Meeting of the Estonian Indigenous Languages Cooperation Council

The opening event of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages ​​in Estonia

Small hall of Värska Cultural Center (Pikk tn 12), 13.04.2022, 11: 00-14: 00

10:45 – 11:00 Arrival, morning coffee
11:00 – 11:30 Welcome speeches
• Vello Saar (Head of the Seto Congressional Elders Assembly)
• Dmitri Harakka-Zaitsev (Finno-Ugric Peoples
Chairman of the Consultative Committee (KKFUN)
11:30 – 11:50 What UNESCO and Estonia have to learn from the International Year of Indigenous Languages
2019? – Oliver Northwest, URALIC Center
11:50 – 12:10 International Decade of Indigenous Languages ​​IYIL 2022-2032 in Estonia and
In Setomaa (including the example of the Seto language strategy) – Rein Järvelill, Estonia
a representative of the indigenous language communities on the Indigenous Languages ​​IYIL Steering Committee
UNESCOs
12:10 – 12:30 Speeches by representatives of Estonian indigenous language communities: interim
developments, priorities for the Decade of Indigenous Languages
12:30 – 12:45 Coffee break with a ribbon and a festive joint picture
12:45 – 14:00 Discussion:
• The Decade of Indigenous Languages ​​in Estonia – aims and views
• The Estonian Indigenous Languages ​​Cooperation Council and its role in the Decade of Indigenous Languages
implementation in Estonia
• Fresh declaration – discussion and adoption if possible

Moderated by Rein Järvelill and Oliver Loode

Additional information:
Rein Järvelill (rein@seto.ee, 504 6423)
Oliver Loode (oliver.loode@uralic.org, 513 2992)