«SANA 2019: Civil Society Network for Preservation and Revitalization of Indigenous Languages» has begun collecting case studies of indigenous Finno-Ugric language activism for inclusion in an upcoming interactive publication associated with the International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019.
The main
objective of the publication is to present to the international community good
practices of community-based language activism of indigenous Finno-Ugric
peoples. The publication will serve as a contribution of Finno-Ugric peoples to
the International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019 and will promote
cooperation with language activists worldwide, including between and among
Finno-Ugric peoples. The intention of SANA 2019 team is to show that despite
difficulties in preserving and revitalizing indigenous Finno-Ugric languages
there exist positive experiences of community-based language activism which can
be adapted for other languages and regions. Thus, the publication will motivate
and encourage language activists from the Finno-Ugric world and beyond to
continue with this important work.
The publication
will be based on case studies of good practices of community-based language
activism that will be supported by visualization through photos and multimedia.
We will also feature the people and teams behind these case studies given the
importance of human factor in language activism. As such, the publication
should be of interest to both specialists and general audience. Full online
publication in Russian and English will be published by April 2019 at www.sana2019.ee, along with
a shorter paper-based version. It will be presented and disseminated to
international audiences through multiple channels, including through the UN
system and, in particular, UNESCO as the lead agency of the International Year
of Indigenous Languages 2019.
Case
studies for submission to the publication will be selected from among
electronic submissions to the SANA 2019 project team. Submissions can be made
in Russian and English via online forms by February 15, 2019.
Submission form in English: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPIC_2U7oVnKl3XNzcmxS_8VJRbwVCbL6kn_86LKTTXpnUcQ/viewform
Submission
form in Russian: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdy8cbmIHp0XTnDwhXxdbOnqsF_4JoNJHZ32R8cCdoAIbp2og/viewform
About SANA 2019
The
project “SANA 2019: Civil Society Network for Preserving and Revitalizing
Indigenous Languages” unites organisations for preserving and revitalizing
indigenous languages in the Baltic Sea Region and supports the goals of the
International Year of Indigenous Languages. The project will partly overlap
with the UN-proclaimed International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019, to the
implementation of which project partners will provide substantive contributions
as well as learn from worldwide good practices. The project brings together the
following 7 partner organisations: Association “ECHO” (Karelia) as the lead
partner, Centre of Support and Public Diplomacy of Indigenous Peoples “Young
Karelia” , the Karelian Language House (Republic of Karelia), the Community of
the Small-Numbered Izhorian People (Shoikula), Centre for Development of
Indigenous Peoples “URALIC” and Seto Cultural Fund (Estonia) and the Saami
civil society organisation “Giellabalggis” (Finland). The project is funded by
the Baltic Sea NGO programme of the Nordic Council of Ministers.
More information:
Oliver
Loode (SANA 2019 regional coordinator in Estonia, Latvia and Finland): oliver.loode@uralic.org
Aleksey Tsykarev (SANA
2019 regional coordinator in the Russian Federation): alexey.tsykarev@gmail.com
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