American Literature, vol. 79, no. 3, September 2007, pp. 445-473
Description
Discusses how the 1645 treaty council involved the intersection of the Indigenous method of recording and communicating such agreements (wampum) and European textual traditions.
Canadian Literature, no. 215, Indigenous Focus, Winter, 2012, p. 104
Description
Discusses author's use of the Woods Cree dialect to place his characters in the context of northern Manitoba and as way to limit accessibility by the dominant Anglophone culture.
Current Issues in Language Planning, vol. 9, no. 4, 2008, pp. 440-463
Description
Looks at the Traditional Land Use Study and Consultation Unit created to act as an intermediary between industry, the provincial government of Alberta and First Nations to protect language and culture.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1/2, Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Literature, Winter - Spring, 2006, pp. 61-86
Description
Author considers the current status of the Potawatomi language, describes different efforts being made by both tribal and National authorities to revitalize the language, and examines the impacts of these projects.
New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues: The First Ever Published on the Grammatical System
New Familiar Abnakis and English Dialogues: The First Vocabulary Ever Published in the Abnakis Language ...
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joseph Laurent
Description
"Comprising: the Abenakis alphabet, the key to the pronunciation and many grammatical explanations, also synoptical illustrations showing the numerous modifications of the Abenakis verb, &c. : to which is added the etymology of Indian names of certain localities, rivers, lakes, &c., &c."
International Journal of American Linguistics, vol. 46, no. 2, April 1980, pp. 136-144
Description
Gives a outlilne history of the Inuit writing system and the establishment and recommendations of the Inuit Language Commission. There is also a syllabarium for Inuttitut syllabic writing.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 30, no. 2, Fall, 2015, pp. 129-139
Description
Presents evidence, contrary to commonly held belief, that the collection of 280 word keys to at least 23 languages was not stolen and thrown overboard into the James River.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 3, Summer, 1995, pp. 389-405
Description
Author examines 19th century liturgical texts adapted and translated to the Cherokee language. Semantic analysis reveals several representational and conceptual problems that had to be overcome in order to create effective translations of the texts.
American Anthropologist, vol. 52, no. 4, New Series, October-December 1950, p. 564
Description
Letter argues that the word derives from Excomminqui or "excommunicated ones", and is a name given by 17th century Jesuits who assessed the people of the Labrador coast as "hostile and pagan.".
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.
Reclaiming Children and Youth, vol. 21, no. 3, Fall, 2012, pp. 27-30
Description
Comments on how the model of The Circle of Courage identifies strategies and methods for meeting needs to assure that all children and youth may thrive.