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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
On 9 August, the Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is celebrated internationally, because on this day in 1992 was the first meeting of the …
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Saami fighting on both sides of front in Ukraine
Roman Yakovlev is a Kildin Saami activist, who has done a lot of work for the Kildin Saami community in recent years. The language is …
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Every Language Hides A World
Organizers: Ministry of Culture of Estonia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Ministry of Education and Science of Estonia, UNESCO Office in Estonia, Estonian Language …
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Our Indigenous Friends
“Our indigenous friends” is an interactive travelling exhibition which includes films, photos and sound installations based on our three year work with indigenous people in …
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International Mother Language Day
The idea to celebrate International Mother Language Day was the initiative of Bangladesh. It was approved at the 1999 UNESCO General Conference and has been observed throughout the …
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2021
Each year, 9 August commemorates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. It is celebrated around the world and marks the date of the …
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
The Finno-Ugric and Samoyed peoples include the following indigenous peoples: Izhorians, Setos, Votians, Vepsians, Khanty, Mansis, Enets, Nenets, Nganasans and Selkups. That is why the …
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Second day of the Congress: working groups are deep in discussions
VIII World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples continues with working groups on Thursday 17 June. In addition to the questions of preserving and transferring languages, as well …
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Dowry of the Future
The virtual exhibition ‘Dowry of the Future’ is a three-part digital exhibition which was created for the VIII World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples, introducing the extensive application …
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 9 August
9 August commemorates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. It is celebrated around the world and marks the date of the inaugural session …
Votes
Names The Votes have referred to themselves as vad’d’alaizõd, vai rahvaz, maaväči, and they are also associated with the ethnonyms chud and vod’ mentioned in Russian chronicles and documents …
Finno-Ugric Peoples
According to recent studies, the peoples speaking Finno-Ugric languages have inhabited Europe for about ten millennia. It seems that before the “Great Migration”, mainly Finno-Ugric …