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The   Tufts   University  Art  Gallery presents  Aboriginal Australian artist Richard  Bell:  Uz  vs.  Them,  from  September  8  to  November   20. Tufts   University   will   be  the  first  of  four  venues  to  host  this  mid-­?career   survey   exhibition   of   works   by  contemporary   Australian   Aboriginal  artist   Richard   Bell,   the   first-­?ever   U.S.  tour   of   Bell’s   work.  

On July 5, 2011, the Peruvian Congress officially recognized Indigenous languages by passing Law 29735, the Law for the Use, Preservation, Development, Revitalization, and Use of Indigenous Languages, proposed by Congresswoman Maria Sumire. Part of implementing international and domestic human rights law such as the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is respecting, protecting, and fulfilling the individual and collective right to speak one's native language.

Last month's Endangered Languages Program event at the Library of Congress, "Celebrating Native American Language Revitalization in Film," drew nearly 100 participants throughout the course of the day who enthusiastically participated in post-film panel discussions with Native American language apprentices, teachers, and film production professionals from a half-dozen tribal communities across the U.S. 

In May, Cultural Survival's Guatemala Radio Project content production and training coordinator, Cesar Gomez (Maya Pocomam), traveled to New York City to participate in the 10th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. 

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

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