RNLD aims to advance the sustainability of indigenous languages and to increase the participation of Indigenous peoples in all aspects of language documentation and revitalisation through training, resource sharing, networking, and advocacy.
RNLD is a non-profit organisation which was founded in 2004 to advance the sustainability of indigenous languages. RNLD (Inc.) is incorporated in the State of Victoria, Australia, and is registered as a tax-exempt organisation.
RNLD was a voluntary organisation for five years before gaining support in 2009 from the Maintenance of Indigenous Languages and Records grant scheme. Here’s more about our history and the motivation for creating RNLD.
What we provide
- Networking— we facilitate international networking through our active email discussion list and Facebook group, support for the Transient Languages blog, and links to other blogs and networks. Archived RNLD discussions are publicly accessible and searchable through the Linguist List.
- Resources— we disseminate information about funding opportunities, capacity building programs, publications, films, news, and the methods and technologies needed to document, archive, revitalise and maintain indigenous languages.
- Training— we partner with indigenous communities and organisations to build capacity in language documentation and revitalisation. Our flexible training materials and practices ensure that the skills which people gain are used, retained and shared more widely within a community.
- Train-the-trainer— we promote autonomy and sustainability through workshop methods which mentor skilled language workers in becoming trainers in linguistic documentation and revitalisation methods within their own communities.
- Advocacy— we advocate on issues such as bilingual education, indigenous literacy, language policies and recognition for Indigenous peoples, raise awareness through public events on occasions such as International Mother Language Day, and organize informal gatherings for linguists and community language activists.
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- Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity
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RNLD aims to advance the sustainability of indigenous languages and to increase the participation of Indigenous peoples in all aspects of language documentation and revitalisation through training, resource sharing, networking, and advocacy.
RNLD is a non-profit organisation which was founded in 2004 to advance the sustainability of indigenous languages. RNLD (Inc.) is incorporated in the State of Victoria, Australia, and is registered as a tax-exempt organisation.
RNLD was a voluntary organisation for five years before gaining support in 2009 from the Maintenance of Indigenous Languages and Records grant scheme. Here's more about our history and the motivation for creating RNLD.
What we provide
- Networking— we facilitate international networking through our active email discussion list and Facebook group, support for the Transient Languages blog, and links to other blogs and networks. Archived RNLD discussions are publicly accessible and searchable through the Linguist List.
- Resources— we disseminate information about funding opportunities, capacity building programs, publications, films, news, and the methods and technologies needed to document, archive, revitalise and maintain indigenous languages.
- Training— we partner with indigenous communities and organisations to build capacity in language documentation and revitalisation. Our flexible training materials and practices ensure that the skills which people gain are used, retained and shared more widely within a community.
- Train-the-trainer— we promote autonomy and sustainability through workshop methods which mentor skilled language workers in becoming trainers in linguistic documentation and revitalisation methods within their own communities.
- Advocacy— we advocate on issues such as bilingual education, indigenous literacy, language policies and recognition for Indigenous peoples, raise awareness through public events on occasions such as International Mother Language Day, and organize informal gatherings for linguists and community language activists.
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- http://www.rnld.org/
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