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SUMMARY:International Mother Language Day
DESCRIPTION:Did you know? \n\nThere are 25 different languages spoken in t
he Mission Public Schools community: \n\nAlbanian\, Arabic\, Cantonese\,
Dari\, Punjabi\, Spanish\, Halq'\;emeylem\, Hindi\, Persian (Farsi)\,
Japanese\, Korean\, Kurdish\, Lithuanian\, Malayalam\, Persian\, Filipino
\, Portuguese\, Romanian\, Russian\, Thai\, Turkish\, Ukrainian\, Urdu\,
Vietnamese.\n\nInternational Mother Language Day is celebrated on Februa
ry 21st each year\, and is a day dedicated to promoting linguistic divers
ity and raising awareness about the importance of preserving and revitali
zing indigenous languages around the world.\nFebruary 21st: International
Mother Language DaySiwal Si&rsquo\;wes Library Collection: Halq&rsquo\;e
mé\;ylem CollectionFirstVoices: &ldquo\;FirstVoices is an initiativ
e of the First Peoples&rsquo\; Cultural Council and the First Peoples&rsq
uo\; Cultural Foundation. It is a free\, Indigenous-led technology create
d in 2003 to support language revitalization for all First Nations in B.C
. The platform provides an online space for First Nations in B.C. to shar
e and promote their language\, oral history and linguistic history.&rdquo
\; (2024 Facebook post to commemorate 20th anniversary of FirstVoices\, F
irst Peoples Cultural Council).International Mother Language Day resource
s - UNESCO International Days
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Did you know?
Th
ere are 25 different languages spoken in the Mission Public School
s community:
Albanian, Arabic, Cantonese, Dari, Punjabi, Sp
anish, Halq'emeylem, Hindi, Persian (Farsi), Japanese, Korean, Kur
dish, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Persian, Filipino, Portuguese, Romani
an, Russian, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese.
In
ternational Mother Language Day is celebrated on February 21st eac
h year, and is a day dedicated to promoting linguistic diversity a
nd raising awareness about the importance of preserving and revita
lizing indigenous languages around the world.
