Nature

New genetic evidence supports isolation and drift in the Ladin communities of the South Tyrolean Alps but not an ancient origin in the Middle East

The Alps are one of the most significant geographical barriers in Europe and several isolated Swiss and Italian valleys retain the distinctive Ladin and Romansch languages, alongside the modern ...
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Italy’s Ladin people feel sidelined at the Winter Olympics held in their mountain home

MILAN (AP) — Italy’s Ladin minority settled a millennium ago in the Dolomite mountain hamlet of Anpezo — now the two-time Olympic host city of Cortina d’Ampezzo. But members of this ancient ...
Moviefone

Memory Is an Animal, It Barks with Many Mouths

Eva Giolo’s latest work takes us to Val Gardena, where people still speak Ladin, a Rhaeto-Romance language. Giolo subverts the usual representation of mountain communities to deliver a portrait of a ...
The Hill

Italy’s Ladins take visibility into their own hands facing minimal exposure in Olympic celebrations

MILAN (AP) — Italy’s Ladin minority settled a millennium ago in the Dolomite mountain hamlet of Anpezo — now the two-time Olympic host city of Cortina d’Ampezzo. But members of this ancient ...
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Italy's Ladin people feel sidelined at the Winter Olympics held in their mountain home

As new board members debut, Botetourt County addresses long-standing resident concerns with action on Orchard Lake Dam. Instead, Ladins will wave their flag themselves, both figuratively and literally ...