Images, Imaginations, and Beyond: Proceedings of the Eighth Native American Symposium
Native American Symposium ; 8th, 2009
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John B. Love
Michael Kallam
Melanie Price
Description
Examines historical and current trends to engage Native American students and offers a list of practical suggestions employed in some Oklahoma schools.
Advertisements for Kamloops businesses and California wines for clerical use; Indian Prayer Book (description of languages and availability); Shorthand-Chinook Rudiments; The Wawa Shorthand Instructor; Opening of new Church in Kenim Lake District by Bishop Dontenwill; Death announcements of Kamloops Indian Constable and Captain Gabriel; description of scarcity of missionaries and their work load. Editorial; Monthly News in Chinook; Daily Prayers; Early Church History, Chapters 33 to 34; Our French Page; Phonetic Alphabet; Phonetic Syllables.
Phonetic Alphabet; What is said of the Wawa Shorthand; Phonetic Syllables; Chinook Marsellaise; Marseillaise du whisky (bars of music with Chinook shorthand lyrics).
Editorial includes description of work with the Wawa, annual winter journey through the interior and mention of "Klondike excitement" ameliorating cattle prices. Complete lists of names for Diocese of; I. New Westminster; II. St. Mary's Mission; III. Williams Lake; IV. Stewart's Lake; V. Kamloops; VI. Kootenay; Secular Priests in the Diocese. Our French Page; Monthly News in Chinook; Early Church History (includes the Emperors of the Second Century); Chinook Vocabulary.
The Indian Prayer Book; Polyglott Manual (in eleven languages); Shorthand-Chinook Rudiments; The Wawa Shorthand Instructor; What is Said of the "Wawa" Shorthand; Phonetic Symbols; Phonetic Alphabet; Chinook Marseillaise; Marseillaise du Whisky.
Announcement of deaths of Chief Justice of BC, Theodore Davie, and of Hughie, an Indian boy, after drunken disagreement with a white man. Discusses problems of liquor supply among Indians and problem of using fine as punishment. Editorial then discusses victims of drinking and Temperance establishment. Responds to criticisms from Readers about Wawa content. Monthly News in Chinook; Early Church History, Chapters 39-42; Chinook Vocabulary.
Discussion of brass band formation at Kamloops Industrial School, Indian's religious observances during Holy Week, and the death of Father Soullier and subsequent movement of missionaries. Missionary Work Among the Indians; Editorial describing different types of communities, fervent to bad, that missionaries encounter, and the difficulties in meeting Indians due to new agricultural sedentary lifestyle, etc. Monthly News in Chinook; Letter from St. Onge in Quebec; Early Church History, Chapters 43 to 48.
May 10, 1898: Mentions war between the United States and Spain but also that the Wawa does not care for politics. Mentions Gold Rush to Klondike means flood of people crossing region. Mentions deaths of "old Indians." Missionary Work Among the Indians; discusses hierarchical structure of BC "Indian camps"; Editorial, discusses importance of religion and the character necessary in a missionary; Early Church History, Chapters 44 to 45.
Missionary work among the Indians; introductory page in English with LeJeune's explanation of how to be successful at missionary work with Aboriginal people. LeJeune stresses importance of learning their language. Differences found between "Indian Chinook" and "Chinook." Editorial, anecdotes showing difficulty in translating words from scriptures like "palm" and "ass" directly into Chinook; instead described journey Jesus took using terms more familiar to local Indians. Monthly News in Chinook; Early Church History, Chapters 51 to 54.
July 10, 1898: discusses gathering for Corpus Christi and visit of the Bishop to Kamloops on June 12. Editorial: discusses Bishop's visit and travels between cities and reserves. Early Church History: Third Century, Chapters 55 to 61; Indian Calendar, 1898-1899.
