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Preserving a language is not only saving a form of communication, it is saving a way of life, a cult
Literacy is a fundamental human right and the foundation of personal empowerment and a means for social and human development. It is fully essential to social and human development in its ability to transform lives. Literacy is at the heart of basic education for all, and essential for understanding the Kanienkehaka Social Condition, Modern Identity and Youth. Improved use of language portals for greater language equality and ensuring sustainable development, peace and democracy. For individuals, families, and societies alike, it is an instrument of empowerment to improve one’s health, one’s heritage, and one’s relationship with the world. Literacy is about more than reading and writing – it is about how we communicate in society. It is about social practices and relationships, about knowledge, language and culture. Literacy – the use of written communication – finds its place in our lives alongside other ways of communicating. Indeed, literacy itself takes many forms: on paper, on the computer screen, on TV, on posters and signs. Those who use literacy take it for granted – but those who cannot use it are excluded from much communication in today’s world. Indeed, it is the excluded who can best appreciate the notion of “literacy as freedom.”
(UNESCO statement for the United Nations Literacy Decade, 2003-2012)
The uses of literacy for the exchange of knowledge are constantly evolving (“languages are in a constant state of change.” John Beatty Mohawk Morphology 1974), along with advances in technology. From the Internet to text messaging, the ever-wider availability of communication makes for greater social and political participation. A literate community is a dynamic community, one that exchanges ideas and engages in debate. Illiteracy, however, is an obstacle to a better quality of life, and can even breed exclusion and violence.
06/10/2024
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09/16/2023
Important Announcement: Temporary Suspension of the Mohawk Language Initiative, read the notice on the website.
KANIEN’KÉHA LANGUAGE INITIATIVE (Mohawk Dictionary) An open source endangered language initiative.
06/22/2022
This Toronto Blue Jays logo design is amazing. 🤩
🎨 Designed by Paints by Parkin, an Indigenous artist from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.
12/22/2021
Grandmother, granddaughter create dictionary to keep language of Kalapuya alive The Kalapuya Tribe's native land spans throughout western and southern Oregon. Aiyanna Brown and her grandmother Esther Stutzman are Kommema Kalapuya, which is the southernmost tribe from the Yoncalla area. They teamed up with a linguist to put together a dictionary to keep their language alive. "Do...
10/08/2021
Anishinaabe immersion school looks to expand land-based programming as in-person learning returns Back in the classroom, the Kiizhik Anishinaabe immersion school looks to continue steeping its students in the language and culture.
01/15/2020
Introducing the Haudenosaunee Language Program @ Victoria Avenue Library!
In partnership with the Six Nations Public Library, Niagara Falls Public Library will be hosting language instruction on languages of the Grand River territory: Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora, starting in January 2020.
Kanyen'kéha Language (Mohawk)
Beginning Fridays, January 3rd, 6:00 pm
Onöndowa'ga:'Gawë:nö' (Seneca)
Beginning Mondays & Wednesdays, January 6, 6:30 pm
905-356-8080
https://nfpl.info/AdPg
01/07/2020
“We must act now if we are to preserve the ancestral inheritance that binds all Shawnee people together,” said Barnes. “We must act now if we wish to continue our traditional communities, for without our language, our ancient religion and beliefs that our parents and grandparents passed onto our traditional communities will be lost.”
Shawnee Chief Ben Barnes: “We are Risk of Losing the Voices of Our Grandparents Forever”
12/13/2019
Meet 4 people working to keep Cayuga language alive at Six Nations | CBC News The Cayuga language is considered critically endangered by UNESCO, but over the last 30 years people at Six Nations of the Grand River have been working to ensure that the language survives for future generations.
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