Communities
Digital Activism
An initiative to support and facilitate peer networks of indigenous language digital activists in Latin America.
Media Literacy
A media and information literacy workshop for Indigenous communicators in the Gran Chaco region of Bolivia
Latest stories
RV Newsletter: Embracing a Decade for Indigenous Languages
Celebrating indigenous languages, joining forces for a better world, and more!
Down with the patriarchy: Transfeminist and non-binary Bolivians speak out on TikTok
La Pesada Subversiva hopes to "invade" online spaces with content about anti-patriarchal demands from the voices of the protagonists themselves.
RV Newsletter: Celebrating indigenous language poetry
A recital of indigenous poetry, a startup manual for digital literacy training, funding opportunities by Wikitongues and more!
Reviving the Cree and Ojibwe languages of Manitoba with TikTok
Sharissa Neault and Noah Malazdrewicz make fun videos in their languages to help Indigenous youth who think their culture and language are lost to reconnect with them.
Bread & Net panel to explore intersection of digital rights and MENA languages
Join us November 24 to exploring the intersection of digital rights & low-resourced and minority languages in MENA at the Bread & Net conference.
RV Newsletter: Idara Baraye Taleem-o-Taraqi receives Linguapax International Award
The Linguapax International Award, Nieman Fellowships, the Trust Conference and more in this month’s edition of the RV newsletter!
RV Newsletter: Indigenous youth fight the virtual marginalization of their languages
The Rising Voices newsletter provides links to opportunities related to digital inclusion including access and adoption of digital tools, as well as different ways for communities to fully participate online.
These African animators are saving their native languages using cartoons
Animation is an effective way of teaching young Africans life skills and languages that are often not taught in schools, as most African governments adopt official languages while discouraging native ones.
Digital discourse: How going online is keeping Kadazan and other indigenous languages alive in Borneo
"The indigenous languages don’t have to stay in dusty cabinets. We can use technology to have our languages and cultures available online."
For stateless and scattered Tibetans, a new online tool helps voters make an informed choice
The reliable online platform, created by a group of Swiss Tibetans, allows candidates and voters to communicate effectively, and although it overcame some challenges, others are work in progress.
Exploring the intersection of African languages and digital rights at the DRIF 2021
Join Rising Voices at the Digital Rights & Inclusion Form as we speak to four African language digital activists to explore how digital rights issues need to take linguistic diversity...
RV Newsletter: Building a toolkit resource for language digital activism
The Rising Voices newsletter provides links to opportunities related to digital inclusion including access and adoption of digital tools, as well as different ways for communities to fully participate online.
How a Salvadoran artist teaches Nawat language to empower transgender people
A two-spirit theatre troupe celebrates the members’ indigenous ancestors, and themselves as transgender people, through language and art.
