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Arctic Indigenous Languages SymposiumClick Here For a Copy of the Report
The Arctic Indigenous Languages Symposium was mandated by the Salekhard Declaration, 2006, which stated that Arctic Council member states and other parties were encouraged to support the cultural diversity of the Arctic and especially uphold and revitalize the indigenous languages; to support the Arctic Indigenous Languages Symposium; and to welcome further projects in this important field. This project was strongly supported by the Permanent Participants and received endorsement as well as approval from both the SDWG and Arctic Ministers respectively.
The underlying objectives of this activity were: to provide an opportunity for the participants to engage policymakers and linguistic experts in discussions on the state of indigenous languages in the Arctic; to consider strategies to help in their revitalization; to build stronger relationships between state governments and indigenous peoples; and to foster a partnership approach toward the revitalization of languages. The Report of the Symposium is a major SDWG deliverable for the 2009 Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting. The full report on the Symposium proceedings, including recommendations, is available on the Arctic Languages website (http://www.arcticlanguages.com). Also included in the report are suggestions on practical actions which the Arctic Council may consider as follow up to this Symposium.
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For additional information, please CLICK HERE to visit the the Arctic Languages website.Last Updated: 2009-03-31
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