ABSTRACT
The chapter defines “language rights,” “revitalization,” and “linguistic genocide” (using the UN Genocide Conventions definitions of genocide), relating these to the education of ITM children/people(s) (ITM = Indigenous/tribal, minority and minoritized). I ask four questions: (1) What are the main causal factors behind the need for revitalization? (2) Are there binding or even non-binding language rights that would support ITM language maintenance, prevent language endangerment, and, especially, support revitalization of ITM languages? (3) If there are such rights, are they being implemented. If not, why? (4) Finally, what could be done? The chapter finishes with recommendations.
