[lg policy] International Indigenous Languages Conference Set for June in British Columbia Business Wire Business Wire February 21, 2019 12:48 PM EST Last Updated February 21, 2019 12:48 PM EST Filed under Business Wire News Releases Comment Facebook Twitter Reddit Email More Gathering organized by and for Indigenous people to support language revitalization best practices BRENTWOOD BAY, British Columbia — In celebration of the United Nations 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages, the First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation (FPCF) and the First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC), in partnership with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, will host a major international conference on Indigenous language revitalization in British Columbia this summer. In celebration of @IYIL2019, @_FPCC announces HELISET TŦE SḰÁL – ‘Let the Languages Live’ – major intl Indigenous language conference June 24-26 in Victoria, BC, Canada, in partnership w @CCUNESCO. For info & registration:tinyur
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Harold F. Schiffman
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Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
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