Endangered Languages Project

06/23/2026

How can little stickers make a BIG impact in revitalizing Indigenous languages? Recording now available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mqe4970PRc

In the latest "Stories from the Heart," René Oswaldo González Pizarro shared about how making stickers in different dialects of Ayuuk, an Indigenous language from Mexico, has created playfulness and pride in the language.

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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06/22/2026

Happy , the day after Indigenous Peoples’ Day in what’s now called Canada! Head into the week with some energy from First Nations star Jeremy Dutcher.

Classically trained, Jeremy Dutcher from Wolastoqiyik fuses classic vibratos with Indigenous heritage. Singing in the voice of his Ancestors, Dutcher enchants his audience as he sings about his people rising above the struggle.

Link in bio to full video and more from Jeremy Dutcher!

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06/10/2026

What does it mean to reclaim a language? For Ashani Coviello, it means honoring the resilience of her ancestors and carrying their words forward for her daughter.

Ashani’s story was born in the We Are Our Languages digital storytelling workshop, created in partnership with Endangered Languages Project. Storytellers from around the world came together to find their voices, build skills, and tell their own stories of language, land, and community.

🎥 Watch Ashani's story → https://youtu.be/cfASwwRAOTE?si=-YvE5xYjQ5HAyQm5

06/03/2026

La lengua wichí pertenece a la familia mataco-mataguaya y constituye el núcleo de la identidad espiritual, social y territorial del pueblo wichí. No es solo ...

06/02/2026

🤔 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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05/27/2026

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:

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.....

05/27/2026

How can technology be used to grow Indigenous language revitalization, uphold data sovereignty, and change narratives? If you missed this illuminating conversation between Yulha Lhawa and Peter-Lucas Jones, the recording is now available: https://youtu.be/BdQzBtXWVRQ

Join us to learn from Indigenous voices in language & technology! In this new event series, Yulha Lhawa (ELP) will speak with other Indigenous technologists working to build ethical, equitable tools in language technology.

Monday, May 18
2:00 pm Pacific
Free and online
Register: https://bit.ly/IndigTech

The first guest is Peter-Lucas Jones (Māori), CEO of Te Hiku Media (https://tehiku.nz/). Te Hiku Media is a charitable media organisation, collectively belonging to the Far North iwi of Ngāti Kuri, Te Aupouri, Ngai Takoto, Te Rārawa and Ngāti Kahu. The station is an iwi communications hub for iwi radio, online TV and media services. Māori language revitalisation is a core focus of Te Hiku Media, as is archiving and training.

Your host: Yulha Lhawa is a Language Revitalization Mentor and the 2026 ELP Technology Fellow, in partnership with Stanford SILICON. She is a computational linguist and native speaker of Khroskyabs from the Tibetan Plateau. She works to explore ways technology can support community-led language revitalization efforts.

We are excited to kick off this interview series, and look forward to seeing you there!

05/26/2026

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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05/26/2026