Indian Gathering at Kamloops in June 1898 description continued from previous issue; confirmation of over forty Aboriginal community members. August 10, 1898, Editorial. Secular ceremonies at locations in BC; discusses children at Kamloops Industrial School during the summer; Aboriginal people often away at canneries in New Westminster; census of North Thompson band included 162 children. From Mgr. Kneipp's Water Cure; How to Care for Children; Early Church History, Chapters 62 to 66; Sixth General Persecution.
Big Fire at New Westminster. Description of fire in city, aid from other cities, and Churches spared. Describes Lady of Lourdes which is already being published seperately. Editorial describes creation of shorthand for Tamil language; and death of Father Sardou in Paris and appointment of his replacement, Father Fayard. Trip of Bishiop Durieu with 'sisters' and other Reverends. Our Lady of Lourdes: Introduction and Chapters 1 to 12, Louis Bourriette, Mgr. Laurence and Prefect Massy.
Description of contents and celebration of first mass at Ashcroft. Also an account of the meeting of 700 Indians to pick hops in Govern General H.E. Lord Aberdeen's property. Indians came from the Okanagan, Similkameen, and Nicola. Mentions celebration of mass at gathering. Death of Alexis announced, the first person to die at the Kamloops Industrial School; movement of sisters into BC and positional changes of clerical ranks. Editorial discusses editor's own movements from Spuzzum to High Bar and promotion for the Indian Prayer Book. Our Lady of Lourdes, Chapters 14 to 31 and Lacassagne.
Kamloops, Nov. 15th, 1898: Beginning in January, LeJeune will keep the Bible History as separate supplement of 16 sheets because he claims Aboriginal people are having difficulty following the chronology of these articles in the Wawa. Focus will be on translating The Indian Catechism in shorthand and longhand versions of Chinook, Shuswap, English, Thompson, and Okanagan, but together on the same page. Editorial describes Magic Lantern used for the first time at the "Indian Church" in Kamloops.
St. Anthony's Bread story from Toulon, France; Next Year, 1899 including secular dates, days of Fast and Abstinence; Editorial; Collections During the Year; Transferred Solemnities during 1899, includes discussion of continued improvements made by Kenin Lake Indians on their church; The Holy House of Nazareth, includes illustrations of Virgin Mary and Child, a church interior, etc. some with Chinook shorthand captions.
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
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Akira Y. Yamamoto
Kimiko Y. Yamamoto
Description
Looks at language endangerment in the global setting, responses to the endangered situation, and issues in promoting language revitalization.
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.
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
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Bertney Langley
Linda Langley
Description
Introduces the project, lists the goals, states the methods, projects the outcomes and suggests language revitalization activities.
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.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 10, October 2010, p. 1,23
Description
Discussion of a book, Making the Connection, published for the education system with the hope of creating First Nation friendly schools based on strategies suggested by Cree Elders.
Article found on page 1 and scrolling to page 23.
The Legends Project is a compilation of traditional oral stories, legends, and histories of Canada's Inuit and First Nations. They are transcribed, dramatized, and cast within the communities. Audios contain general information on the First Nations involved, recordings of Elders, explanation of the legends, and legends recorded in both English and the original First Nations language.
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
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Author/Creator
Ivan Ozbolt
Description
Comments on a course teaching the language and strategies on how to teach in immersion settings.
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.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 35-61, 154
Description
Discussion on the mixing of Cree, Michif, and English languages in Indigenous communities; and looks at the evidence of how teachers are responding to this Indigenizing of EngUsh.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 20-48
Description
Argues that Maria Campbell's use of Michif was necessary to convey the true essence of the narratives.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 20.
Measures to Preserve Indigenous Language and Culture In Te Reo Kuki Airani (Cook Islands Maori Language): Early-childhood Education Models
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Ali Glasgow
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 2, Ngaahi Lea a e Kakai Pasifika: Endangered Pacific Languages and Cultures, 2010, pp. 122-133
Description
Examines initiatives and constraints in the development of educational programmes which aim to regain traditional Cook Islands language and cultural practices.
Examines, from a linguistic perspective, the effect of post-colonial order on the Aboriginal land rights of the Crown's oldest ally, the Mikmaw Nation.