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International participants of the One World, Many Voices program discuss their experiences with federal, state, and community language policies.
A process of cultural renewal and linguistic revival is taking place in Kalmykia, Russia, home to the westernmost group of Mongolic peoples.
Ben Bahan, professor of American Sign Language and deaf studies at Gallaudet University, and his student Rhonda Jennings shared humorous tales in ASL as part of the One World, Many Voices program.
A crowd favorite at the 2013 Folklife Festival was the Garifuna drumming and dance group.
Festival participants aren’t the only ones sharing languages in One World, Many Voices.
Ifor ap Glyn, Welsh poet and broadcaster, came to the 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival to talk with audiences about the power of language in culture.
Alfred “Bud” Lane III, of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, is a language and traditional arts instructor.
Curators K. David Harrison and Marjorie Hunt introduce the One World, Many Voices: Endangered Languages and Cultural Heritage Festival program.
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