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Access to Justice for Deaf Inuit in Nunavut: the Role of "Inuit Sign Language"
J. C. MacDougall Canadian Psychology, Vol. 42, No. 1, February 2001, pp. 61-73. Presents a personal perspective on the access to justice for hearing impaired Inuit population of Nunavut. More information... (Rating: 1.67, Votes: 39, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Aleut Reference Group Alienation, Mobility, and Acculturation
Gerald D. Berreman American Anthropologist, Vol. 66, No. 2, New Series, April 1964, pp. 231-250. Examines how villagers of Nikolski, Alaska adopted many of the norms of the dominant "white" culture at the expense of traditional lifestyles. More information... (Rating: 4.38, Votes: 16, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Aleut Semaphore Signals
Jay Ellis Ransom American Anthropologist, Vol. 43, No. 3, pt.1, New Series, July-September 1941, pp. 422-427. Describes a system of coded hand signals used when weather conditions don't allow the voice to be heard. More information... (Rating: 3.89, Votes: 18, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Assimilation of the Inuit Languages and the Place of the Uvular Nasal
Jonathan David Bobaljik International Journal of American Linguistics, Vol. 62, No. 4, October 1996, pp. 323-350. Reanalysis of the Inuit data presented by Louis-Jacques Dorais. More information... (Rating: 4.06, Votes: 16, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
The Baffin Writer's Project
Victoria Freeman Canadian Literature, No. 124-125 , Native Writers & Canadian Writing, Spring/Summer , 1990, pp. 266 - 271. Looks at a project that encourages Inuit people to begin writing their stories and, in this way, pass on Inuit culture and language to the next generation. Entire journal on one pdf. Scroll down to page 266 to read article. More information... (Rating: 4.23, Votes: 13, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Bilingual Education in an Aboriginal Context: Examining the Transfer of Language Skills From Inuktitut to English or French
Esther Usborne, Julie Caouette, Qiallak Qumaaluk, Donald M. Taylor International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, Vol. 12, No. 6, 2009, pp. 667-684. Analyzed the language skills of 110 Inuit students participating in a bilingual program in a remote Arctic community. More information... (Rating: 3.33, Votes: 18, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Contact-Induced Lexical Development in Yupik and Inuit Languages top
Anna Berge, Lawrence Kaplan Études/Inuit/Studies, Vol. 29, No. 1-2, Preserving Language and Knowledge, 2005, pp. 285-305. Reports on the influences of contact with European cultures on northern languages. More information... (Rating: 5.00, Votes: 7, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
The Contribution of C.C. Uhlenbeck to Eskimo-Aleut Linguistics
Hein van der Voort Études/Inuit/Studies, Vol. 32, No. 2, Franz Boas et les Inuit / Franz Boas and the Inuit, 2008, pp. 85-105. Examines the career of the noted Dutch linguist who suggested the connection between the Eskimo language family and Aleut languages. More information... (Rating: 3.18, Votes: 11, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Creating Space and Defining Roles: Elders and Adult Yup'ik Immersion
Oscar Alexie, Sophie Alexie, Patrick Marlow Journal of American Indian Education, Vol. 48, No. 3, 2009, pp. 1-18. Discusses efforts of a language teaching program that integrated two Alaska Native elders into a summer intensive language teaching program. More information... (Rating: 4.50, Votes: 10, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Decolonizing Description: First Steps to Cataloguing with Indigenous Syllabics
Luc Fagnan Author examines some of the projects currently under way in libraries which respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Calls to Action; discusses possible first steps for cataloguers to add Indigenous Syllabics to records for Cree and Inuit Materials. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
The Development of an Inuktitut and English Language Screening Tool in Nunavut
Catherine Dench, Patricia L. Cleave, Jane Tagak, Janice Beddard Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Vol. 35, No. 2, Service Delivery to First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada: Part 1, Summer, 2011, pp. 168-176. Describes the process used in the development of the Inuktitut and English Language Screening Tool intended for use in the Qikiqtani region of Nunavut. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Discours et Identité à Iqaluit Après l'Avènement du Nunavut
Louis-Jacques Dorais Études Inuit Studies, Vol. 30, No. 2, L’Influence de Marcel Mauss / The Influence of Marcel Mauss, 2006, pp. 163-189. Survey conducted in 2003 asked individuals whether the utility of Inuktitut and choices between English and Inuktitut had changed since the creation of Nunavut. Sample was 35. More information... (Rating: 2.69, Votes: 13, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Discourse and Identity in the Baffin Region
