Minority Languages and Cultures of Latin America Project - MLCP

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: INCUBATING DATA COMMONS FOR INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES & CULTURES

As AI systems increasingly rely on language and cultural data, Indigenous communities face both unprecedented opportunities and significant risks.

Indigenous languages and cultural knowledge can help shape more inclusive digital futures. Yet too often, communities have limited influence over how their data is collected, governed, used, or shared. There is tremendous opportunity if Indigenous communities are given a say in how their data is used and for what purpose.

To address this opportunity and challenge, The GovLab, Microsoft, and UNESCO, co-designed with a Steering Committee of Indigenous data experts, are launching a new initiative supporting Indigenous-led efforts to develop data commons in the AI era.

What are data commons? Data commons are shared governance frameworks that enable communities to collectively decide how their data is managed, accessed, and used, while ensuring benefits flow back to the communities themselves.

What will Incubator participants receive? Expert mentorship, technical guidance, proposal development support, peer learning opportunities, and capacity-building workshops and clinics.

We invite Indigenous-led teams to submit a concept note outlining their idea, approach, resources, and team. Applications close 14 August 2026.

Learn more and apply at https://newcommons.ai/

New Commons — The Incubator They can support, for instance, the responsible development of AI, climate adaptation and biodiversity conservation, public health and pandemic preparedness, sustainable agriculture, scientific research, disaster response, and the preservation, revitalization, and responsible stewardship of Indigeno...

Latest issue of the Latin American Research Review (LARR)
Volume 61 - Issue 2 - June 2026
Indigenous Politics/Activism

The articles in this issue explore issues of Indigenous Politics and Activism, Race and Citizenship, and Military and Armed Cultures. The last two sections focus on a Documentary Review Essay on Bolivian documentaries as the vehicle to relate to the past, and Book Review Essays on Nahua spiritual journeys; the role of human engagement with materiality in the Andes, and ethnomusicology, cultural sociology, and ethnic studies in relation to Latin American musical practices.

Latest issue | Latin American Research Review | Cambridge Core Latin American Research Review

QUECHUA LANGUAGES AND CULTURES PROGRAM AT UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA!
https://web.sas.upenn.edu/quechua/

The renewed Quechua Languages and Cultures Program at the University of Pennsylvania, widely known as Quechua at Penn, is more than a language program; it is a vibrant space for intercultural learning, Indigenous knowledge, and academic excellence.

Offered through the Penn Language Center at University of Pennsylvania, the program is dedicated to teaching Quechua as a Foreign Language (QFL) through a communicative and culturally grounded approach. Students develop practical skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing while engaging with real-world communicative contexts.

Beyond language learning, the program opens pathways into the rich Andean-Amazonian cultural world, exploring the histories, traditions, worldviews, and symbolic systems of Quechua-speaking communities. Through courses, research initiatives, and cultural and academic activities, Quechua at Penn fosters a deeper understanding of one of the most important Indigenous languages and civilizations of the Americas.

Join us in celebrating and supporting Indigenous languages, cultures, and knowledge systems. Discover our courses, research, and community initiatives, and become part of a growing movement dedicated to linguistic and cultural revitalization.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
2026 Global Indigenous Studies Conference from Multiple Perspectives (CGIS 2026)
Held virtually via Zoom
November 13–15, 2026
The final date to submit a proposal is April 30, 2026.

The Global Indigenous Studies Network (GISN) within the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies (HLSGIS) at Indiana University Bloomington is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the Second Conference on Global Indigenous Studies from Multiple Perspectives.

We invite proposals for panels, individual papers, roundtable discussions, interactive workshops, performances, and poster sessions to be presented virtually.

CGIS 2026 is a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and global gathering that will bring together scholars, educators, practitioners, students, policymakers, activists, Indigenous leaders, and organizations from around the world. Participants will engage in dialogue, share research, and exchange experiences on key issues related to Indigenous knowledge, languages, education, rights, and cultural revitalization.

