twitter to Promote and Preserve Underrepresented Languages by Eddie Avila Rising Voices

17 July Mi'kmaq language to be taught in 2 more P.E.I. schools CBC News

17 July Land of 10,000 Stories: Reviving the dying Dakota language by Boyd Huppert Kare11

15 July Revitalizing language by Nicole Veerman Northern News Service

15 July Alaska's indigenous languages map gets updated, for first time in 30 years by Ben Anderson Alaska Dispatch

14 July Aboriginal Languages Institute Returns to NWT Canada Views

14 July Pitjantjatjara want the whole Bible Eternity

13 July Researching roots of Tubatulabal language, artifacts in nation’s capital by Valerie Cassity Kern Valley Sun

12 July Lessons in native languages The Australian Jewish News

11 July Educators work to preserve endangered Alaska languages by Mike Dunham Anchorage Daily News

8 July Saving Language ABC New England North West

7 July Preservation of language and culture and creation of community governments among concerns by Roxanna Thompson Northern News Services

7 July Aboriginal anthem 'a truly uplifting experience' by Dan Harrison Sydney Morning Herald

6 July More deeply depressing news from the Northern Territory Languages by Jane Simpson Treaty Republic

6 July How Do You Save a Dying Language? Crowdsource It Good Education

6 July Aboriginal leader honoured ABC News

5 July Six awards recognise contributions by Gemima Harvey Coffs Coast Advocate

5 July Fluency in Maori dying with elders by Paul Easton Stuff.co

4 July Social networking 'giving Welsh a new lease of life', according to language expert by Martin Shipton WalesOnline

4 July The World's First Gaelic Speaking Teddy launches this Autumn Bord Na Gaidhlig

2 July Native American Language Program Gets Funded for Another Year Indian Country Today

1 July LiveAndTell, A Crowdsourced Quest To Save Native American Languages by Paul Glader Fast Company
June 2011

30 June Call over language chief job South Wales Evening Post

29 June Teenagers Revive Dead Languages Through Texting by Margaret Rock Mobiledia

29 June Biripi's native tongue Manning River Times

27 June Endangered language studied in Spain Science News

27 June Compensation for lost languages by Verity Edwards The Australian

27 June Silenced voices: Languages dying off around the globe by Tim Johnson The Sacramento Bee

27 June The State Government will today transfer the largest and most iconic national park in the Cape York Peninsula Region to its Traditional Owners in an historic event Media Newswire

