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Mariya Gabriel Sep 4

On the International Day of Indigenous Women and Girls, we celebrate their vital role in keeping Indigenous languages alive. As lead agency for the @ILDecade, @UNESCO honors their leadership. Watch Indigenous activist Hélène Boivin's inspiring interview: https://t.co/BBSI9XIknT https://t.co/RvJwdvNlU9 #IndigenousWomen #LanguagePreservation #UNESCO #Nospecificcountriesarementionedinthetweet.

BBC May 13

A Gwynedd councillor, Einir Wiliams, has criticized the Ordnance Survey for replacing traditional Welsh place names with English ones on maps, arguing that this practice undermines the Welsh language and national identity, and has called for government intervention to stop what she describes as a harmful policy. #CulturalIdentity #LanguagePreservation #PlaceNames #GB #WA

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Welsh place names replaced by English ones on maps 'undermines' identity
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