Obstruent Voicing and Glottalic Obstruents in Gitxsan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce Rigsby
John Ingram
International Journal of American Linguistics, vol. 56, no. 2, April 1990, pp. 251-263
Description
Critique of James Hoard's essay "Obstruent Voicing in Gitksan: Some Implications for Distinctive Feature Theory" in Linguistic Studies of Native Canada.
American Anthropologist, vol. 67, no. 5, pt. 1, New Series, October 1965, pp. 1231-1257
Description
Reviews efforts to classify Inuit and the ethnic relationships implied by the classification and examines archaeological evidence to see if it supports these theoretical relationships.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 25, no. 2, 2001, pp. 149-165
Description
Author contextualizes the topic of orality in a discussion of the practice of shared memories and their functions in personal and communal healing among the Northern Cree, in particular as this relates to orality in Indigenous worlds.
American Anthropologist, vol. 40, no. 3, New Series, July-September 1938, pp. 531-532
Description
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.)--Indiana University, 2003.
Documentation in the dissertation includes narratives by Alfred Caesar, Mary Charlie, Amos Dick, Mida Donnessey, Arthur John, Rose Johnston, Liza Magun, John Martin and others.
"Containing a full description of that settlement, and the adjacent country; and likewise of the Fur Trade, with hints for its improvement, &c. &c. to which are added, remarks and observations made in the inland parts, during a residence of near four years; a specimen of five Indian languages; and a journal of a journey from Montreal to New York."
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 19-40
Description
Looks at factors which contribute to educational gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students: history, political organization, socio-economic status, and health.
American Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 75, no. 3, September 2004, pp. 519-522
Description
Presents evidence that Greenberg's classification of all Native American languages, except the Dene and Inuit-Aleut groups, into a single linguistic group causes problems. The article recommends the use of Campbell's (1997) classification system.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. 2, 2009, pp. 62-77, 117
Description
Looks at effective ways to revitalize obsolescing languages through school and community programs such as the Cree Immersion Day Camp at the Canadian Indigenous Languages and Literacy Institute.