Minority Languages and Cultures of Latin America Project - MLCP

09/02/2026

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
2026 CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL INDIGENOUS STUDIES

November 13–15, 2026 | Virtual

The 2026 Conference on Global Indigenous Studies is seeking volunteers to help support this international virtual conference bringing together scholars, students, artists, community members, and leaders for conversations on issues from around the world.

Volunteers will play an important role in helping conference sessions run smoothly. Opportunities may include:

Moderating virtual panels and presentations
Welcoming speakers and attendees
Introducing panelists using provided information
Monitoring the Zoom chat and helping facilitate audience questions
Keeping sessions on schedule and providing time reminders
Assisting with basic virtual conference logistics
Supporting conference organizers and presenters as needed.

This is a great opportunity for students interested in Indigenous studies, global and international studies, languages and cultures, community engagement, or event planning to meet scholars and participants from around the world while gaining experience supporting an international academic conference.

Students may volunteer for one or multiple conference sessions based on their availability.

Some Benefits of Serving as Volunteers for this Global Conference:

Deepening global understanding of Indigenous Studies.
Enhancing linguistic knowledge
Understanding issues from a global perspectives
Gain skills in event management, communication
Expand your professional and personal network

Interested in volunteering?
Email: Mengjie Lei at [email protected]

06/18/2026

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: INCUBATING DATA COMMONS FOR INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES & CULTURES

As AI systems increasingly rely on language and cultural data, Indigenous communities face both unprecedented opportunities and significant risks.

Indigenous languages and cultural knowledge can help shape more inclusive digital futures. Yet too often, communities have limited influence over how their data is collected, governed, used, or shared. There is tremendous opportunity if Indigenous communities are given a say in how their data is used and for what purpose.

To address this opportunity and challenge, The GovLab, Microsoft, and UNESCO, co-designed with a Steering Committee of Indigenous data experts, are launching a new initiative supporting Indigenous-led efforts to develop data commons in the AI era.

What are data commons? Data commons are shared governance frameworks that enable communities to collectively decide how their data is managed, accessed, and used, while ensuring benefits flow back to the communities themselves.

What will Incubator participants receive? Expert mentorship, technical guidance, proposal development support, peer learning opportunities, and capacity-building workshops and clinics.

We invite Indigenous-led teams to submit a concept note outlining their idea, approach, resources, and team. Applications close 14 August 2026.

Learn more and apply at https://newcommons.ai/

They can support, for instance, the responsible development of AI, climate adaptation and biodiversity conservation, public health and pandemic preparedness, sustainable agriculture, scientific research, disaster response, and the preservation, revitalization, and responsible stewardship of Indigeno...

05/15/2026

Latest issue of the Latin American Research Review (LARR)
Volume 61 - Issue 2 - June 2026
Indigenous Politics/Activism

The articles in this issue explore issues of Indigenous Politics and Activism, Race and Citizenship, and Military and Armed Cultures. The last two sections focus on a Documentary Review Essay on Bolivian documentaries as the vehicle to relate to the past, and Book Review Essays on Nahua spiritual journeys; the role of human engagement with materiality in the Andes, and ethnomusicology, cultural sociology, and ethnic studies in relation to Latin American musical practices.

Latin American Research Review

05/12/2026

QUECHUA LANGUAGES AND CULTURES PROGRAM AT UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA!
https://web.sas.upenn.edu/quechua/

The renewed Quechua Languages and Cultures Program at the University of Pennsylvania, widely known as Quechua at Penn, is more than a language program; it is a vibrant space for intercultural learning, Indigenous knowledge, and academic excellence.

Offered through the Penn Language Center at University of Pennsylvania, the program is dedicated to teaching Quechua as a Foreign Language (QFL) through a communicative and culturally grounded approach. Students develop practical skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing while engaging with real-world communicative contexts.

Beyond language learning, the program opens pathways into the rich Andean-Amazonian cultural world, exploring the histories, traditions, worldviews, and symbolic systems of Quechua-speaking communities. Through courses, research initiatives, and cultural and academic activities, Quechua at Penn fosters a deeper understanding of one of the most important Indigenous languages and civilizations of the Americas.

Join us in celebrating and supporting Indigenous languages, cultures, and knowledge systems. Discover our courses, research, and community initiatives, and become part of a growing movement dedicated to linguistic and cultural revitalization.

04/27/2026

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
2026 Global Indigenous Studies Conference from Multiple Perspectives (CGIS 2026)
Held virtually via Zoom
November 13–15, 2026
The final date to submit a proposal is April 30, 2026.

The Global Indigenous Studies Network (GISN) within the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies (HLSGIS) at Indiana University Bloomington is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the Second Conference on Global Indigenous Studies from Multiple Perspectives.

We invite proposals for panels, individual papers, roundtable discussions, interactive workshops, performances, and poster sessions to be presented virtually.