27 June Hip-hop, texting may help save world's languages by Tim Johnson McClatchy News

27 June Native youth advocate return to farming, traditional languages by Kim Bac Native American Times

26 June Cherokee language immersion school could become public by Wendy Burton Muskogee Phoenix

23 June "Language is Heart of the People" Little River's Language Camp is Set Native News Network

23 June Summit celebrates native languages by Nakia Zavalia Santa Ynez Valley News

23 June Indigenous writer a second time winner of Australia to award ABC Radio Australia

22 June First original Tlingit children's book published by Katie Spielberger Juneau Empire

22 June Native American Students Helping Preserve Language Indian Country Today Media Network

21 June Keeping Aboriginal Languages Alive: Passing on Squamish to the Next Generation by Kevin Griffin Vancouver Sun

21 June In Wales, mind your language The Telegraph

21 June Yelkatte one of the last Sencoten speakers by Judith Lavoie Times Colonist

21 June Preserving Alaska Native culture by Jennifer Gibbins Cordova Times

21 June Midwest Rappers Show Love for Their Indigenous Ojibwe Language by Thoai Lu Color Lines

20 June Man arrested after 'pulling gun during pub language row' by Andrew Hough The Telegraph

20 June California Language Archive clicks with multiple resources by Kathleen Maclay UC Berkeley News Center

18 June Pioneers devised First Nations written language by Gayle Simonson Edmonton Journal

17 June Squamish Nation publishes dictionary to keep their language alive by Kevin Griffin Vancouver Sun

16 June Canada's Inuit leaders unveil education strategy CBC News

15 June University helps Native Americans save languages by Diane Smith The Seattle Times

14 June Murdoch launches unique Nyungar program for 2011 Murdoch University

14 June Tweet Hereafter: Social Media Is Saving Native Languages by Doug Meigs Indian Country Today

13 June Language lover listed in Queen's honours 9 News

13 June Ottawa to back recommendation for bilingual Inuit schools CTV News

12 June Universities partner to dying save languages by Richard Tan Languages Education Center

8 June Getting tough. Blaming the victims by Dave Gaukroger Crikey

7 June Awakening the Narungga language by Rhiannon Koch Yorke Peninsula Country Times

7 June Keeping an old language young by Charla Huber Goldstream Gazette

6 June After 90 Years, a Dictionary of an Ancient World by John Noble Wilford NY Times

5 June UTA helps Native Americans learn to save own languages by Diane Smith Star Telegram

4 June Navajo: a tongue for the young by Alysa Landry The Daily Times

2 June Taking Native education to national stage by Matt Gilbert The Cordoba Time

1 June Institute to Teach, Revitalize Indigenous Languages UA News

1 June Eyak language workshops coming to Anchorage The Seward Phoenix Log

June-July 2011 Lola's love of language School Matters Edition 4: 12-13
May 2011

31 May Preserving the Navajo Language, One Interpreter at a Time by Rebecca Ruiz-McGill UA News

30 May Jeju's 'endangered' dialect by Anne Hilty Jeju Weekly

30 May Praise for bilingual care from the NHS This is South Wales

27 May Sechelt language saved for posterity by Christine Wood Coast Reporter

27 May Students work to save Salish language by Jill Valley KPAX News Montana

26 May Preserving aboriginal languages crucial by Danielle Vandenbrink Standard Freeholder

26 May Indian Affairs Committee holds hearing on Native language and culture-based education Indian Affairs

26 May Welsh language activist Geraint Jones jailed BBC News North West Wales

26 May Hawaiian Educators Spread Immersion Message in Washington by Wendy Osher Maui Now

26 May Speaking the language by Rudi Maxwell Northern Rivers Echo

26 May Teachers go back to classroom to learn to give lessons in Gaelic by Fiona MacLeod and Laura Carlin Scotsman

25 May Revitalizing Indigenous Languages: Why and How by Bonnie Jane Maracle Indian Country Today

25 May UT Arlington linguist wins NSF grant to breathe new life into endangered Native American languages CisionWire

24 May Manx language revived in schools with over 1,000 pupils now learning by Tessa Hawley Isle of Man

23 May Native peoples ask Jesuits to help preserve language by Michael Swan National Catholic Reporter

23 May Native languages may defeat truancy by Alexandra Smith Sydney Morning Herald

22 May Lessons preserve Okanagan language by Katherine Mortimer Vernon Morning Star

21 May Passing down a love of the Indigenous language by Megan Taylor Daily Liberal

21 May Speaking one's mother tongue is vital by Noel Pearson The Australian

20 May The return of the Scots language by Brian Logan The Guardian

20 May Amondawa tribe lacks abstract idea of time, study says by Jason Palmer BBC

18 May United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is Underway Native News Network

17 May Language Preservationists in Oklahoma Scramble to Revive Endangered Tribal Tongues by S.E. Ruckman Indian Country Today

17 May Picture dictionaries keep language alive by Ellie Turner NT News

17 May Communities strive to save dying languages by Vincent Cabreza Asian Journal

16 May Press Conference by Chair of United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues UN.Org

15 May Inupiaq inspires linguistic student's interest in language Alaska Dispatch

15 May Colombia: Saving dying languages by John Otis Global Post

15 May The science and the art of language fieldwork Ockham's Razor ABC Radio

13 May Endangered Languages Program Update: Celebrating Native American Languages at Library of Congress Cultural Survival

