Activity 2: Celebrating Diversity [4 points]
There are between 370 and 500 million Indigenous Peoples currently living in 90 countries around the world. Together, they represent over 5000 different cultures and speak 4000 different languages. That is pretty amazing ‘eh?! I wish that I could speak 4000 languages!
Indigenous People is the term used to describe the people who were the first inhabitants of a land. In Aotearoa, Māori are Indigenous. Indigenous people have rich and vibrant cultures that make the world such a fascinating, varied and enriching place to live.
The Maya people -
1. There are currently over 6 million Mayas in Mesoamerica
2. They speak over 30 Mayan languages
Papua New Guinea -
1. There are 840 distinct languages spoken in Papua New Guinea
2. The population of Christians is 95.6%
Kia ora Christopher,
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting another fantastic blog post! Great job.
The facts you found out about Maya and people from Papua New Guinea are very interesting. I had no idea that in Papua New Guinea they have 840 distinct languages! How interesting.
What is the most interesting fact you learn through this activity?
Nga mihi
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