OpenSpeaks/Building Wikimedia Project-Specific Media from Film Archives
This page documents a planned research project.
Information may be incomplete and change before the project starts.
 | This page in a nutshell: This initiative will contribute Indigenous and low-resourced language media from CC-licensed documentaries to Wikimedia projects. |
As part of OpenSpeaks, this project will focus on increasing the representation of Indigenous and low-resourced languages in Wikimedia projects using archived media from documentary films directed by Subhashish Panigrahi. The media includes unedited, unreleased recordings in languages such as Kusunda, Ho, Bonda, Van Gujjari, and the Baleswari dialect of Odia. Supported by a Wikimedia grant, this project will engage native speakers and language experts to identify and subtitle the most suitable recordings for Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia. These activities aim to use OpenSpeaks framework and create audio-visual content, addressing the challenge of poor representation of these languages in Wikimedia projects.
Source documentary films
[edit]- Gyani Maiya (Q130366102) in Kusunda (2019)
- Remosam (Q130366103) in Bonda (2019)
- Mage Porob (Q130366104) in Ho (2019)
- MarginalizedAadhaar (Q130366105) (multiple languages, 2021)
- Nani Ma (Q130366106) in Baleswaria-Odia (2023)
People involved
[edit]Timeline
[edit]- September 2024: Identify and onboard language speakers, activists, or experts
- October '24: Identify recordings best suitable for Wikipedia articles/Wikimedia projects
- November '24: Subtitle selected recordings
- December '24: Publish recordings on Wikimedia Commons and use in Wikipedia/other Wikimedia projects
Wikimedia projects to be improved
[edit]- Planned activities
- Identify Wikipedia (WP) and Wikidata (WD) entries to edit
- Create and enhance Wikipedia articles in focus
- Wikipedia/Wikidata entry list
| Article/Page | Wikimedia project(s) | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uday Raj Aaley | Wikipedia, Wikidata, Commons | WD, WP, Commons all created Also, created w:Category:Magar people |
Notable, audio and video to be added |
| Taukeer Alam | Wikipedia, Wikidata, Commons | WD and Commons created, WP TBD | Notable, audio and video to be added |
| Gobardhan Panda | Wikipedia, Wikidata, Commons | WD and Commons created, WP TBD | Notable, audio and video to be added |
| Ganesh Birua (Q116546852) | Wikidata | WD created | Notability to be checked |
| w:Van Gujjari | WP, WD  Done |
TBD | |
| w:Van Gujjar | WP, Van Gujjar (Q130359200) | WP Done, WD Done
| |
| w:Kamala Sen-Khatri | Wikipedia | WP Done, WD Done |
Phase 2: Media uploading and subtitling
[edit]- Planned activities
- Share unsubtitled and Wikimedia project-relevant media with language experts
- Experts identify media and subtitle
- Edit and clean up subtitles
- Upload media with subtitles
Phase 3: Media inclusion in Wikipedia
[edit]- Planned activities
- Identify WP articles
- Insert media