12 May Conference attempts to decode the loss of language issue Wawatay News

10 May State Library of Queensland sings with Indigenous voices NewsMaker

8 May Loss of languages speaks volumes about changing times by Alan Dench and Slamet Setiawan The Conversation

6 May B.C. miners dig deep to save endangered indigenous languages by Gordon Hamilton Canada.com

5 May Council awards five prominent scholars MMD News Wire

2 May New Picture Dictionary Ensures Luritja Language Is Alive and Well National Indigenous Times

1 May Australia: Talking In Language: Indigenous Language Interpreters And Government Communication by Allan Asher Indigenous Peoples, Issues and Resources
April 2011

30 April Living hard, dying young in the Kimberley by Nicolas Rothwell The Australian

30 April Lapsing languages offer different view of world by Jack Knox Times Colonist

30 April Will this nation allow its languages to die out - from sheer neglect? by Mondli Makhanya Times Live

29 April Turning the page on local languages Barrier Daily Truth

29 April Indigenous language linked to drop in drug abuse ABC

29 April Language Symposium Focuses on Preservation and Features Wes Studi Indian Country Today

29 April Northwest Territories: South Slave Minister’s Regional Forum On Aboriginal Student Achievement Focuses On Revitalizing Language And Culture Indigenous Peoples, Issues and Resources

27 April New textbook endeavors to preserve endangered language Global Times

25 April NSU holds 39th annual American Indian symposium Cherokee Phoenix

24 April Race against time and elements to record language World Edu

21 April Aboriginal Languages Initiative Gives Out $5 Million Annually by Brenda Austin Indian Country Today

20 April Language students take honors at fair by Sam Noble Oklahoma News

19 April U of T prof wins Killam Prize for work on Slavey language by Mark Hume The Globe and Mail

18 April What's the Native American Man Saying in "Meek's Cutoff"? by Nina Shen Rastogi Slate

18 April In the Fight for Language Survival, Technology Helps Shift the Balance of Power by Nataly Kelly Huffington Post

18 April We've come a long way in documenting the 90 per cent of languages facing extinction, but rescuing them is another story by David Nathan The Mark

15 April Endangered languages: the full list The Guardian

15 April Basque second most tweeted minority language on Twitter by Olwen Mears EITB

15 April CRTC approves Lenape-language radio licence The Wire Report

15 April Keeping the Navajo language alive by Steve Pfarrer Intertribal Times

14 April KBWG Brings Blackfoot Language Lessons to the Airwaves by Stephanie Tyrpak KFBB

14 April Ashland’s ‘Language Archive’ Speaks to Our Complexity by Candace L. Brown anewscafe

14 April UHI cuts six Gaelic posts by Hannah Fearn Times Higher Education

14 April Preserving Indigenous Languages Via Twitter by Neal Ungerleider Fast Company

13 April An Alaska native who lives in Portland battles cancer while working to save a tribe's language by Elisabeth Dunham Oregon Live

13 April More about the Alutiiq Language Program by Elisabeth Dunham Oregon Live

13 April Language at risk of dying out – the last two speakers aren't talking by Jo Tuckman The Guardian

13 April Conference aims to preserve Indigenous languages ABC Rural

11 April 2011 Canada Prize in the Humanities: An interview with Louis-Jacques Dorais FedCan Blog

11 April Language fair celebrates American Indian heritage by Cassi Toney The Oklahoma Daily

11 April Loss of language gave activist voice by Amos Aikman The Australian

8 April Fighting to keep threatened Indigenous language alive APTN

8 April Micro-blogging in a mother tongue on Twitter by Dave Lee BBC

8 April Northwest Territories: Aboriginal Language And Culture Instructor Program Diploma Indigenous Peoples, Issues and Resources

7 April Phonetic Flashcards May Help the Future of Language by J. Rae Young Rapid Growth Media

7 April National Archive Adds Recordings of the "Last" Yahi, Ishi, Who Lived at UCSF by Jeffrey Norris UCSF News (University of California, San Francisco)

