Teaching And Learning Khoekhoegowab - Erna Esme Honnes Speaks
Technology has the potential to address some of the greatest challenges in education today. It can accelerate efforts towards ensuring equitable and inclusive lifelong learning opportunities for all if it is guided by the core principles of inclusion and equity. Multilingual education based on mother tongue is a key component of inclusion in education.
What are the challenges on the ground when it comes to teaching Indigenous languages?
Cultural Survival spoke to Erna Esme Honnes – a Khoekhoegowab teacher from the Damara people of Namibia who told us more.
International Mother Language Day 2024
Language diversity, multilingual education, and the development of a deeper appreciation of linguistic and cultural traditions worldwide are all encouraged by the dissemination of mother tongues. The purpose of this program is to inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance, and dialogue, and to remind us of the vital role that languages play in preserving and transmitting cultural heritage.
To commemorate International Mother Language Day we got in touch with correspondents from Progress Radio In Nigeria, who filled us in on the significance of mother tongue in that region.
Land Defenders of Namibia - Infinity Radio
In this podcast, we hear from residents of Bwabwata in Namibia who discuss the land defense of the !Xun and Khwe people of the region in Namibia in the Okavango Delta that was known as the Caprivi Strip.
This program was produced by Pieter Olivier (Baster).
Interviewee: Douglas Kock (Baster) en Rynault Van Wyk(Baster).
Music:
"Whispers" by Ziibiwan, used with permission.
"Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission.
¡Por la revitalización de las lenguas Indígenas!
Según información del Instituto Iberoamericano de Lenguas Indígenas, “el 38.4% de las lenguas Indígenas de América Latina y el Caribe se encuentran en peligro de desaparición”. ¿Por qué es importante que se sigan hablando las lenguas Indígenas? ¿Qué estrategias podemos implementar para revitalizarlas? ¿Se pueden revitalizar idiomas en extremo peligro de extinción? En este programa de Radio de Derechos Indígenas de Cultural Survival respondemos éstas y otras preguntas.
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