Indigenous languages project urges Cop26 leaders to rethink ties to the land

Living Language Land includes Namibian bushman's word for 'magical journey' and one from Philippines to denote 'a forest within a forest'Western leaders at the Cop26 climate summit have been urged to embrace a far more holistic view of humanity's place in the natural world by an art project celebrating indigenous minority languages.The Living Language Land project has identified 25 words from minority languages and dialects around the world - including Native American Lakota, Murui, a native language of Colombian and Peru, and Scots Gaelic - that highlight each culture's ties to their land. Continue reading...