6 April Ojibwe-language signs promote unity in Bemidji by Tanya Lee Duluth News Tribune

6 April Google includes Cherokee option Oklahoma Daily

6 April This land is whose land? by Jan Mayman The Age

5 April Identity dies when tongues are silenced by Geoff Maslen The Age

5 April Oneida Hymn Singers Keeping Native American language alive Indian Country News

5 April Identity dies when tongues are silenced by Geoff Maslen The Age

4 April UMass linguist Margaret Speas helps keep Navajo language alive by Steve Pfarrer GazetteNet

4 April New program keeps native language alive by Daniel Talbot Tahlequah Daily Press

1 April Aboriginal Peoples Lose Rights and Mineral Rich Land in Northern Territory Intervention by Sarah Irving The WIP

1 April SFU News: Electronic billboard explores language in public space SFU News

1 April Indigenous cultural centre to finally get off the ground by Tony Moore Brisbane Times

April 2011 John Smelcer/Author Interview Writer from the Far North Ragazine Volume 7, Number 2.5
March 2011

31 March Preserving the Cherokee language with children’s books by Davin Eldridge The Macon County News

31 March Professor’s project provides first-ever Guatemalan language text for Mayan students University News Appalachian State University

31 March Tribe honored for language work by Richard Gomez Santa Ynes Valley News

28 March Students hold key to Nyoongar language revival by Katherine Fleming The West Australian

26 March Oklahoma man hopes app will help Cherokee language by Keith Purtell Indian Country News

25 March Government speaking the Goldfields' language by David McGeoch ABC

25 March Dublin club putting the Gaelic back into football by Cliona Foley Independent

23 March Linguist’s legacy lives on at the Smithsonian by Robie Liscomb University of Victoria News

23 March Gathang language revival by Gai Hoddinott Great Lakes Advocate

22 March Wampanoags Regain Their Voice by Sarah Durham Wilson Martha's Vineyard Patch

22 March Native Tech Firm Developing Social Indigenous Language Software Platform by Michelle Tirado American Indian Report

21 March Preserving Gaelic Language Focus of New Program Govt. of Nova Scotia

21 March MLAs call for elder certification by Guy Quenneville Northern News Services

21 March Don't be shy - Manx speakers urged to indicate support for language on census by Tessa Hawley Isle of Man

21 March Irish Language School Gets Upgrade Build IE

19 March Northern Territory: "Brainwash From English"?: Barunga Kriol Speakers’ Views On Their Own Language by Maïa Ponsonnet Indigenous Peoples, Issues and Resources

17 March Rebuilding Languages Living Black SBS

17 March Dying tongues Latin America Press

17 March Mexican Indian Language Appears Headed for Extinction by Helena Lozano Latin American Herald Tribune

16 March Nigeria: The Assault on Local Languages Ghana Nation

16 March Australia's first Indigenous recording star; Fanny Cochrane Smith by Greg Lehman ABC Hobart

16 March A lesson in Gaelic from the Lowlands by Brian Wilson Scotsman

16 March Almost half of Irish people 'speak fluent Irish', claims survey Irish Examiner

15 March 27 Pakistani languages at verge of extinction: UNESCO Associated Press Pakistan

14 March Fluent in Cherokee, man hopes app will help keep language alive by Keith Purtell Muskogee Phoenix

14 March Alutiiq speakers gather to discuss future of language by Wes Hanna Kodiak Daily Mirror

14 March Gaelic centre to be silenced by John Ross Scotsman

13 March Students, faculty learn to speak the Lakota language by Molly Marcot The Diamondback

13 March Cherokee language classes help keep tradition alive by Clare Howard Journal Star

12 March Scotland's Language Myths: 4. Gaelic has nothing to do with the Lowlands by Paul Kavanagh NewsNet Scotland

11 March Wampanoag Language Film Screening This Month in Chilmark, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. Cultural Survival

