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Preserving heritage: The UA celebrates linguistic diversity on Mother Language Day
Preserving heritage: The UA celebrates linguistic diversity on Mother Language Day
The University of Arizona hosted a celebration for the 25th anniversary of UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day, showing Indigenous language preservation efforts. The event had language games, resources and discussions with educators and students working to revitalize Native languages like Tohono O’odham, Diné, Hopi and Yaqui.
#Indigenous peoples#language#Native Americans#university of arizona#University of Arizona#education#Indigenous#Indigenous communities#Indigenous data and information sovereignty#Indigenous history#Indigenous knowledge
·wildcat.arizona.edu·
Preserving heritage: The UA celebrates linguistic diversity on Mother Language Day
A derogatory term for Native women will be removed from place names across California
A derogatory term for Native women will be removed from place names across California
The word "squaw" was declared derogatory by the Department of Interior in 2021. Since then, hundreds of geographic features have been renamed with input from local tribes and Indigenous communities.
#tribal sovereignty#indigenous rights#indigenous history#tribal nations#Indigenous communities#Indigenous knowledge#Native American#native women#indigenous women
·npr.org·
A derogatory term for Native women will be removed from place names across California