UNESCO estimates that of the 6,000 current languages spoken today, more than half will be extinct by the start of the next century, adding that "with the disappearance of unwritten and undocumented languages, humanity will lose not only a cultural wealth, but also important ancestral knowledge embedded, in particular, in indigenous languages." These languages require urgent intervention. In many remote locations, only a handful of speakers remain. There is also a growing movement where communities are recognizing the value of maintaining their native language despite internal and external pressures. Online media and web 2.0 tools hold immense possibilities for the inclusion of indigenous people in the online conversation and in democratic processes that start with the simple exercise of a person’s right to express themselves using the tools available to them. These tools have have a significant potential for cultural preservation and identity formation of young indigenous people.

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2. Why this panel?
To raise awareness of the importance of language
revitalization, cultural inclusion and localization
Widen the network of academics, practitioners,
educators, civic society, technologists, journalists
and others doing this work
Brainstorm ways to collaborate further
To show examples of the tools we use are using
for language revitalization, cultural preservation
and identity formation of, especially, young
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3. Presenters
Kara Andrade @newmaya
Co-founder HablaCentro.Com
Maite Goñi @euskaljakintza
Lecturer, Mondragon Unibertsitatea
Peter Rohloff @wuqukawoq
Medical Director, Maya Health Alliance
Kevin Scannell @IndigenousTweet
Professor, Saint Louis University
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4. The Big Picture
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5. The Big Picture
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6. Endangerment & Revitalization
Of 7105 living languages, 2473 are
endangered according to UNESCO; half
may be extinct by the start of the next
century.
Hundreds of language groups around
the world are working to revitalize and
even revive their languages.
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10. Quote
"As people of nations and cultures, we
need to speak our languages. In order
to stop them from dying, we only need
to speak them: in our homes, to our
children, to each other, on our land. It
will redefine who we are, and it will be
the single largest act of defiance we
can make today towards a past that
tried to kill us off."
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11. Peter Rohloff, Medical Director
peter@mayahealth
org
www.mayahealth.o
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12. www.wikipedia.org
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13. Radio Ixchel
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14. Radio Ixchel
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15. CD ROM
“round storage thing”
seteyakb’äl
Active Window
“open four-cornered
thing”
jaqäl kajtz’ïk
Binary
“zero-one”
wajun
File
“storage”
yajb’äl
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16. Maya Radio
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17. Maya Radio
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18. Wachwuj
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19. Wachwuj
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20. Maite Goñi
Maite Goñi (@euskaljakintza) has a
degree in Basque Philology from
the University of Deusto and
another in English Philology from
the UPV-EHU. She is currently a
lecturer at Mondragon
Unibertsitatea (working in the field
of ICT in education) and a teacher
at Jakintza Ikastola in Ordizia
(teaching Basque Language and
Literature).
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47. Kara Andrade, Journalist & Co-
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49. Websites Run Locally
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50. I was born in a town
called Bananera in the
northeastern part of
Guatemala.
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51. Bananer
a
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52. Bananer
a
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54. “I want you to
tell our story,
your story –
here use this
camera.”
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55. When my pictures
were gone, my
mother gave me
a pen and pad of
paper and said:
“Write it!”
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56. Authorship
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57. Now I teach
people to tell
their stories from
anywhere...
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58. Sometimes people
use cellphones to
tell their stories.
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59. In Central America there
are more than 35 million
cellphone users
Guatemala is #4 in the
Telecom sector in Latin
America
The Superintendency of
Telecommunications (SIT)
cited there were almost
19.8 million registered
mobile users in
Guatemala as of June
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60. There are more
cellphones than people!
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61. Other times people tell their story
by radio. Movement of Radio Stations in
The National
Guatemala– with 168 radio stations and 1600
volunteers– uses cellphones to air local broadcasts in
their own indigenous languages.
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64. Sometimes they
use video.
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65. Chajul goes to the polls
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66. Chajul goes to the polls
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67. Indigenous voter in Chajul
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68. Indigenous voter in Chajul
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69. Sometimes they
blog from an
internet cafe.
Affordab
le
Accessib
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Local
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70. But you always
meet people
where they’re at.
Training
Tools
Opportu
nities
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71. Localized Technology
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72. Localized Content Management
Systems
All web packages built on Ruby on Rails
Most of the packages originate from Erik
Sundelof’s blog platform SimpleBlog
All cellphone applications are only available on
Android
Extensive multi-lingual support for all packages
Web: Spanish, English, Kaqchikel
Android: Spanish, English
Large focus is on fast page loads, lightweight
pages, efficient HTML & CSS
Strong emphasis on community-driven
development
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73. Simple Blog
www.simpleblog.su
ndelof.com
Lightweight blogging platform that natively comes
with extensive language support
Designed for developing and low bandwidth
countries
Tightly integrated with Facebook and Twitter
Full support for collaborative translations of all
content
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74. HablaGuate
www.hablaguate.co
m
More secure - contributions are
anonymous by default
Localized language support
Built-in messaging between
contributors
Editorial flow, multi-website flow
Customized modules
Integration with HC Messaging CMS
Integration of social sites
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75. Simple Election
(VOZZ)
Based on Simple Blog:
www.simpleblog.sundelof.com
Available in Kaqchikel, Spanish and English
Simple to use any other languages
Complete integration with YouTube Direct to allow
videos in your native language
Native support for text message submissions
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76. Simple Conference
www.github.com/
eriksundelof
Based on Simple Blog:
www.simpleblog.sundelof.com
Support for Kaqchikel, Spanish and English
Simple to use any other languages
Native support for text messages
Complete donation flow and registration
payments through PayPay
Native support for yearly conferences
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77. The End?
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78. The End?
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79. Not Quite...
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80. Not Quite...
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81. Q&A
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82. Shortened Survey
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