11 March Cultural Survival Partner-advisor Programs Honored with Oklahoma Humanities Award Cultural Survival

11 March Nigeria: Mother Tongue Day AllAfrica

10 March Learn the Basics of Language Immersion Programs Indian Country Today

10 March In conversation with linguist Dan Everett Survival International

10 March Video games to help teach native language by Deborah Sullivan Brennan North County Times

5 March World-Herald editorial: Endangered languages Omaha World Herald

4 March Siberian Yupik – an endangered language? Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples Secretariat

4 March The soon to be lost languages of our Indigenous cultures by Brett Williamson ABC Adelaide

3 March Bringing language to life by Kira Curtis Northern News Services

1 March Language Diversity Index Tracks Global Loss of Mother Tongues National Geographic
February 2011

26 February Calls to safeguard iTaukei language by Ioane Burese Fiji Times

26 February The loss of mother tongue? by Gothataone Moeng Mmegi Online

25 February Fighting for another culture's survival by Mindelle Jacobs Edmonton Sun

25 February In the tradition: APTN series teaches Cree language by Tessa Holloway North Shore News

25 February Linguist urges preservation of Taiwan’s Austronesian languages by June Tsai Taiwan Today

25 February Ancestral voices by Matthew Engel Financial Times

25 February Tapping into Indigenous weather knowledge by Kristina Kukolja SBS podcasts

24 February Coding cultural riches: Investigating indigenous languages in Australia Up Close

24 February Linguist breathes life into ancestral language by Samantha Balaban Wicked Local Lexington

24 February Film: Save Native Tongue by Kathryn Boughton Litchfield County Times

24 February Berenstain Bears to Speak Lakota Indian Country Today

23 February Weeklong Gaelic workshop immerses participants in everyday aspects of ancient language The Cape Breton Post

23 February National chief calls for language revitalization Wawatay News

23 February Words of wisdom The Coffs Coast Advocate

22 February Linguistic students learn to preserve languages through revitalization courses The Shorthorn

22 February Help wanted: Lakota language teacher in Rapid City by Kayla Gahagan Rapid City Journal

22 February Linguistic Expert: Non documented languages will soon fade out MyJoy Online

22 February Forty one ethnic group languages under threat in China by Kelly Chan PhBeta

22 February Who wants to lose their mother tongue? by Heleen Sittig Radio Netherlands Worldwide

21 February Half of living languages face extinction by Lucy Tobin The Guardian

21 February National Chief Marks International Mother Language Day CNW

21 February International Mother Tongue Day: 18 languages spoken in K-P, FATA and G-B at risk by Manzoor Ali Express Tribune

21 February Tak Ada Yang Ingin Kehilangan Bahasa Ibu by Heleen Sittig Radio Nederland Wereldomroep

21 February Dr David Harrison Linguistic Superhero by Gary Goldman The Daily Brink

20 February Aboriginal community focuses on the young to keep language alive by Christie Peucke Adelaide Now

18 February UNESCO highlights IT's role in protecting mother languages Xinhuanet

18 February Miriwoong seasonal calendar launched today in Melbourne ABC Rural WA

18 February Emerging Languages, Emergent Knowledge The Huffington Post

16 February Preserving language for future generations by Adrian Alleyne Winnipeg Free Press

16 February Profile: John Bradley by Lucinda Schmidt Sydney Morning Herald

15 February College of Hawaiian Language marks new chapter with historic groundbreaking University of Hawaii News

15 February Fine Gael’s proposal to make the Irish language optional at school is rejected by Cathy Hayes Irish Central

14 February Show introduces kids to Cree by Glen Schaefer The Province

14 February Indigenous language education Life Matters

11 February Fears for Aboriginal languages by Jenny Curtis SBS Podcasts

11 February British Columbia: Government Of Canada Supports Secwepemc Cultural Education Society Indigenous Peoples, Issues and Resources