For more information about this event, please follow the links below:
Website: https://indigenous.indiana.edu/conference/call-for-proposals/index.html
Keynote Speakers: https://indigenous.indiana.edu/conference/speakers/index.html
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
2026 Global Indigenous Studies Conference from Multiple Perspectives (CGIS 2026)
Held virtually via Zoom
November 13–15, 2026
The final date to submit a proposal is April 30, 2026.

The Global Indigenous Studies Network (GISN) within the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies (HLSGIS) at Indiana University Bloomington is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the Second Conference on Global Indigenous Studies from Multiple Perspectives.

We invite proposals for panels, individual papers, roundtable discussions, interactive workshops, performances, and poster sessions to be presented virtually.

CGIS 2026 is a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and global gathering that will bring together scholars, educators, practitioners, students, policymakers, activists, Indigenous leaders, and organizations from around the world. Participants will engage in dialogue, share research, and exchange experiences on key issues related to Indigenous knowledge, languages, education, rights, and cultural revitalization.

For more information about this event, please follow the links below:
Website: https://indigenous.indiana.edu/conference/call-for-proposals/index.html
Keynote Speakers: https://indigenous.indiana.edu/conference/speakers/index.html
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550827174941

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
2026 Global Indigenous Studies Conference from Multiple Perspectives (CGIS 2026)
Held virtually via Zoom
November 13–15, 2026
The final date to submit a proposal is April 30, 2026.

The Global Indigenous Studies Network (GISN) within the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies (HLSGIS) at Indiana University Bloomington is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the Second Conference on Global Indigenous Studies from Multiple Perspectives.

We invite proposals for panels, individual papers, roundtable discussions, interactive workshops, performances, and poster sessions to be presented virtually.

CGIS 2026 is a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and global gathering that will bring together scholars, educators, practitioners, students, policymakers, activists, Indigenous leaders, and organizations from around the world. Participants will engage in dialogue, share research, and exchange experiences on key issues related to Indigenous knowledge, languages, education, rights, and cultural revitalization.

For more information about this event, please follow the links below:
Website: https://indigenous.indiana.edu/conference/call-for-proposals/index.html
Keynote Speakers: https://indigenous.indiana.edu/conference/speakers/index.html
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550827174941

La Alianza de Estudios Indígenas de América Latina (LAISA) es una colaboración entre la Universidad de Stanford, la Universidad de California en Berkeley, la Universidad de California en Los Ángeles, la Universidad de Nuevo México, y la Universidad de Utah. LAISA invita a instructores de lenguas indígenas de América Latina al Simposio anual de lenguas indígenas de América Latina: pedagogía y práctica.

Este simposio anual ofrece una oportunidad única para que educadores, investigadores y profesionistas dialoguen y compartan avances en pedagogía, recursos y estrategias para la enseñanza de lenguas menos comúnmente enseñadas (LCTL), con un enfoque especial en las lenguas indígenas de América Latina en contextos académicos de EE.UU.

Las y los fellows en pedagogía presentarán los proyectos y materiales curriculares que desarrollaron durante el año académico en curso, destacando métodos innovadores diseñados para enriquecer la instrucción de lenguas indígenas. Este evento también servirá como un espacio para el intercambio de ideas, la discusión de desafíos y la celebración de logros en el esfuerzo colectivo por revitalizar y sostener las lenguas indígenas.

Organizado por el Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos y Caribeños de UC Berkeley y copatrocinado por los Centros de Estudios Latinoamericanos de la Universidad de Stanford, la Universidad de Utah, la Universidad de Nuevo México, y la UC Los Ángeles.

Para obtener más información, haga clic aquí: https://events.berkeley.edu/clacs/event/318226-simposio-de-lenguas-indigenas-de-america-latina

Simposio | 24 de abril | 12pm – 3pm PST | Zoom