Linguistic Diversity
Language not only communicates, it defines culture, nature, history, humanity, and ancestry [1]. The indigenous languages of the Arctic have been formed and shaped in close contact with their environment. They are a valuable source of information and a wealth of knowledge on human interactions with nature is encoded in these languages. If a language is lost, a world is lost.
Indigenous peoples of the Arctic countries Download this map (3,2 MB)
Compiled by Winfried K. Dallmann
© Norwegian Polar Institute
