The San Diego Chapter of the Fulbright Association co-organized the first Symposium on the Indigenous Language Communities of the Californias (SILCC) which was held at UC San Diego on November 21, 2019. With over 100 attendees, this full day event featured indigenous perspectives about the current status of languages in the region and the efforts underway to preserve and reclaim them for future generations. Perspectives of the Kumeyaay, Kumiai, Cahuilla, Cupeño and Luiseño tribal communities of Southern California and Baja California and their experiences with language reclamation work in their communities were among those represented.
UN declared 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL), with the message “Indigenous languages matter for development, peace building and reconciliation”.
Program guide including list of speakers
Slides and video recordings will be made available here.
Sponsor Links:
UC San Diego Department of Linguistics
San Diego Chapter of the Fulbright Association
UC San Diego Division of Social Sciences
UC San Diego Intertribal Resource Center