MITILI celebrates International Mother Language Day with an online panel featuring Indigenous scholars and practitioners reflecting on learning, teaching, and practice in linguistics and Indigenous language education. Short presentations will be followed by moderated and open Q&A.
Featured speakers include:
Devon Denny (Diné Bizaad / Navajo), MITILI alum (SM ’22) and PhD student at UC San Diego, speaking on language maintenance and resource building; and
Damian Webster (Tonawanda Seneca Nation), 2025 Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellow, speaking on community-based language revitalization in practice.
Learning, Teaching, and Practice: Linguistics and Indigenous Language Education
Time: Saturday, February 28, 2026 | 3:00–4:30 PM ET (2:00 CT / 1:00 MT / 12:00 PT / 20:00 UTC)
Registration (free): https://forms.gle/UMTBhHhbVAthEpQaA