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October 2007Language LinksOctober 23 is United Nations Day, honoring the day in 1945 that the UN Charter took effect. The UN is to be lauded for drawing the attention of the world to the plight of languishing languages in danger of extinction; a number of Web sites continue the work. Northern Arizona University has a Web site with a series of articles on promoting, protecting, and preserving indigenous languages in the United States: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/TIL.html. Interested in indigenous languages outside the USA? The Foundation for Endangered Languages offers facts, newsletters, and suggestions for those interested in preserving languages around the world: http://www.ogmios.org/home.htm. |