Yakutia to Digitize Heritage of Northern Peoples and Return Languages to Living Use
Yakutia is implementing the Digitalization of Linguistic and Cultural Heritage project, along with holding national holidays and youth forums.
The goal of the work is to make the heritage accessible to young people and restore languages to their role as a living means of communication.
As part of the project, audio recordings of storytellers, rare printed dictionaries, and materials on traditional crafts are being digitized. All data are to be consolidated into a single secure archive. The project will help people learn the basics of the Even, Yukaghir, and Dolgan languages and become acquainted with the epics and songs of their ancestors.
The republic also hosts the Mashkaraty, Evinek, and Shakhadyibe holidays, the Omakatgyrgyn and Suglan forums, scientific conferences, and thematic native language days.
