Taino Conference - Mayan Languages Preservation Project

We Are Connected: Taíno Conference 2025

The Mayan Languages Preservation Project, in collaboration with Casa Areyto and Reencuentro Taíno, invites you to join us in participating in the 2025 Taíno Conference to celebrate language, culture, art, music, and more. Taíno descendants, Indigenous relatives, and allies will unite on August 9th via Zoom to share knowledge and strengthen cultural connections. Conference registration is free.

Be part of this historic conference by contributing a small part of your own language and culture in a message of solidarity. Our goal is to record the message, “We Are Connected” in as many Indigenous languages as possible. Your participation in recording this message of solidarity will be shared in a collaborative video during the conference and made available to UNESCO’s International Decade of Indigenous Languages (IDIL 2022-2032). By participating in this message in your language, you are helping to promote awareness of Indigenous languages and the need to preserve and revitalize our languages.

For more information about participating in this video and the Taíno Conference, please contact us at the following email addresses:

Reencuentro Taíno:

Email: info@tainoconference.org

Website: www.tainoconference.org

The Mayan Languages Preservation Project:

Email: contact@mayanlanguages.org

Website: mayanlanguagespreservation.org

What does that mean for all of you? Please record a video, saying the message “We are connected” in your Indigenous language. If you would like to, please wear clothing representing your Indigenous culture in the video.

Please upload your video and translated message using the form below.

If you are having trouble uploading your video or need other assistance, please email us at contact@mayanlanguages.org or send us a message on Whatsapp at +1 (337) 630-0589.

Please find a quiet location that does not have background noise and record your video in a vertical, portrait aspect. Watch the video below to see an example in Q'eqchi'.

What language do you speak?(Required)

Where is your language spoken?(Required)

Recording of "We Are Connected" in Your Language(Required)

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Accepted file types: mp4, mov, Max. file size: 1 GB, Max. files: 2.

Translated Message

Translate the following message:

We are Connected – Imagine a world where every voice is honored, where our children and grandchildren can freely speak, read, and share in our mother tongue. Here, now, we have the power to change the course of history—by speaking our languages, by reclaiming our stories, and by ensuring that our ancestral voices are heard. Our languages carry the wisdom of our ancestors and the hope of future generations. Let us stand together, so that our languages not only survive but thrive. We can amplify every voice, honor every culture, and create a future for every indigenous language. Let us begin.

Additional Media

Please upload any pictures that represent your community and culture.

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Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, Max. file size: 50 MB, Max. files: 10.

Additional Comments

Please tell us about your language or culture.

Name

First Middle Last

Title

How can we contact you?(Required)

Phone

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By submitting this form, you consent to your video, images, and/or audio being used by the Reencuentro Taíno Conference and Mayan Languages Preservation Project for promotional, educational, and archival purposes in any and all media, in perpetuity. You waive any right to inspect or approve the finished product and release the organizations from any liability.