Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 2, Summer, 2006, pp. 83-104
Description
Explains how Cheyenne text-images including glyphs, pictographs, winter counts, and ledger books helped sustain a unique literature form and present a legitimate alternative to European defined literacy.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 83.
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1/2, Winter-Spring, 2006, pp. 49-60
Description
Discusses shifting between English and Cree and the dualistic use of languages to emphasize the cultural interaction between Cree peoples and mainstream Canadian society.
Introduction to the articles of Issue 100, Spring 2006 and the cover story concerning sewing art of Esther Bryan. Issue also includes articles on physical fitness and mental health, learning the language, and fish stories from Jose Kusugak.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1/2, Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Literature, Winter - Spring, 2006, pp. 3-10
Description
The introduction by the guest editor to the special issue, "Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Literatures" discusses a number of issues surrounding the endangered status of Indigenous languages and process of revitalization.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 4, 2006, pp. 133-182
Description
Book reviews of:
America Is Indian Country: Opinions and Perspectives from Indian Country Today edited by José Barreiro and Tim Johnson.
Authentic Indians: Episodes of Encounter from the Late-Nineteenth-Century Northwest Coast by Paige Raibmon.
Bibliography of Native American Bibliographies compiled by Phillip M. White.
The Boundaries Between Us: Natives and Newcomers Along the Frontiers of the Old Northwest Territory, 1750–1850 edited by Daniel P.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1/2, Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Literature, Winter - Spring, 2006, pp. 153-165
Description
Memoir piece in which the author describes the process of learning Tuscarora as a child, relearning it as an adult, and the choices they continue to make around language use and cultural survivance.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 4, Winter, 2006, pp. 43-63
Description
Examines the translation of a legend from Dakota to English as a dynamic and complex process that extends beyond literal translation to understanding the context of both cultures and languages.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 43.