As part of Native and Indigenous Heritage Month 2022, the Native American Cultural Programs (NACP) will be hosting an event called “Minoritized Languages of the North Atlantic'' in collaboration with Cumann Gaelach. This event is structured as a workshop on Southern New England Algonquian (SNEA) and Irish (Gaelic). Please join us on Thursday, November 17th at 6:00 PM in the ODI Commons (Student Union Room 103).
This event is intended to introduce participants to the living and historical languages of Southern New England Algonquian (SNEA) and of Gaelic Ireland. In doing so, it celebrates efforts to promote indigenous languages and cultures negatively affected by colonialism and cultural imperialism and highlights efforts by UConn students, faculty, and community partners to decolonize the Anglophone North Atlantic and to teach and promote minoritized languages. Presentations on each language will be followed by a discussion on minority languages and how they can be protected and promoted.
For more information, contact: Samantha Gove at samantha.gove@uconn.edu