This episode is with insider researcher Madoka Hammine, who is a PhD student at University of Lapland in Finland. Madoka works on her heritage language, Yaeyama (Ryukyuan), as both a linguist and a language activist. Her PhD project is entitled: "embracing multilingualism in education", based on her fieldwork in both in Finland and Miyara village (Ishigaki, Japan). Things mentioned in this episode: Madoka’s work (paper mentioned TBA): https://ulapland.academia.edu/MadokaHammineMadoka’s profile at the University of Lapland Madoka's podcast: おーりたぼーり ("Ooritaboori", in Yaeyama & Japanese)Yaeyama language: Wikipedia & EthnologueSami languages: Wikipedia & Ethnologue