CGIS 2026 is a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and global gathering that will bring together scholars, educators, practitioners, students, policymakers, activists, Indigenous leaders, and organizations from around the world. Participants will engage in dialogue, share research, and exchange experiences on key issues related to Indigenous knowledge, languages, education, rights, and cultural revitalization.

For more information about this event, please follow the links below:
Website: https://indigenous.indiana.edu/conference/call-for-proposals/index.html
Keynote Speakers: https://indigenous.indiana.edu/conference/speakers/index.html
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04/19/2026

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
2026 Global Indigenous Studies Conference from Multiple Perspectives (CGIS 2026)
Held virtually via Zoom
November 13–15, 2026
The final date to submit a proposal is April 30, 2026.

The Global Indigenous Studies Network (GISN) within the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies (HLSGIS) at Indiana University Bloomington is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the Second Conference on Global Indigenous Studies from Multiple Perspectives.

We invite proposals for panels, individual papers, roundtable discussions, interactive workshops, performances, and poster sessions to be presented virtually.

CGIS 2026 is a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and global gathering that will bring together scholars, educators, practitioners, students, policymakers, activists, Indigenous leaders, and organizations from around the world. Participants will engage in dialogue, share research, and exchange experiences on key issues related to Indigenous knowledge, languages, education, rights, and cultural revitalization.

For more information about this event, please follow the links below:
Website: https://indigenous.indiana.edu/conference/call-for-proposals/index.html
Keynote Speakers: https://indigenous.indiana.edu/conference/speakers/index.html
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550827174941

04/18/2026

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
2026 Global Indigenous Studies Conference from Multiple Perspectives (CGIS 2026)
Held virtually via Zoom
November 13–15, 2026
The final date to submit a proposal is April 30, 2026.

The Global Indigenous Studies Network (GISN) within the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies (HLSGIS) at Indiana University Bloomington is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the Second Conference on Global Indigenous Studies from Multiple Perspectives.

We invite proposals for panels, individual papers, roundtable discussions, interactive workshops, performances, and poster sessions to be presented virtually.

CGIS 2026 is a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and global gathering that will bring together scholars, educators, practitioners, students, policymakers, activists, Indigenous leaders, and organizations from around the world. Participants will engage in dialogue, share research, and exchange experiences on key issues related to Indigenous knowledge, languages, education, rights, and cultural revitalization.

For more information about this event, please follow the links below:
Website: https://indigenous.indiana.edu/conference/call-for-proposals/index.html
Keynote Speakers: https://indigenous.indiana.edu/conference/speakers/index.html
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550827174941

04/14/2026

La Alianza de Estudios Indígenas de América Latina (LAISA) es una colaboración entre la Universidad de Stanford, la Universidad de California en Berkeley, la Universidad de California en Los Ángeles, la Universidad de Nuevo México, y la Universidad de Utah. LAISA invita a instructores de lenguas indígenas de América Latina al Simposio anual de lenguas indígenas de América Latina: pedagogía y práctica.

Este simposio anual ofrece una oportunidad única para que educadores, investigadores y profesionistas dialoguen y compartan avances en pedagogía, recursos y estrategias para la enseñanza de lenguas menos comúnmente enseñadas (LCTL), con un enfoque especial en las lenguas indígenas de América Latina en contextos académicos de EE.UU.

Las y los fellows en pedagogía presentarán los proyectos y materiales curriculares que desarrollaron durante el año académico en curso, destacando métodos innovadores diseñados para enriquecer la instrucción de lenguas indígenas. Este evento también servirá como un espacio para el intercambio de ideas, la discusión de desafíos y la celebración de logros en el esfuerzo colectivo por revitalizar y sostener las lenguas indígenas.

Organizado por el Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos y Caribeños de UC Berkeley y copatrocinado por los Centros de Estudios Latinoamericanos de la Universidad de Stanford, la Universidad de Utah, la Universidad de Nuevo México, y la UC Los Ángeles.

Para obtener más información, haga clic aquí: https://events.berkeley.edu/clacs/event/318226-simposio-de-lenguas-indigenas-de-america-latina

Simposio | 24 de abril | 12pm – 3pm PST | Zoom

03/24/2026

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED at IU's traditional Spring PowWow!

03/21/2026

BREAKING NEWS!
We are pleased to share that the 5th International Conference on Revitalization of Indigenous and Minoritized Languages (ICRIML) is tentatively planned to take place in Poznań, Poland, in 2028. Discussions are currently underway, and we will provide further updates as they become available.

Since its inception, ICRIML has grown into a truly global forum. The first conference was held in Barcelona and Vic, Spain (2017), followed by Brasília, Brazil (2019). The third conference (2022) was jointly hosted in Girona, Spain, and Perpignan, France, and the fourth took place in Kyoto, Japan (2025).

The conference’s primary objective is to foster the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and research on language revitalization efforts worldwide. It brings together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, activists, language professionals, and graduate students committed to the sustainability and promotion of Indigenous and minoritized languages from local and global perspectives.

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