Algonquian

Book review of: Plains Cree by H. Christoph Wolfart.

Letter argues that the list compiled by Alanson Skinner (American Anthropologist Vol. 16, 1914, p. 73-74) in Saskatchewan differs so much from other published schedules that it should not be accepted until verified.

Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Berkeley, 1986.

Comments on the ability of the Massachusett people of the Algonquian language group to adapt so that their words and ways could survive.

English translation for Malecite words, published under the patronage of the Honorable Mrs. Manners Sutton.

Grammar of the Ojibwa language.

Argues that the ancient word nyñnanwi is the origin of other, later deviations.

Discussion of whether the consonantal group *çk differs from *ck.

Linguistic study that provides an understanding of Algonkian society and how it evolved as different groups dispersed geographically.

Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Regina, 2004.

Comments on the proposed >Indigenous Languages Act

Uses the example of a program at Michigan State University to explore issues in incorporating heritage languages into the curriculum of post-secondary institutions.

Discussion on languages of North America as taken from the Encyclopedia Americana, Volume VI, published in 1831 and reprinted in 1836.

Description of the migrations of the Wapanakamikok or Eastern Land People and the Algonkian family dialects, which have gradually changed from village to village.

Summary of a 1935 expedition to discover new dialects and languages.

Part of the 1888 Report on the North-Western Tribes of Canada.

Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2004.

Contains links to lists of materials available for Chipewyan, Cree, North and South Slavey, and Tlicho. Each book is keyed for language (single or accompanied by English) and grade level.

Outlines changes in attitudes towards language use and preservation, and the importance of Cree as the language of instruction. Uses the community of Mistissini, Quebec as an example of one language being used in the home and when hunting, and another dominating in other situations. Text in French.

Book reviews of: A Study of Pueblo Architecture in Tusayan and Cibola by Victor Mindeleff. The Faithful Hunter: Abnaki Stories by Joseph Bruchac. Navajo Coyote Tales by William Morgan. Secrets From the Center of the World by Joy Harjo and Stephen Strom. Kickapoo Vocabulary by Paul H. Voorhis. An Ojibwe Text Anthology edited by John D. Nichols. "Statement Made by the Indians": A Bilingual Petition of the Chippewas of Lake Superior, 1864 edited by John D. Nichols. Pisiskiwak kâ-pîkiskwêcik/Talking Animals told by L. Beardy.

Discusses Language Keepers project which includes the development and production of a new dictionary, audio recordings, and a video archive of natural group conversations.

Religious Studies Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2013.

Rosella Carney discusses birch bark biting and counting in Cree. Duration: Video 1: 2:40. Video 2: 2:53.

File contains a presentation by Jill Henderson, a student at the Sagkeeng School. Henderson, who is Junior Chief of her school, presents on the value and importance of learning the Ojibway language. Henderson discusses her views on how language is a key aspect of one's culture, as well as her personal attempts to learn her people's language.

Chapter 2 from Revitalizing Indigenous Languages edited by John Reyhner, Gina Cantoni, Robert N. St. Clair, and Evangeline Parsons Yazzie. Comments on the success of a kindergarten class which mastered a vocabulary of 200 words and phrases at the end of 18 weeks.

A description of the origins of different place names, including several adapted from Indigenous language names or their translations to English or French: Nipawin, Kinistino, Saskatoon, Wascana and others. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 81.

Contains Catholic catechism text transcribed and translated for the Ottawa and Ojibwa (Ojibwe, Anishinaabe, Otchipwe) peoples.

"Being the substance of Two Lectures delivered in Halifax, in November 1849, at Public Meetings held for the purpose of instituting a Mission to that Tribe."

Outlines grammar of the Chippeway language.

Investigates the difficulties associated with the terms "sister's daughter" and "brother's daughter".

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1998.

Reproduces two articles from the Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, vol. 5, Section II, 1887.

Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2005.

Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2002.

Looks at the Mi'kmaq or Mi'kmaw language.

Orthography and spelling of the Chipeyan, or Chipewan, language.

Provides links to the Mi'kmaq of St. George's Bay history, photos, news and other related links.

Contends that in order to preserve all aboriginal languages in Canada it will take government funding, public awareness, and First Nations communities working together.

Discusses the reasoning for the motivation of the missionaries to learn Ojibwa.

[English-Language Literacy] Thesis (M.Sc.)--Arizona State University, 2016.

Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1989.

Finds that conjunct verbs are structurally lower than independent verbs. The article includes a discussion of how the Wampanoag language exhibits a form of anti-agreement.

Comments on the role six female teachers played in the resistance of colonialism.

Looks at the contributions of many in their efforts to promote and maintain the Indigenous languages of the United States. Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.

Collection of stories, most from Mississagua, Mrs. Bolin (Nawigishkoke) of Scugog Island, Ontario.

Looks at the seven indigenous languages of Manitoba, some more threatened then others, and the possibility of revitalizing these languages in Manitoba schools.

Brief description of commandments painted on the walls of Christ Church Anglican, The Pas, Manitoba.