RV Newsletter: Celebrating indigenous language poetry

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Happy holidays, dear readers!

Within no time, we will be entering 2022, embarking on the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. Are you as excited as we are?

In the spirit of sharing, we’d love to present to you a selection of poetry by members of our extended Global Voices community, recited at the 2nd International Academic Forum: Sustainable Development of Indigenous Languages held in South Korea in late November.

These poets and their respective working languages are:

Enjoy!

MORE FROM THE RISING VOICES BLOG

In this issue, we’d love to introduce you to a group of Champani youth, based in Cambodia, who are dedicated to preserving their own cultural tradition. Read along and find out what they have done and planning to do, both offline and online, to give back to their community. → “Champani youth in Cambodia find creative ways to promote their culture amid the pandemic

FUNDING

Working on a project to revitalize your own ancestral language to save it from extinction? Wikitongues is looking to support 15 projects in the coming year through their Language Revitalization Accelerator. For eligibility and application details, please see here. Application due: January 23, 2022

TOOLS & RESOURCES

Planning a digital literacy training program of your own but don’t know where to begin? We think this comprehensive Digital Inclusion Startup Manual is just for you. In this manual, you can find not only a detailed checklist for the logistics but also free sources for curriculum ideas and materials. All thanks to the National Digital Inclusion Alliance!

RESEARCH

Now, how’s Australia doing this year in terms of digital inclusion? In this recently released summary report, the research team spells out for us how digital inclusion is measured in the country and how different factors have (or might have) played a role. Would you like to join us in taking a look at their findings and see what we can all learn from their experience?

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Thanks to Eddie Avila and Ameya Nagarajan for contributions to this newsletter.

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