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@UNSD_GEGN More information on the official country names for Norway in Sami languages and Kven #UNGEGN2021 @Sprakradgivning @namnfragor #placenamesmatter
"Norge heter også nå Norga, Nöörje, Vuodna og Norja"
https://t.co/EYdTQp8wV5
Have a look at the book «Indigenous and Minority Placenames» (2014) edited by Clark, Hercus and Kostanski (open access) as a preparation for the upcoming UNGEGN session! https://t.co/Kk2ZWVjoaC #2021UNGEGN #PlaceNamesMatter #ToponymicCulturalHeritage @UNSD_GEGN
Great to see so many familiar faces (I finally turned my camera on after some technical difficulties🙄). Looking forward to read the reports and to discuss the many perspectives that standardisation of geographical names raises. #2021UNGEGN #PlaceNamesMatter
Great meeting today with 125 participants on the UNGEGN Strategic Plan. Thanks all - we’re hopeful of the document’s approval at the plenary session, 3-7 May 2021!
Gerhard Rampl and Andrea Mussmann explains how @Transkribus can be used in place-name research - impressive! #PlaceNamesMatter
Some place name authorities are very active in illustrating the importance and peculiarities of geographical names. Have a look at a seasonal example from Land Information New Zealand. #placenamesmatter https://t.co/6y2xxYKzsR @LINZLDS
Congratulations for 50 years names standardization in Austria! #placenamesmatter
Map with traditional Inuit place names in Nunvut. #PlaceNamesMatter
This web map displays thousands of traditional place names in the Qikiqtaaluk, Kitikmeot and Kivalliq regions of Nunavut as part of the Inuit Heritage Trust's Place Name Program. Check out this incredible map and project here: https://t.co/ikQmlF0MPD
@DorsetFox Hi David, You're quite right, place names do matter that's why we made sure of the spelling. Winterborne Monkton near #Dorchester doesn't have a U. #placenamesmatter
Scientific poster of the doctoral project on the standardization of geographical names in Norway presented at #UNGEGN2019 #PlaceNamesMatter
Paper on renaming and naming rights. McElroy suggests that the transformation of “The General” to “The Zuckerberg” indexes Facebook’s techno-imperiality, as well as its efforts to mask its dispossessive impacts #PlaceNamesMatter #CriticalToponymy https://t.co/nLZd3MoQQX
#UNGEGN2019 At the WG meeting for Geographical Names as Cultural heritage this morning we discussed street naming. For inspiration, check out City talks lecture on the politics of street naming! https://t.co/Y2qopmd89i #PlaceNamesMatter
Follow us live on UN web-tv when the Group of Experts considers agenda item 13 - Geographical names as culture, heritage and identity! https://t.co/BiAywJPBfT #PlaceNamesMatter #UNGEGN2019
#UNGEGN2019 special presentation by Dmitry Harakka from Permanent Forum @UN on Indigenous Issues #PlaceNamesMatter to linguistic minorities also! @UNSD_GEGN
Ms. Blake from the @UNSD_GEGN Secretariat encourages the Group of Experts to consider how we can contribute to achieve the the Sustainable Development Goals #SDG #UNGEGN2019 #PlaceNamesMatter
Man bruger ikke efterhængt artikel i vestjysk dialekt. Det hedder 'æ Hawskow': https://t.co/cI3XfKpR5M …. Derfor skal kommuner ikke standardisere stednavne #PlaceNamesMatter @ThistedKommune @DRNyheder
The paper presented by Steve Westley on Commemorative Naming in Canada generates interesting discussions. #UNGEGN2019 #PlaceNamesMatter
@persiancat888 with a status report on the contribution of @UNSD_GEGN to @UNGGIM activities #UNGEGN2019 #PlaceNamesMatter
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