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THE LANGUAGE CONSERVANCY UNVEILS LARGEST COLLECTION OF NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE LEARNING MATERIALS IN THE WORLD AT UNITED NATIONS FORUM

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NEW YORK and BLOOMINGTON, Ind., April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Language Conservancy (TLC), a nonprofit dedicated to Indigenous language revitalization, today unveiled the world's largest collection of Native American language learning materials at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII). The event took place against the backdrop of The United Nation's International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032), designed to raise awareness of the urgent need for Indigenous language revitalization. Out of the 6,700 languages spoken worldwide, forty percent are in danger of disappearing. At this rate, 90-95 percent of all languages will become extinct in the next 100 years.

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  • Announces Inaugural International Conference on Indigenous Language Documentation, Education, and Revitalization (ICILDER),
    NEW YORK and BLOOMINGTON, Ind., April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Language Conservancy (TLC), a nonprofit dedicated to Indigenous language revitalization, today unveiled the world's largest collection of Native American language learning materials at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII).
  • The event took place against the backdrop of The United Nation's International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032), designed to raise awareness of the urgent need for Indigenous language revitalization.
  • It brings together Indigenous First Language speakers, language experts, linguists, scholars, and practitioners from around the world to discuss the pressing issue of Indigenous language documentation and revitalization.
  • At the UNPFII, TLC bestowed the first annual Kevin Locke Award to CILO for its extraordinary efforts to advance Native American language revitalization.