International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation

REMINDER: The Department of Linguistics and the College of Arts, Languages & Letters at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa are pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the...

10th International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation:
Arts Sustaining Language
March 4-7, 2027
Honolulu, Hawai‘i, USA
http://www.icldc-hawaii.org

The conference program will feature Keynote talks, Talk Story and Workshop sessions, papers, performances, and posters. An optional Hilo Field Study (on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi) to visit Hawaiian language revitalization programs in action will take place immediately after the conference (March 8-9).

We have two separate Calls for Proposals:
• Workshops and Talk Story sessions - deadline August 31, 2026
• General sessions (Papers, Performances, & Posters) - deadline September 30, 2026

For details about the conference theme, each Call for Proposals type, and their requirements and timelines, please visit our conference website:

http://www.icldc-hawaii.org

We look forward to your submissions and participation at the conference!

Cherokee Nation to open language-focused middle school:

Middle school on course to open this year The Cherokee Nation’s language-focused middle school in Tahlequah is on track to open this year for the fall semester.

Cherokee Bible bridges cultures, aids language revival:

The Cherokee Bible, one of the language’s first books, is a window between worldviews Cherokees across the US are working to revitalize their language.

App aims to preserve Navajo language amid decline:

New app helps preserve and teach the Navajo language A new app from developer Albert Haskie gives learners an accessible way to practice Navajo as speaker numbers decline

Apple tech aids Cherokee language revival in Oklahoma:

How iPad and Mac help revitalize Cherokee language and culture Put into practice as hands-on education tools, iPad and Mac revitalize Cherokee language and culture by bridging generations.

The Department of Linguistics and the College of Arts, Languages & Letters at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa are pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the...

10th International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation:
Arts Sustaining Language
March 4-7, 2027
Honolulu, Hawai‘i, USA

http://www.icldc-hawaii.org

The conference program will feature Keynote talks, Talk Story and Workshop sessions, papers, performances, and posters. An optional Hilo Field Study (on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi) to visit Hawaiian language revitalization programs in action will take place immediately after the conference (March 8-9).

We have two separate Calls for Proposals:

• Workshops and Talk Story sessions - deadline August 31, 2026
• General sessions (Papers, Performances, & Posters) - deadline September 30, 2026

For details about the conference theme, each Call for Proposals type, and their requirements and timelines, please visit our conference website:

http://www.icldc-hawaii.org

We look forward to your submissions and participation at the conference!

Mark your calendars! The 10th International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation (ICLDC 10) will be held on March 4-7, 2027 in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Its theme will be "Arts Sustaining Language."

More details and the Call for Proposals coming soon!

Cherokee immersion students celebrate audiobook:

Sorell celebrates Odyssey Award with Cherokee Immersion School students Cherokee author Traci Sorell’s audio book “Clack, Clack! Smack! A Cherokee Stickball Story” is a national award-winning book.

$19M Diné Higher Education Grant Fund Act becomes law:

Navajo Nation Signs $19 Million Diné Higher Education Grant Fund Act into Law On Friday, February 13, 2026, at the Navajo Nation President’s Office in Window Rock, leaders from Navajo Technical University joined representatives from Diné College and the Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance for the official signing of Legislation No. 0169-25, the Din...

School celebrates 3 decades of Hawaiian language immersion:

Students have been speaking ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi at this Molokaʻi school for over 30 years As we celebrate Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, or Hawaiian language month, HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol takes us to Molokaʻi, where the language is in good hands with haumāna at the island's elementary school language immersion program.