Fw: [TalkIndianOK] Happy International Mother Language Day

[Jimm G. GoodTracks]

From: Alice Anderton 
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 1:40 PM
To: talkindianok at yahoogroups.com 
Subject: [TalkIndianOK] Happy International Mother Language Day


  

Happy International Mother Language Day to all!

The date was actually this weekend, but I guess this can be IML Week, as it was so declared by Gov. Henry in Oklahoma in 2008.

This date was picked by UNESCO, because folks died for their language on that date (see below).  What have you done for your language lately?

I encourage you all in your efforts! 




Alice

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International Mother Language Day has been observed every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. The date represents the day in 1952 when students demonstrating for recognition of their language, Bangla, as one of the two national languages of the then Pakistan, were shot and killed by police in Dhaka, the capital of what is now Bangladesh.

Languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and developing our tangible and intangible heritage. All moves to promote the dissemination of mother tongues will serve not only to encourage linguistic diversity and multilingual education but also to develop fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions throughout the world and to inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue




Source:  www.un.org/en/events/motherlanguageday/

 
Alice Anderton, Executive Director
Intertribal Wordpath Society
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www.ahalenia.com/iws
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