Louis-Jacques Dorais, Susan Sammon Arctic Anthropology, Vol. 37, No. 2, 2000, pp. 92-111. Discusses Inuktikut language use in Iqaluit and Igloolik. More information... (Rating: 4.17, Votes: 18, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Do Aboriginal Students Benefit From Education in Their Heritage Language? Results From A Ten-Year Program of Research in Nunavik
Donald M. Taylor, Stephen C. Wright Canadian Journal of Native Studies, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2003, pp. 1-24. Focuses on the benefits of a bilingual Inuttitut education program for Inuit children in kindergarten, grades 1 and 2. More information... (Rating: 3.75, Votes: 16, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
An Ephemeral Anomaly: The Metamorphoses of the Eskimo Language: 1968-1999
Mick Mallon Études Inuit Studies, Vol. 29, No. 1-2, Préserver la langue et les savoirs / Preserving Language and Knowledge, 2005, pp. 239-249. Chronicles the history of the now closed Eskimo Language School which existed to teach English speaking government employees Inuktitut. More information... (Rating: 2.81, Votes: 16, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Eskimo Languages in Asia, 1791 on, and the Wrangel Island-Port Hope Connection
Michael E. Krauss Études/Inuit/Studies, Vol. 29, No. 1-2, Preserving Language and Knowledge, 2005, pp. 163-185. Article investigates the distribution of various Eskimo languages in the Eastern Russia and Western Alaska region. More information... (Rating: 3.33, Votes: 12, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
A Few Thoughts on the Language of the Inuit
Louis-Jacques Dorais The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1981, pp. 303-309. 1981 viewpoint on the Inuit language situation, reasons for linguistic assimilation, and possible influences on the way Inuktitut has changed over time. More information... (Rating: 3.57, Votes: 7, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
First Nations English Dialects in Canada: Implications for Speech-Language Pathology
Jessica Ball, B. May Bernhardt Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, Vol. 22, No. 8, August 2008, pp. 570-588. Paper makes initial recommendations about directions for research and clinical practice. More information... (Rating: 4.38, Votes: 8, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Glottochronology and Eskimo and Eskimo-Aleut Prehistory
David I. Hirsch American Anthropologist, Vol. 56, No. 5, Part 1, New Series, October 1954, pp. 825-838. Linguistic dating techniques are used to determine when the Inuit split into two major groups in Alaska. More information... (Rating: 3.75, Votes: 12, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Historical Antecedents of /h/, /s/, /j/ and /ř/ in Utkuhiksalik (Inuktitut)
Carrie J. Dyck, Jean L. Briggs Études/Inuit/Studies, Vol. 29, No. 1-2, Preserving Language and Knowledge, 2005, pp. 307-340. Describes how differences arose between two different dialects of the Inuit language. More information... (Rating: 2.86, Votes: 14, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Honorary Doctorates top
Anglican Journal, Vol. 129, No. 9, November 2003, p. [?]. Bishop Andrew Atagotaaluk receives honorary doctorate for contributions to translation of the New Testament into Inuktitut. More information... (Rating: 5.00, Votes: 12, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
How Far West Into Asia Have Eskimo Languages Been Spoken, and Which Ones?
Michael Fortescue Études/Inuit/Studies, Vol. 28, No. 2, Spaces-Places-Names, 2004, pp. 159-183. Examines language patterns to determine the extent of Eskimo speaking groups of the northeastern Asian coast. More information... (Rating: 2.11, Votes: 19, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Indigenizing Assessment Using Community Funds of Knowledge: A Critical Action Research Study top
Marilee Coles-Ritchie, Walkie Charles Journal of American Indian Education, Vol. 50, No. 3, 2011, pp. 26-41. "This article focuses on the efforts to create agency among classroom teachers who teach in rural Alaskan schools". More information... (Rating: 5.00, Votes: 1, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
The Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Debbie Brisebois Anthropologica, Vol. 25, No. 1, New Series, Native North Americans and the Media: Studies in Minority Journalism, 1983, pp. 107-115. Looks at the successful Inukshuk project, which proved that the operation of a television network in the North was possible. More information... (Rating: 3.57, Votes: 14, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Inuktitut-English Bilingualism in the Northwest Territories of Canada
J. Iain Prattis, Jean Philippe Chartrand Anthropologica, Vol. 25, No. 1, New Series, Native North Americans and the Media: Studies in Minority Journalism, 1983, pp. 85-105. Proposes nine minimum conditions for effective bilingualism. More information... (Rating: 2.00, Votes: 15, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites |
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