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Young Indigenous Activists Fight to Save Their Languages and Cultures | United Nations
During the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, young activists discuss their lives and efforts to preserve their languages and cultures.
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Broadcasting in indigenous languages connects these communities to culture and at times provides important information that can save people’s lives.
That’s the opinion of Rhianna Patrick, a journalist from the Torres Strait Islands, located in the western Pacific.
On World Radio Day this Sunday, 13 February, she calls for more funding for Indigenous broadcasting.
But first, Ms. Patrick explains to Julia Dean from the UN Country Team in Australia why radio is such a good way of communicating with Indigenous communities.
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