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A New Name for Columbus Day
For many years, the second Monday in October has been celebrated as Columbus Day.

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Oct 11, 20181 min read
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Orange Shirt Day
September 30 is officially Orange Shirt Day in Canada.

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Sep 8, 20181 min read
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Why Industry Partnerships Make Sense for Language Revival
"Why do you use software from businesses, instead of creating your own custom tools?"

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Oct 18, 20172 min read
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15 Reasons Why We Need Endangered Languages
It’s a question we get asked all the time & one that’s been covered by major news networks: do we really need to save endangered languages?

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Oct 14, 20171 min read
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The IPA – A Language Learner’s Secret Weapon
In 1888, the International Phonetic Association was facing a similar problem: how do you represent a sound without using, well, sound?

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Oct 13, 20172 min read
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4 Endangered Language Songs to Listen to This Week
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.”

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Oct 13, 20171 min read
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What’s the Matter with Q?
Last week, a friend asked me why the letter “Q” is so rare in English. For proof, just look at Scrabble.

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Oct 12, 20172 min read
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Google Creates Font Family for 800 Languages
Have you ever opened a document, only to find that the text has turned into gibberish?

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Oct 10, 20171 min read
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The Voynich Manuscript: A Medieval Mystery
The only book of its kind, and perhaps the only book in its language.

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Oct 9, 20172 min read
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What Is An Endangered Language?
A language becomes endangered when people stop using it. "Endangered" means that few people speak the language.

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Oct 8, 20172 min read
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