11 February Every Tongue: Preserving Language and Culture by Rebecca Walker Corps Resources

10 February Hawaiian Language Conservation Hawai'i Island Journal

10 February We Still Live Here: Âs Nutayuneân Cultural Survival

8 February Old Language - New Voices, Puliima Language Forum by Carissa Paglino ABC Indigenous

7 February Fine Gael Leaving Cert policy puts the future of Irish at risk Irish Examiner

7 February Indigenous interpreting services needed for WA Pilbara Echo

5 February Language, education and poverty by Muhammad Ali Khan Language on the move

4 February Maintaining ‘partly alive’ languages in Indonesia by Mochamad Subhan Zein Jakarta Post

4 February Parents Advised To Speak Indigenous Languages To Children National Institute for Cultural Orientation

2 February Linguists work to save dying languages by Rachel Boehm American Observer

2 February Funds sought to boost Indigenous language ABC Indigenous

2 February Funding ends for Alutiiq language project by Louis Garcia Kodiak Daily Mirror

2 February Gaelic now a core language program at Rankin Cape Breton Post

1 February Language teaching in the National Curriculum by William Steed Fully(sic)

1 February Push for indigenous languages by Bethany Hiatt The West Australian

1 February Caribbean delegates press for language rights Jamaica Observer
January 2011

31 January Rosetta Stone Now Teaches Inupiaq by Richard Brooks K International blog

31 January S4C funding protesters end sit-in at BBC Wales BBC News Wales

30 January District offers first Navajo immersion program by Alysa Landry The Daily Times

29 January Indonesia: A battlefield of linguistic survival by Mochamad Subhan Zein Jakarta Post

29 January NT gov't fails on bilingual education by Peter Robson Green Left

28 January Ai bin len lil bit bus daga (I've been learning a little bit about bush tucker) by Beth Neate ABC Open

27 January NT: Expert calls for more indigenous language education The Australian Teacher Magazine

26 January NT honours on Australia Day by Anna Henderson and Jane Bardon ABC Alice Springs

26 January Canada: Government Of Canada Supports Aboriginal Languages Through Production Of Animated Videos In Atikamekw And Innu Indigenous Peoples, Issues & Resources

25 January Raising Trilingual Kids: English, German, Scottish Gaelic Speech and Science

25 January Should Australian Kids Learn Aboriginal Languages? Indian Country Today

25 January Gov. Abercrombie: 'Our Voyage Together' Hawaii News Now

25 January Learn an ancient tongue: linguist by Larine Statham The Daily Examiner

24 January Jeju dialect needs protection by Lee Hyo-sik Korea Times

24 January Hot trip for language students by Erin DeCoste BC Local News

24 January Native Language In Public School by Linda Stephan IPR News

24 January Monday Matters: Choctaw Language Classes Popular by Mary L. Crider Times Record Online

21 January King Lear, Warlpiri style? by William Steed Fully (sic)

21 January Multilingual Shakespeare for 2012 Olympics ABC News

21 January Is democracy destroying African languages in South Africa? by Christopher Szabo Digital Journal

20 January Tongues under threat The Economist

20 January Indigenous Peoples Meet in Washington DC to Discuss Rights Declaration (7) Indigenous People's Literature blog

19 January Indigenous artworks found in dusty garage ABC News

19 January Alaska Natives team with software maker in language project by Kyle Hopkins Anchorage Daily News

18 January iPhones Bridging The Generation Gap for Cherokee Nation News On 6

18 January Remote NT education crisis: lost in the Warlpiri triangle by Bob Gosford Crikey

18 January The Last Speakers: K. David Harrison & the Quest to Save Endangered Languages by David Miller Travelers Notebook

17 January Government moves on English teaching by Louisa Rebgetz ABC News

17 January Auditions: Go Lingo! by David Knox TV Tonight

15 January Riding the waves: Navajo listeners, broadcasters use radio to preserve language by Alysa Landry The Daily Times

15 January Native language: Onyiza as a metaphor by Amina Alhassan Weekly Trust

12 January In Memoriam: Wampanoag Tribal Rights Advocate, Alice Lopez Cultural Survival

8 January Natives seek to save mother tongue by Renato Gandia Toronto Sun

8 January Native youth rekindle dying language by Valerie Fortney Calgary Herald

7 January Geek Speak: Dustin Rivers, Squamish language podcaster by Stephen Hui Straight.com

6 January Forum Supports Eyak Language Preservation Alaska Humanities Forum

5 January Technology helps rejuvenate endangered language Vancouver Sun

4 January Endangered language opens window on to past PhysOrg

3 January Native American Sign Language Indian Country Today

2 January Remembering a Lost Language by Marina Gaytan Valley Voice Newspaper

1 January A quiet, humble teacher and elder by Abby Simons Star Tribune

January 2011 An ancient language, and a people, face extinction in Cambodia Minority Voices Newsroom