‘One World, Many Voices’ Photo Gallery Celebrates International Mother Language Day #IMLD14

Dear Smithsonian Folklife Festival Friends, In celebration of International Mother Language Day on February 21, the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage has posted a new “Festival Photo Gallery” showcasing the many cultural experts who so generously shared their language revitalization efforts and cultural traditions as part of the One World, Many Voices:  Endangered Languages … Continue reading ‘One World, Many Voices’ Photo Gallery Celebrates International Mother Language Day #IMLD14

One World, Many Voices: Guest Blog from Carla Hurd, Microsoft Local Language Program

by Carla Hurd [This entry was originally posted on the Microsoft in Education Blog]. Such an appropriate title as it was one of the themes at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival this year which I had the honor of attending. As one of the main sponsors, the Microsoft Local Language Program, it was also my pleasure … Continue reading One World, Many Voices: Guest Blog from Carla Hurd, Microsoft Local Language Program

Photos from “One World, Many Voices” #2013Folklife

The “One World, Many Voices” program is part of the 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Our Director of Research, Dr. K. David Harrison, is the co-curator of this event, and Dr. Gregory D. S. Anderson was a presenter working with the Kalmyk delegation from the Russian Federation. [Photos by … Continue reading Photos from “One World, Many Voices” #2013Folklife

“One World, Many Voices” at Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2013)

One World, Many Voices Endangered Languages and Cultural Heritage Of the more than 7,000 languages spoken in the world today—many of them unrecorded—up to half may disappear in this century. As languages vanish, communities lose a wealth of knowledge about history, culture, the natural environment, and the human mind. The One World, Many Voices: Endangered … Continue reading “One World, Many Voices” at Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2013)