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NINJAL International Symposium
“Language Revitalization Synergy Symposium (LRSS) 2025”

NINJAL International Symposium “Language Revitalization Synergy Symposium (LRSS) 2025”
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Date(s)
June 13, 2025 - June 16, 2025
Venue
Auditorium, 2nd floor, Multipurpose Room, NINJAL (10-2 Midori-cho, Tachikawa City, Tokyo)　Access
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Registration
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Participation fee
5,000 yen
Capacity
200 people
Contact
YAMADA Masahiro
m-yamada[at]ninjal.ac.jp
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Summary

The symposium will bring together people who have been directly involved in language revitalization efforts in various parts of the world including Ryukyus, Ainu moshir, Aotearoa, Taiwan, and Hawaiʻi to facilitate a collaborative synergy in order to accelerate revitalization. It is held in the hope that bringing people together with the similar goals and challenges will allow us not only to learn from each other but also to promote even greater future collaboration. The symposium will be held at the National Institute of Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL) which is located in Tachikawa, Tokyo from June 13 to 16, 2025.

Program

DAY 1 Friday, June 13, 2025
  • 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
  • Opening remarks and presentation by Okinawans
  • 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  • Poster sessions
  • 12:00 p.m.-13:30 p.m.　Lunch break
  • 13:30 p.m.-16:30 p.m.
  • Poster sessions
  • 16:30 p.m.-17:30 p.m.
  • Talk 1 “Revitalization effort of the Māori language”
  • Te Ururoa Flavell (Te Ururoa Flavell Consulting)
  • 17:30 p.m.-20:00 p.m.　Reception
DAY 2 Saturday, June 14, 2025
  • 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  • Talk 2 “Revitalization effort of the Hawaiʻi Language
  • William H. Wilson (University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo), Kauanoe Kamanā (University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo)
  • 9:50 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  • Talk 3 “Revitalization effort in Taiwan”
  • Apay Ai-yu Tang (National Dong Hwa University)
  • 10:40 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
  • Talk 4 “Urespa project”
  • Yuko Honda (Sapporo University)
  • 11:30 a.m.-13:00 p.m.　Lunch break
  • 13:00 p.m.-13:50 p.m.
  • Talk 5 “Documentation effort in Sumatra”
  • Bradley McDonell (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)
  • 13:50 p.m.-14:40 p.m.
  • Talk 6 “Teaching of the Māori language”
  • Erana Hond-Flavell (University of Otago)
  • 14:40 p.m.-15:30 p.m.
  • Talk 7 “Multilingualism and revitalization in Hawaiʻi”
  • Scott Saft (University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo)
  • 15:30 p.m.-15:45 p.m.　Coffee Break
  • 15:45 p.m.-17:15 p.m.
  • Round table 1: Education and Revitalization - Taiwan, Aotearoa, and Hawaiʻi
  • Apay Ai-yu Tang (National Dong Hwa University), Erana Hond-Flavell (University of Otago), William H. Wilson (University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo), Kauanoe Kamanā (University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo)
    Facilitator: Yumiko Ohara (University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo), Te Ururoa Flavell (Te Ururoa Flavell Consulting)
DAY 3 Sunday, June 15, 2025
  • 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
  • Round table 2: Politics and revitalization - Aotearoa, Hawaiʻi and Ainu
  • Te Ururoa Flavell (Te Ururoa Flavell Consulting), William H. Wilson (University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo), Rino Harada (Biratori Town Ainu Culture Promotion Association), Kenji Sekine (Biratori Town Board of Education)
    Facilitator: Yumiko Ohara (University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo), Koutaro Yuuji (University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo)
  • 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  • Round table 3: Culture and Revitalization - Okinawa and Ainu
  • Katchin Tuba (Okinawa Hands-On NPO), Hiroto Ishikawa (Okinawa Hands-On NPO), Rino Harada (Biratori Town Ainu Culture Promotion Association), Keisuke Harada (Biratori Town Ainu Culture Promotion Association)
    Facilitator: Yumiko Ohara (University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo), Scott Saft (University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo)
  • 12:00 p.m.-13:30 p.m.　Lunch break
  • 13:30 p.m.-15:00 p.m.
  • Round table 4: Community and Revitalization - Okinawa and Ainu
  • Nanase Higa (Okinawa Hands-On NPO), Koharu Higa (Okinawa Hands-On NPO), Kenji Sekine (Biratori Town Board of Education), Keisuke Harada (Biratori Town Ainu Culture Promotion Association)
    Facilitator: Yumiko Ohara (University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo), Masahiro Yamada (NINJAL)
  • 15:00 p.m.-16:30 p.m.
  • Round table 5: Community and Revitalization - Indonesia, Okinoerabu, and Okinawa
  • Bradley McDonell (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa), Yurika Maeda (China Town), Chizuko Katsuma (Okinoerabu island), Seira Machida (Yomitan Village History Editorial Office)
    Facilitator: Masahiro Yamada (NINJAL), William H. Wilson (University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo)
  • 16:30 p.m.-17:30 p.m.
  • Closing remarks and presentation by Ainu
Day 4 Monday, June 16, 2025
  • 9:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
  • “Orthgraphy”
  • Seira Machida (Yomitan Village History Editorial Office)
  • 9:45 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
  • “Language Attitude”
  • Koutaro Yuuji (University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo)
  • 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
  • “Assessment”
  • Sebastian Ohara-Saft (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)
  • 11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  • TBA
  • 12:00 p.m.-13:00 p.m.　Lunch break
  • 13:00 p.m.-13:45 p.m.
  • TBA
  • 13:45 p.m.-14:30 p.m.
  • TBA
  • 14:30 p.m.-15:15 p.m.
  • TBA
  • 15:15 p.m.-16:00 p.m.
  • TBA

