"In the context of the International Year and International Decade of Indigenous Languages, a Global Call for Research Papers was commissioned with the aim to show a diversity of scholarship in the field of Indigenous languages and related issues. The international peer-review team carried out a comprehensive review process of nearly 300 papers from 63 countries, facilitated the final compilation of 38 selected papers by researchers from 26 countries, and the production of 10 articles by peer-reviewers. Overall, this multilingual collection includes 48 articles by researchers and analytical pieces by peer reviewers from 30 countries. This initiative aims to contribute to the creation of favourable conditions for knowledge-sharing and dissemination of good practices on Indigenous languages, as well as growth and development through elaboration of new knowledge." (Back cover)