Language Revitalization Workshop

🗣️ Language Revitalization Workshop
Protecting Identity Through the Power of Words
🗓 Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
🕖 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM EST
📍 Location: Zoom (Free – Registration Required)

🌿 Language Is Memory, Identity, and Connection
Indigenous languages carry centuries of wisdom, culture, and worldview — yet many are at risk of disappearing. In this interactive workshop, members of the Shanenawá Tribe and language preservation advocates will share their ongoing efforts to revitalize and protect their native tongue.

Participants will explore the importance of language in shaping community identity and gain insight into how everyday efforts can support the survival of these vital traditions.

🌱 What You’ll Learn:
An overview of the Shanenawá language and its cultural context

How language connects to land, story, and ceremony

Current revitalization efforts within the community

Examples of intergenerational language sharing

How allies and supporters can uplift Indigenous language work

🧭 Event Format:
Welcome and background from Indigenous Foundation team

Guided presentation by a language educator or elder

Interactive pronunciation practice and vocabulary sharing

Q&A and discussion on cultural preservation through language

This event is part of the Indigenous Foundation’s cultural continuity series, created to support the protection and revitalization of Indigenous languages through education, community engagement, and global awareness.