The 18th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is scheduled to run from 22 of April until 3 May 2019.
The theme for this year is Traditional knowledge: Generation, transmission and protection.
This program is about the the importance of Indigenous languages in the digital era.
Producer: Shaldon Ferris (KhoiSan, South Africa)
Sound Clip: Alili Kiskitalo (Sami), Co-chair of IYIL steering committee.
Music : Whispers, by Ziibiwan, used with permission.