January 2022 marks the beginning of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in order to "draw global attention on the critical situation of many indigenous languages and to mobilize stakeholders and resources for their preservation, revitalization and promotion" (UNESCO). Aiming to ensure indigenous peoples' rights to preserve, revitalize and promote their languages in sustainable ways, the global initiative centres Indigenous, minoritised and/or endangered language communities and their specific needs which should be in the focus of language revitalisation efforts as it has been pointed out earlier (e.g. De Korne and Leonard 2017; Shulist and Rice 2019).As language revitalisation is "not so much about bringing a language back; but rather, bringing it forward" (Hornberger and King 1996, 440), a key aspect of lan-

Olika perspektiv har utforskats med intentionen att projektet ska leda till innovationer för språkets kultur. Traditioner bör utvecklas över tid och språk moderniseras, för att ungdomar ska kunna identifiera sig med språk och därmed också föra meänkieli vidare till nästa generation av talare.Projektet menar att bryta traditioner kring minoritetsspråket meänkieli genom grafisk design. Utbudet av litteratur för ungdomar är tunt, i dagens läge finns flest böcker för barn eller äldre. Kulturen kring meänkieli är ofta uppbyggd på gamla traditioner, vilket bidrar till avsaknaden av innovationer. För att förstå hur grafisk design kan lyfta språket behöver bakgrunden och relevant teori om grafisk design förklaras.

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Young members of minoritized linguistic communities often face a situation of double marginalization. On one hand, many communities have struggled to maintain their languages due to oppression and assimilation politics, which often leads to a language shift. On the other hand, many young members also experience a language purism within the community, mostly from older generations, criticizing the young members’ linguistic practices and language skills. This paper explores how young Tornedalians, Kvens and Lantalaiset use social media as an arena for metapragmatic reflexions on minority language learning and Meänkieli maintenance. Drawing on data from the social media platform Instagram, this paper examines the role of Meänkieli in young peoples’ life and identity. The paper also explores how social media can contribute to create community among young Tornedalians, Kvens and Lantalaiset.