International Year of Indigenous Languages
2019
with YoGoTe
We propose to recover the wisdom for international communication developed over millennia by the indigenous American people.
We propose to recover the wisdom for international communication developed over millennia by the indigenous American people.
More than 100 nations speaking different languages communicated using common gestures, known as Plains Indian Signs.
More than 100 nations speaking different languages communicated using common gestures, known as Plains Indian Signs.
Our proposal is to extend this experience to all indigenous peoples and by extension to all the peoples of the world using the international YoGoTe gestures.
Our proposal is to extend this experience to all indigenous peoples and by extension to all the peoples of the world using the international YoGoTe gestures.
As a sample, we have collected phrases referring to the International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019 so that they can be presented by indigenous people in their languages and accompanied by those gestures.