Meeting of the Estonian Indigenous Languages Cooperation Council
The opening event of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages in Estonia
Small hall of Värska Cultural Center (Pikk tn 12), 13.04.2022, 11: 00-14: 00
10:45 – 11:00 Arrival, morning coffee
11:00 – 11:30 Welcome speeches
• Vello Saar (Head of the Seto Congressional Elders Assembly)
• Dmitri Harakka-Zaitsev (Finno-Ugric Peoples
Chairman of the Consultative Committee (KKFUN)
11:30 – 11:50 What UNESCO and Estonia have to learn from the International Year of Indigenous Languages
2019? – Oliver Northwest, URALIC Center
11:50 – 12:10 International Decade of Indigenous Languages IYIL 2022-2032 in Estonia and
In Setomaa (including the example of the Seto language strategy) – Rein Järvelill, Estonia
a representative of the indigenous language communities on the Indigenous Languages IYIL Steering Committee
UNESCOs
12:10 – 12:30 Speeches by representatives of Estonian indigenous language communities: interim
developments, priorities for the Decade of Indigenous Languages
12:30 – 12:45 Coffee break with a ribbon and a festive joint picture
12:45 – 14:00 Discussion:
• The Decade of Indigenous Languages in Estonia – aims and views
• The Estonian Indigenous Languages Cooperation Council and its role in the Decade of Indigenous Languages
implementation in Estonia
• Fresh declaration – discussion and adoption if possible
Moderated by Rein Järvelill and Oliver Loode
Additional information:
Rein Järvelill (rein@seto.ee, 504 6423)
Oliver Loode (oliver.loode@uralic.org, 513 2992)