A Potion for Memory and Wisdom

In countries all over the world, members of indigenous cultures have their own spoken and written languages — languages they have developed to express their own beliefs, their own experiences, and their understanding of their world. What they have collectively written in those languages is the record of their cultural identity: spiritual texts, historical documents, letters between family members, legal documents, and poems.

Creative Writing Groups for Youth and Adults @ PCLHere's a quick run down of some of the current groups, clubs and tutoring opportunities that focus on writing skills at PCL.

An International Year is an important cooperation mechanism dedicated to raising awareness of a particular topic or theme of global interest or concern, and mobilizing different players for coordinated action around the world.

In 2016, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages, based on a recommendation by the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

At the time, the Forum said that 40 per cent of the estimated 6,700 languages spoken around the world were in danger of disappearing. The fact that most of these are indigenous languages puts the cultures and knowledge systems to which they belong at risk.

It’s National Freelance Writers Appreciation Week – hooray for us.

The story unfolds through more than 100 objects from the British Library’s extensive collection – some on display for the very first time – bridging 5,000 years and spanning five continents.