Indigenous Language Rights + Revitilization efforts in Brazil

Описание: [Round Table Panel 2017] "Language rights for indigenous and tribal peoples"

Indigenous languages across the world continue to have a minoritized 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, we 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. Our goal is to present different outlooks on language policies and practices affecting indigenous populations in these regions from an international perspective.

Biography:
Prof Marcus Maia, Federal State University of Rio
Prof Marcus Maia is a Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics, Director of Graduate studies, Founder of the Experimental Psycholinguistic Laboratory (LAPEX) at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Among several other books, he published a volume Manual de Linguística, used in programs of indigenous education at the secondary and tertiary level (Brazil’s Ministry of Education & UNESCO).