International Day of the World's Indigenous People
The International Day of the World's Indigenous People has been observed annually on August 9 since 1994. In 2008 there was special note of indigenous and endangered languages:
- U.N. Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, "PROTECT, PROMOTE ENDANGERED LANGUAGES, SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE" 23 July 2008 (Secretary-General SG/SM/11715 HR/4957 OBV/711)
- Mathaba News Service, "Ban calls for protection of all endangered languages," 2008/08/09
- Institute of Biodiversity Conservation, "Message on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2008," August 8th, 2008
