International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation

Canadian summer camp teaches Anishinaabemowin language:

https://anishinabeknews.ca/2026/07/pays-plat-first-nation-hosts-anishinaabemowin-immersion-summer-camp/

Model aims to revive Aboriginal languages in Australia:

New teaching method could help Aboriginal languages survive and thrive Curtin University-led research has unveiled a new teaching approach that could help incorporate Aboriginal languages into Australian classrooms, teach younger generations and potentially prevent important cultural connections from being lost.

Salish School of Spokane rallies to celebrate language:

Salish School of Spokane celebrates Indigenous language at downtown rally Organizers say the celebration represents the hard work to protect the native language and a commitment to keep the Spokane people's history alive.

Kids use robots to preserve Indigenous languages:

Meet the robots programmed by kids to speak their Indigenous languages Many Native American languages are endangered. With the help of his mentor, a 12-year-old in Michigan hopes to help preserve his language through robotics.

Sequoyah's syllabary revolutionized Cherokee literacy:

The Man Who Created a Written Language for the Cherokee Did It So Efficiently and Elegantly, His Peers Thought It Was Magic Sequoyah’s syllabary faced suspicion initially, but after a demonstration, his version of “talking leaves” was widely embraced. And then the word spread

Former boarding school now offers Native-focused curriculum:

Once designed to strip Native students of culture, this school now safeguards it For more than a century, federal boarding schools worked to forcibly assimilate Native American children into white culture. Here's how one Santa Fe school has worked to change that legacy.

Cherokee Nation language immersion school now independent:

Cherokee Nation language immersion school now independent Amendments to the Durbin Feeling Language Preservation Act that shift full oversight of the Cherokee Nation Immersion School to the tribe were passed and signed into law June 25.

Salish School of Spokane prepares to break ground on new building for Native American language immersion:

Salish School of Spokane prepares to break ground on new building for Native American language immersion SPOKANE, Wash. — The Salish School of Spokane is preparing to break ground on a new building to expand its Native American language immersion program. Community members toured the school's

Trilingual children's book highlights Wolastoqey language:

Kehkimin immersion school publishes children's book about the Wolastoq | CBC News The book's text is displayed first in Wolastoqey, then French and English.

TWO MONTHS LEFT: ICLDC WORKSHOP & TALK STORY PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE AUGUST 31

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!