Invited Speakers

  • Te Ururoa Flavell ∣ Te Ururoa Flavell Consulting ∣ Talk 1, Round table 2
  • Erana Hond-Flavell ∣ Te Pou Tiringa; University of Otago ∣ Talk 6, Round table 1
  • Apay Ai-yu Tang ∣ National Dong Hwa University ∣ Talk 3, Round table 1
  • Bradley McDonell ∣ University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ∣ Talk 5, Round table 5
  • Yuko Honda ∣ Sapporo University ∣ Talk 4
  • William H. Wilson ∣ University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo ∣Talk 2, Round table 1
  • Kauanoe Kamanā ∣ University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo ∣ Talk 2, Round table 1
  • Scott Saft ∣ University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo ∣ Talk 7

  • Rino Harada ∣ Biratori Town Ainu Culture Promotion Association ∣ Round table 2
  • Kenji Sekine ∣ Biratori Town Board of Education ∣ Round table 2, 4
  • Keisuke Harada ∣ Biratori Town Ainu Culture Promotion Association ∣ Round table 3, 4
  • Katchin Tuba ∣ Okinawa Hands-On NPO ∣ Round table 3
  • Hiroto Ishikawa ∣ Okinawa Hands-On NPO ∣ Rund table 3
  • Nanase Higa ∣ Okinawa Hands-On NPO ∣ Round table 4
  • Koharu Higa ∣ Okinawa Hands-On NPO ∣ Round table 4
  • Yurika Maeda ∣ China Town ∣ Round table 5
  • Chizuko Katsuma ∣ Okinoerabu island ∣ Round table 5
  • Seira Machida ∣ Yomitan Village History Editorial Office ∣ Round table 5
  • Kiyomi Miyakawa ∣ Niijima Traditional Lifestyle Study Group ∣ Poster
  • Arata Yamamoto ∣ Niijima Elementary School ∣ Poster

Round table Facilitators

  • Yumiko Ohara ∣ University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
  • Koutaro Yuuji ∣ University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
  • Scott Saft ∣ University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
  • William H. Wilson ∣ University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
  • Masahiro Yamada ∣ National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics

Supported by:
  • National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics
  • Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
  • "Research on the Conservation of Endangered Languages" Project
  • KAKEN Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) Project/Area Number 24H00092
  • The Kajima Foundation
  • Mishima Kaiun Memorial Foundation


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