Promoting Indigenous Language Rights in Practice Wednesday, June 22

Language Rights Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill

Join Cultural Survival and the Library of Congress in celebrating innovative tribal language programs, and the Native American language heroes revitalizing America’s ancient linguistic heritage.  Celebrate their efforts, learn about the challenges they face, and share in their successes.  Library curatorial staff will point to resources within the institution's vast collections, with a focus on manuscripts, photos, and other archival material that tribal language programs can incorporate into local

We Still Live Here: Âs Nutayuneân, the story of the Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project’s journey to bring their language home again, will inspire audiences this month at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival and the Environmental Film Festival in our Nation’s Capitol. 

The Euchee Language Project and the Sauk Language Department were recently recognized for their contributions to a Native American languages kit for children called the “Euchee and Sauk Language Supplemental Resource,” developed with the American Indian Resource Center at the Tulsa City-County Library.

After an exhaustive international search, Cultural Survival’s board of directors has named Suzanne Benally as the new executive director of the organization—the first Indigenous director Cultural Survival has had. She is Navajo and Santa Clara Tewa from New Mexico.