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“Festival of Words” and Dictionary Workshop in Colombia

ImageIn October 2012, Dr. K. David Harrison traveled to Bogotá, Colombia, to participate in the 3rd annual “Festival de la Palabra” (Festival of Words) in honor of the diversity indigenous languages and cultures in Colombia.

The event was organized by the Instituto Caro y Cuervo. More information, including the event program, can be found on the event website, which describes the event as follows:

“El Festival de la Palabra Caro y Cuervo en su tercera versión está dirigido a presentar la riqueza cultural de diversas comunidades indígenas de nuestro país a través de manifestaciones culturales (música, danza, arte propio, medicina tradicional), esta es una oportunidad para compartir un espacio alrededor de la palabra.
 
El Festival de la Palabra Caro y Cuervo es el evento más destacado dentro de las actividades que la institución desarrolla en el marco de la conmemoración de sus 70 años de existencia. La programación incluye talleres, conferencias y mesas redondas sobre lenguas nativas en las que participarán representantes de las comunidades indígenas, estudiosos e investigadores de estas comunidades; así mismo habrá una muestra artística y cultural. El evento contará también con la participación del lingüista David Harrison quien es conocido por sus estudios de lenguas en peligro de extinción.”

In conjunction with the festival, Dr. Harrison was also involved in teaching a Talking Dictionary Workshop. He met many leaders in the field of indigenous language activism in Colombia. Here are some of his photos, and the rest of the slideshow can be viewed on his Living Tongues photo album on Facebook.

ImageProf. Eudocio Becarra (Uitoto language expert) with Páez (Nasa Yuwe) team members Yesenia Rincón Jimenéz and Anania Piñacue.

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Embera team recording: Angelica Maná Avila, Daniel Aguirre, Lina Tobón Yagaií

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Audience at K. David Harrison lecture on digital dictionaries

Instituto Caro y Cuervo, Bogotá, Colombia

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38 hours left!

Dear Living Tongues supporters,

Hello, this is David Harrison reminding you that we are currently raising funds to support language revitalization projects around the world.

Your gift will allow Living Tongues to support language warriors in Chile, Papua New Guinea, India, and Peru, with technology and training they need.

There are 38 hours left days left on our fundraising campaign
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To those who have already contributed, I want to extend a sincere thank you for your help in safeguarding cultural and linguistic diversity.

Please consider making a gift today.
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Thank you!
K. David Harrison

ps: Stay tuned for upcoming news about our upcoming fieldwork to Siberia, events at the United Nations and other new projects!

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Mark Franco on language revitalization among the Winnimem Wintu

Today we bring you the message of Mark Franco, language activist from the Winnimem Wintu Nation of northern California. He tells his story about how receiving equipment, training and support from the Living Tongues Institute has helped him create new, vital educational materials in his language.

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UPDATE! Campaign for Language Technology Kits

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19 days left! we can do it! Our sincere thanks to our supporters who have contributed to the cause through our Indiegogo page.

As we count down to the last day of our campaign, we will be posting messages about language activism, bringing you inspirational stories of people using technology to document and revitalize their languages. Thank you all for following our campaign for language technology kits.