Endangered Languages Project

🤔 How can communities motivate young people to use their Indigenous or endangered language - especially when dominant languages seem to be the path to jobs and power?⁠
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In the latest Ask ELP, read a special three-part answer from Danika, Pius, and Yulha - all bringing perspectives from their own communities in Canada, Cameroon, and the Tibetan Plateau. ⁠
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Read the response at: https://www.endangeredlanguages.com/story/ask-elp-motivating-young-speakers
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❓️ Language work is full of big questions. In “Ask ELP,” the ELP team responds to questions from people around the world, and share their insights and advice. Read more and send in your own questions at: http://endangeredlanguages.com/advice ⁠
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Are you working to document your Adivasi, tribal, or Indigenous language? OpenSpeaks is holding a series of community language documentation and archiving training workshops - free and online!

Apply by June 15:

Application (आवेदन) This application is for a workshop series on recording and archiving Adivasi/tribal/Indigenous languages. Apply to attend only if you record and archive such languages. It's okay if you have less experience. (यह आवेदन आदिवासी/जनजातीय भाषाओं क.....

Join us on June 15 for the next "Stories from the Heart," and hear real-life stories of language revitalization around the world! This month's speaker will be René Oswaldo González Pizarro (Ayuuk). He will share about his work to create stickers in the Ayuuk language, creating visibility, pride, and excitement among speakers of different dialects of Ayuuk. 🎨
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"Stories from the Heart: Community Language Projects from Ready to Revitalize" is a monthly series of informal talks by grassroots language champions worldwide. Each month, alumni of ELP's Ready to Revitalize program will be sharing about the programs they’ve developed to strengthen their languages. ⁠
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📆 Monday, June 15, 2026⁠
🕘 9:00 am Pacific / 10:00 am Mexico City / 12:00 pm Eastern
💻 Free and online⁠
🔗 Register at: http://bit.ly/stories-from-the-heart
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Come learn from the lived experience of people revitalizing their languages, be inspired by their work, and build connections with others around the world! ⁠
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We hope you will join us as we listen to these language champions tell their stories from the heart about their work in their communities.⁠
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A documentary exploring Jersey's native language and the efforts to protect it will be premiered at a French festival.
Read here to find out more 👉 https://bbc.in/4wL3tpF

Do you know someone doing incredible work for their language? Nominate them for the Excellence in Community Linguistics award!

Celebrate and recognize outstanding contributions to language communities through the Excellence in Community Linguistics Award. Since 2013, this award has honored community members whose work in language documentation, revitalization, and preservation strengthens and sustains their languages for future generations.

Nominations for 2027 are now open!
Deadline: June 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT

Submit your nomination! https://www.lsadc.org/excellence_in_community_linguistics_award