Endangered Languages Project

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

05/26/2026

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

05/23/2026

Join us for Part 2 of our Indigenous Language Symposium: Developing Community Language Revitalization Plans. This gathering will focus on strengthening strategies, collaboration, and action steps to support long-term Indigenous language restoration and thriving knowledge systems.
Registration is now open, and attendance is free. We welcome tribal planners, language speakers, educators, learners, leaders, and community members committed to building strong pathways for intergenerational language transmission and community empowerment.

05/21/2026

Meet ELP's summer 2026 intern, Jackie Dormer!

Jackie Dormer was born and raised in Bird’s Hill, MB, Canada and currently resides in Winnipeg, MB (Treaty 1 Territory) with her two cats, Cricket and Boo. She is a citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation, and a learner of Southern Michif. She holds undergraduate degrees in Linguistics and Native Studies and is currently completing a Master’s in Development Practice in Indigenous Development at the University of Winnipeg. Her Master’s research is focused on the creation of a culturally responsive Southern Michif resource.

We are excited to work with Jackie this summer on projects to support language planning, revitalization, and sustainability. Please give her a warm welcome! 🎉

05/20/2026

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