The United Nations has designated 2019 the International Year of Indigenous Languages in order to bring attention to issues of language loss and language revitalization.

UNT is a registered partner with the United Nations on this initiative, and is taking the lead among Texas universities in recognizing the International Year of Indigenous Languages.

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