Language is Life: International Decade of Indigenous Languages

In this episode of Cooper UNion, recorded during the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Joshua Cooper speaks with Dr. Richard Grounds about the power of Indigenous languages as a foundation of identity, knowledge, culture, and human rights. The conversation explores how languages carry ancestral wisdom — from relationships with the land and stars to ceremonies, histories, and ways of understanding the world — while also confronting the ongoing impacts of colonization and language loss. Dr. Grounds shares the story of Indigenous language revitalization, the importance of intergenerational transmission, and the global movement to protect linguistic diversity.

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Music Credits

Music provided by: Johnny Helm https://www.johnnyhelm.com/

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