Vol. 5-2 - Terralingua

Voices of the Earth, Part 2

Volume 5, Issue 2 | 2016

In this second issue of 2016, we continue celebrating Terralingua’s 20th anniversary with our “Voices of the Earth” theme. Since 1996, we’ve aimed to highlight both the language of the Earth and the diverse languages of its peoples, shaped by their environments. This issue brings even more captivating stories and images of biocultural diversity from around the world. Read the Editorial and Table of Contents

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Editorial | Taking the Dance

Langscape Magazine Volume 5, Issue 2 | 2016 Am I ever so lucky! As Langscape editor, I sit in my Salt Spring Island office…

Flourishing at Twenty: On Context and Foundations in the Rise of the Concept of Biocultural…

by Ken Wilson In the last issue of Langscape, Dave Harmon traced the emergence of the field of biocultural diversity as a call for engagement…

Maintaining the Linguasphere in the Anthropocene

by Peter Bridgewater Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. Traditional burning from roadside, using modern methods. Photo: Parks Australia, n.d. . One of the books…

Earthlings are Invading! Radical Language and Dialogue at the United Nations

by Joseph Lambert “There is an urgent need for society to replace the current anthropocentric worldview with a holistic system of governance, in which…

“No one said a word”: Children Give Voice to the Fullness of Language, Landscape, and Life

by Patrick Howard Longliner on mooring, Louisbourg, Cape Breton. Photo: Patrick Howard, 2016 . We don’t like to think of our lives as predictable,…

Language, Landscape and Custom: A Synthesis for Memory

by Marilee K. Gloe Entering the Siq, Petra. The floor of the tall, narrow passage unreachable by the desert sun leaves it a corridor of…

Jaqin Uraqpachat Amuyupa | The Aymara Cosmological Vision

by Amy Eisenberg “K’utarapxiw quqanakasxa, ukatxa phichantapxarakiw, quqa tunu lawanaks jik’irapxi, ukatsi janipu-niw jik’supkit qhuya tunu saphanakasxa.” “One should take pride in one’s land…

To the Golden Mountains of Altai, Southern Siberia | A Journey of Language and Soul

by Joanna Dobson Knowledge Keeper Danil Ivanovich Mamyev, Director of Uch Enmek EthnoCultural Nature Park, on pilgrimage in the Karakol Valley. Photo: Irina Jhernosenko,…

Voices from the Field: African Rural Women, Custodians of Seed and Traditional Knowledge

by Kagole Margret Byarufu My name, Kagole, was given to me upon my birth. It initially belonged to my father’s aunt who had died…

Protecting Biodiversity in Dakshinkali, A Sacred Grove in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Photos and text by Sheetal Vaidya and Asha Paudel Dakshinkali is a sacred grove located at 1550 m of altitude about 22 km south…

Linking Language and the Land: How Words, Stories, and Ceremonies Can Inform Discussion around Decision Making for the Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw Peoples and Ceremonies

by Andrea Lyall Tsa̱g̱a̱ł (thimbleberry). Photo: Andrea Lyall, 2016. Kwak̓wala is the Indigenous language of the Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw on the mid-coast of present-day British Columbia.…

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Voices of the Earth, Part 2

Purchase This Issue

Why buy when the stories are free?

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Editorial | Taking the Dance

Flourishing at Twenty: On Context and Foundations in the Rise of the Concept of Biocultural…

Maintaining the Linguasphere in the Anthropocene

Earthlings are Invading! Radical Language and Dialogue at the United Nations

“No one said a word”: Children Give Voice to the Fullness of Language, Landscape, and Life

Language, Landscape and Custom: A Synthesis for Memory

Jaqin Uraqpachat Amuyupa | The Aymara Cosmological Vision

To the Golden Mountains of Altai, Southern Siberia | A Journey of Language and Soul

Voices from the Field: African Rural Women, Custodians of Seed and Traditional Knowledge

Protecting Biodiversity in Dakshinkali, A Sacred Grove in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Linking Language and the Land: How Words, Stories, and Ceremonies Can Inform Discussion around Decision Making for the Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw Peoples and Ceremonies

Māori Oral Tradition: Ancestral Sayings and Indigenous Knowledge

Doña Dora and Her Tehuelche Animals: Stories of Language Revitalization in Southern Patagonia

Like Growing Flowers: The Work of Saving Endangered Languages

Cherokee Voices for the Land: Photovoice Film by the Cherokee Nation Medicine Keepers

Yamani: Voices of an Ancient Land

Giving Nature a Critical Voice: A New Approach to Nature Conservation?

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