Round table presented by the School of Literature, Languages
and Linguistics, ANU and the Australian National Centre for Latin American
Studies (ANCLAS)
- Thursday 11 May, 6:30pm
- Haydon-Allen Lecture Theatre (The Tank),Haydon-Allen Building # 22, ANU
Speakers
- Prof Jane Simpson
- Prof Liliana Sánchez
- Prof Marcus Maia
- Norah Xueqing Zhong
Indigenous languages across the world continue to have a minoritised status
despite efforts from indigenous communities, regional and in some cases even
national governments to secure policies and practices to turn around this
status. The international labour organisation through convention 169 (1989)
protects the rights of tribal and indigenous peoples. In Latin America,
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela have ratified this
convention and are legally bound to respect the rights conferred by it to
indigenous peoples. These include the rights to the full realization of their
cultural rights of which language is a vital component.
In this round table, speakers will engage in a discussion about the current state of indigenous languages,
language policies, maintenance and revitalization efforts in two Latin American
countries, Brazil and Peru, as well as in Australia and China. The goal is to
present different outlooks on language policies and practices affecting
indigenous populations in these regions from an international perspective.
This lecture is free and open to the public. No RSVP required.
