What if preserving a language meant preserving a world?
In this episode of Connected Conversations, host Elena Petrova speaks with Eugenia Urrere, founder of Indigenius, a language service provider dedicated to digitizing and dignifying Indigenous languages across the Americas.
Eugenia shares her powerful journey as a linguist, entrepreneur, and advocate, offering insight into the importance of fair employment, cultural respect, and why Indigenous languages are more than communication tools - they’re living systems of knowledge, identity, and resistance.
🟢 Key Themes:
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The mission behind Indigenius and its impact on Indigenous communities
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Why Indigenous language work is also political, cultural, and ethical
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The challenges and rewards of working directly with native speakers
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Eugenia’s expansion from Latin America to other underrepresented languages globally
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What inclusive, culturally responsible localization actually looks like
Whether you’re facing uncertainty in your personal life or observing it in your community, this conversation offers gentle insights and practical reflections to help you cope with change.
🎧 Tune in to hear how language can reconnect people to their history, and how tech, when used right, can amplify ancestral voices instead of replacing them.
About Eugenia Urrere:
Eugenia Urrere is the founder and CEO of Indigenius, a language service provider focused on Indigenous and underrepresented languages. Since 2018, she’s worked to elevate the voices of native speakers by creating fair employment, digitizing endangered languages, and leading localization projects that respect cultural identity. Eugenia partners with Indigenous communities, governments, and tech companies to build a more inclusive linguistic future.
🌐 Website: http://indigenius.site/
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indigenius.site/
🔗 LinkedIn:
Eugenia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eurrere/
Indigenius: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indigenius-site/
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