UN wraps up its year of Indigenous Languages during New York ceremony – APTN

December 17, 2019

The United Nations Year of Indigenous Languages came to an official end Tuesday.

Several Indigenous leaders and leaders from Canada were on hand at a ceremony in New York City.

The year long event was all about awareness of Indigenous languages and for those that are disappearing.

Many agree that the work to save languages around the world is far from over.

This year’s goodwill ambassador was an Indigenous actress from Mexico.

Yalitza Aparicio is best known for her Oscar nominated performance as an Indigenous maid in the 2016 film, Roma.

Through a translator, she related the story of how her parents only spoke Spanish at home, thinking they were protecting her.

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