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Oct 09 2024

My Mother Has No Tongue

By Akshara Sangiorgio

In a sequel to his debut story, a young Ghanaian writer tells an honest and humorous account of learning his mother tongue. Abraham Ofori-Henaku Left: My friend and colleague Sandra…

Nov 07 2023

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Everything Happens for a Reason

By Akshara Sangiorgio

A student from northern India musters the courage to learn her native Bhoti language from a college friend. Sonam Chhomo Landscape in Gemur, Himachal Pradesh, outside my home. Photo: Chhewang…

Aug 22 2023

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The Rohingya Refugees: Language and Our Ethical Responsibility

By Akshara Sangiorgio

A young volunteer reflects on the rights of refugees and the responsibilities of host countries. Deven Carse with Milana Carse Devon Avenue in the west side of Chicago, home to…

Jul 25 2023

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One Last Offering of Oranges

By Akshara Sangiorgio

The right to formal education is considered so sacrosanct that we fail to see how it can undermine our biocultural responsibilities. Chang Liu (劉長亭) Looking into the future: Ngäbe schoolchildren…

Sep 19 2022

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Language, Culture, and Land: Lenses of Lilies

By Akshara Sangiorgio

At a pond's edge, a woman muses about waterlilies as metaphors for mother-tongue languages and their power to anchor story, wisdom, and heritage. Dawn Wink A koi fish passes under…

Sep 07 2022

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Relatives of the Deep

By Akshara Sangiorgio

Conversation with J,SIṈTEN John Elliott A respected Elder shares important teachings that are intrinsic to his people’s language and way of life. Luisa Maffi Relative of the Deep. A mystical…

Aug 30 2022

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Living-Language-Land: Listening to Nature in Languages Not Our Own

By Akshara Sangiorgio

A journey through endangered and minority languages that reveals diverse ways of relating to land and nature. Philippa Bayley and Neville Gabie, with Missinak Kameltoutasset (Marie-Émilie Lacroix) and contributors to…

Aug 16 2022

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No Native Bones

By Akshara Sangiorgio

A young Ghanaian muses about his Indigenous identity, traditional values, and biocultural diversity. Abraham Ofori-Henaku An active day at a maize farm in Kobreso, Offinso, North District in Kumasi in…

Sep 15 2021

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My Missing Tongue

By Akshara Sangiorgio

WORDS Abraham Ofori-Henaku IMAGES Abotchiethephotographer That's me. A bright-looking lad with marvelous abilities to dance, sing, write, and speak eloquently, but my regret stems from my inability to speak my…

Aug 12 2021

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Yamani Project Artists

By Robert Wiltzen

This page complements the photo essay “Yamani: Voices of an Ancient Land,” which presents a unique musical project by the same name, developed by six extraordinary Australian Indigenous women. They…

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My Mother Has No Tongue

Everything Happens for a Reason

The Rohingya Refugees: Language and Our Ethical Responsibility

One Last Offering of Oranges

Language, Culture, and Land: Lenses of Lilies

Relatives of the Deep

Living-Language-Land: Listening to Nature in Languages Not Our Own

No Native Bones

My Missing Tongue

Yamani Project Artists

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