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Wichi children looking at the Book Collection Hunhat Lheley, Laguna Yema, November 2018

2023

July. Dr. Taverna Visiting Researcher at theRachel Carson Center, LMU, Munich. Link
April-May. the second edition of the Han’ofwaj, a trip to an indigenous childhood was carried out. Link
March. Santa Fe Distinction for Science, Technology and Innovation, shared with Dr. Analía Salsa. Link
January. We obtained an important international grant in collaboration with Dr. Salsa’s team for a project on learning numbers and early mathematics in the Wichí community. Link

2022

September-November. Public Communication of Science Project IRICE (CONICET-UNR). “Han’ofwaj, a trip to the Wichí indigenous childhood” Sensory experience that shows us the diversity in languages, cultures, customs, upbringing and childhood. Different educational institutions from the city and surroundings participated in the three educational levels.

August.
- Series of Conversations on Literacy in Intercultural Contexts. Oriented to Memas and teachers of Bilingual Intercultural Education. Organized by APCD, IRICE-CONICET, UNaF.
- Outstanding Paper Award 2021 para Dra. Andrea Taverna, por su contribución científica: ‘Motherese in the Wichi Language’ en el Journal for the Study of Education and Development (JSED).

April. Hunhat lheley at the Buenos Aires International Book Fair 2022 (28/04 – 16/05). Blue Pavilion, Stand 317.

Picture of Hunhat lheley at the Buenos Aires International Book Fair 2022.

2021

November. The Universidad Nacional de Formosa donated and delivered 200 copies of the children’s book Hunhat Lheley (Inhabitants of the Earth) to MEMAs (Maestros en Modalidad Aborigen) and students of the Wichi Lako school in Laguna Yema, Formosa.
October. Invitation to participate in the Cycle Conference ‘Plural Ethnographies. Disciplinary meetings today’, organized by the Cátedra Etnografía I de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Conference: Why do Thought and Language of indigenous childhoods challenge the Science of child development? Evidence from the Wichi of the Central Chaco. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHfZ9d3h2GY&t=367s
August. Participation by invitation to the Cycle Talks organized by the ‘Cátedra Problemas Epistemológicos de la Psicología “B”. Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de Rosario’. Conference: Research and transfer experience in the Wichi Lawet Laguna Yema community, Formosa, with Dr. Maria Celeste Baiocchi as co-author.
March. Official presentation of the children’s book Hunhat Lheley (Inhabitants of the Earth) in its bilingual edition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8QIr4S5-DI
Hunhat Lheley (Bilingual Edition) in the media:
- Formosa Book Fair. https://youtu.be/vieznj_hoHQ
- Book and Culture Fair of the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK8EtDlFEQQ
- La Rioja Book Fair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuNpiiFoDS0

Aurelia Pérez and Élida María Pérez receiving the 200 copies of Hunhat lheley (Bilingual Edition) from Universidad Nacional de Formosa, November 2021

2019

August. Literacy Training Days Learning as a socio-constructive, multimodal and identity process. Literacy in contexts of sociocultural diversity aimed at Native and Non-native educators from schools in the province of Formosa and Chaco, carried out in Laguna Yema (Formosa) by the specialists, Dr. Nora Scheuer, CONICET (National Research Council, Argentina) Principal Investigator in the Group of Cultural and Cognitive Studies (linked to IPehcs) and Dr. Laura Méndez (Universidad Nacional de Comahue and ECyC/IPEHCS-CONICET-UNCo, Bariloche headquarters). The teachers received certifications from the Universidad Nacional de Formosa.

2018

March. Initial literacy workshop in the Wichi Lawet Community. In charge of the native educators and members of the team, Aurelia Pérez, and Élida María Pérez, within the framework of two days of work with children of the community.
March. Distribution of 1,000 copies of the Hunhat Iheley Book Collection (2017) among families and educators from the Wichi Lawet community, Laguna Yema, Formosa, and surrounding areas.
Hunhat Lheley Lab in the Media:
- Clarín Newspaper (Section: Society): Taverna, A. (06 de 08 de 2018). Argentina, multilingual: despite the progress of Spanish, 15 indigenous languages are still spoken and there are another 9 in “revitalization”. (J. Firpo, Interviewer) Clarín. Interview for newspaper article. 8/2018. Interview with Javier Firpo for Diario Clarín. Note: Investigación. Argentina, Plurilingüe: pese al avance del español, aún se habla en 15 lenguas indígenas y hay otras 9 en ‘revitalización’.
- CONICET Dialogue (07/2018). Sección Epifanías ¿cómo nace un hallazgo científico? Caso 9: Hunhat Lheley: Collection of children’s books in the Wichi language
- CONICET Central. Children’s books in Wichí by CONICET researchers reached communities of Formosa (04/2018). Presentación y entrega de libros infantiles Hunhat lheley en la comunidad. Actividad llevada a cabo en la comunidad Wichi lawet, Laguna Yema, Formosa.
- Radio Ex-Centro de Tortura y Exterminio Olimpo. Program: Con los pies en la tierra. CABA (04/2018) Interview conducted on the occasion of the presentation of the Hunhat Lheley Book Collection in the Wichi Lawet community, Laguna Yema, Formosa on 03.28.2018 and the pre-literacy workshops that took place between 03.29 and 03.30 in the same community.
- FM 102.3 Radio of the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Program: Subverciones Radiofonicas. Córdoba, Argentina (04/2018). Interview conducted as part of the presentation of the Hunhat Lheley book collection.

2017

December. Presentation of the illustrated Collection of children’s books Hunhat Ihelhey Wichi Edition by native authors. Universidad Nacional Formosa.
Hunhat Lheley (Inhabitants of the Earth) in the media.
- FM 102.7 Universidad Nacional de Formosa radio. Program: Eureka. Formosa, Argentina (12/2017). Interview on the occasion of the presentation of the book collection Hunhat Lheley (inhabitants of the earth).
- FM 99.7 Universidad Nacional del Nordeste radio. Program: Ciudad Invisible. Corrientes, Argentina (12/2017). Interview conducted on the occasion of the presentation of the Wichi Hunhat Lheley Children’s Book Collection. Corrientes, Argentina.
- FM 103.3 Radio Universidad. ABC program. Rosario (12/05/2017). Interview on the occasion of the presentation at the National University of Formosa of the Hunhat Lheley book collection.
- Federal newscast. Río Cuarto, Cordoba, Argentina. (12/13/2017). Interview on the occasion of the presentation of the children’s book Hunhat Lheley
- Formosa Newspaper. Formosa, Argentina. (1/12/2017) Presentation of a collection of children’s books in the Wichí language. Note on the occasion of the presentation of Wichi children’s books
- La Mañana Newspaper. Formosa, Argentina (10/12/2017) Article Note on the occasion of the presentation of Wichi children’s books. Link
- La Mañana Newspaper. Formosa, Argentina. (20/03/2017) They assure that reading should be encouraged from an early age and in various ways. Interview about topics related to reading in the early stages of development. Link

María Segundo and Dr. María Celeste Baiocchi in the delivery of 1000 copies of the Hunhat lheley books (Wichí Edition) to the families of the Wichi Lawet community, March 2017

2016

OPB Oregon Broadcasting. Humans are animals, too. Scientific dissemination. Oregon, United States. (05/2016) Publication of own research results.

2014

Science for the Curious Blog. Kids Name the Darnedest Animals. Scientific dissemination (08/2014) Publication of own research results in Blog Science for the Curious.