ConnEthnic

According to UNESCO, there are approximately 2.500 endangered languages, and thus, cultural patrimonies. ConnEthnic, a community-based program of web collaborative journalism, for and by Brazilian indigenous peoples, and in their languages, aims to be a response to it.

What would you do if your language faded and thus, your identity and heritage? ConnEthnic, a community-based program of web collaborative journalism, for and by Brazilian indigenous peoples aims to provide them the tools to reconnect to their language and thus, their cultural patrimony.

ConnEthnic, an initiative to use the web and the trends in journalism in favor of indigenous peoples in Brazil, to help them safeguard their languages and thus, cultural heritage.

ConnEthnic Buzz

CONNETHNIC, web journalism for indigenous people

The languages of indigenous people in Brazil are threatened, and so are their identities and cultural heritage. As digital inclusion and formal schooling expand, so does the pressure over the native languages, since Portuguese still plays a major role in these social spaces... [read more]