The UN General Assembly proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL2019). Following the activities and fruitful discussions, a consensus emerged to maintain momentum through the continued engagement of all stakeholders. In view of the urgency and gravity of the situation in which many Indigenous languages find themselves, the UN General Assembly proclaimed the upcoming decade of 2022-2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (IDIL2022-2032).

México mostró como sí es posible establecer relaciones éticas de negocios entre artistas de comunidades originarias y empresas, afirmó la secretaria de Cultura del Gobierno de México, Alejandra Frausto.

Original es un espacio de encuentro entre maestras y maestros artesanos, diseñadores tradicionales y no tradicionales con empresas internacionales para exhibir el trabajo artístico de los pueblos y comunidades creativas de México y para que, desde el respeto y la ética, se establezcan colaboraciones justas.

A collaborative effort will be taken by Guyana and Canada to preserve the indigenous people’s culture, language and way of life, Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, M.P., said on Tuesday at the ceremonial unveiling of the indigenous mural, which is titled “We the first people”.

The National Indigenous Visual Arts Action Plan has been released, outlining the Australian Government’s support to grow the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts sector over the next five years.

This October, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), through its Subcommission on Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts (SCCTA), is celebrating the National Indigenous Peoples (IP) Month pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 1906 signed in 2009 wherein the constitution mandates the “recognition and protection of the rights of Indigenous Cultural Communities/ Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs).”