"These first-hand accounts are often the only surviving records of many indigenous languages, " Nelson told the AFP news agency.
Librarians in Australia have launched a three-year project to rediscover lost indigenous languages.
On the occasion of International Mother Langauge Day, 21 Feb 2012, UNESCO Islamabad pays tribute to indigenous languages of Pakistan.
It fights discrimination against indigenous languages, strengthens the cultural identity of indigenous people, and opens up possibilities for lifelong learning.
The prevalence of many indigenous languages in Mexico can pose difficulties with regards to learning resources and communication in the community.
If this means the loss of indigenous languages, it also means the loss of thousands of year's worth of culture, heritage and tradition.
Willem Boshoff's "The Purple Shall Govern" reproduces the lyrics from 49 anti-apartheid songs and slogans in Zulu and other indigenous languages across three large panels.
On multilingualism, Ydo stressed the need to balance mother tongue with international languages because competencies are better acquired by learners in their own indigenous languages.
An Australian government survey in 2004 found that only 145 indigenous languages were still spoken in Australia and that 110 of these were severely or critically endangered.
Ensure communities have timely access to all relevant information about any proposal affecting indigenous territories and offer resources in formats that are culturally appropriate, available in indigenous languages, and easy to understand.
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In Pakistan there are 28 indigenous mother languages endangered of the extinction.
However there must be representation for the indigenous peoples and languages and regions of Africa somewhere in the organisation.
The way cultural expression traverses international boundaries and is adopted in languages and accents indigenous to each region is itself a cause of intellectual curiosity.
In Maningrida, in Central Arnhem Land east of Darwin, 3, 000 indigenous residents speak seven completely different languages and about 22 distinctive dialects within a relatively small area.
Intergovernmental organisations should encourage the sharing of OER across languages and cultures, respecting indigenous knowledge and rights.
"It can be a very powerful tool in helping revive or revitalize endangered languages, " said Inee Slaughter, executive director of the Indigenous Language Institute based in Santa Fe, N.
Thornton Media is recognized as a leader in the tech side of indigenous language revitalization, developing translation devices, talking toys programmed in native languages and other tools over its 17-year lifespan.
"With colonisation came the deliberate subversion of these languages, " said Dr Bill Fogarty from the National Centre for Indigenous Studies at the Australian National University.
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