Looks at a holistic model of assessment to evaluate language revitalization program developed by the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma.
Chapter from Nurturing Native Languages edited by Joh Reyhner, Octaviana V. Trujillo, Roberto Luis Carrasco and Louise Lockard.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 1, 1998, pp. 161-164
Description
Book review of: âtalôhkâna nêsta tipâcimôwina. Cree Legends and Narratives from the West Coast of James Bay told by Simeon Scott and translated by C. Douglas Ellis.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 23, no. 2, 2003, pp. 425-446
Description
Book review of:
Common and Contested Ground: A Human and Environmental History of the Northwestern Plains by Theodore Binnema.
Out of the Background: Readings on Canadian Native History by Ken Coates and Robin Fisher (Editors).
Gay Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Myths from Arapaho to the Zuni: An Anthology by Kim Elledge (Editor).
E. Pauline Johnson, Tekahionwake: Collected Poems and Selected Prose by Carole Gerso and Veronica Strong-Boag.
Canadian Social Trends, vol. 51, Winter, 1998, pp. 8-16
Description
Presents data and factors related to endangerment and viability; based on 1996 Census data author suggests three languages could be considered "secure."
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 2, 1998, pp. 313-333
Description
Discusses ways Cayuga Chief Jacob E. Thomas (1922-1998) of the Six Nations Reserve taught language; examines the educational materials he produced, and some reactions to his efforts.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 42, no. 1, Celebrating Tribal Colleges and Universities American Indian Higher Education Consortium, 2003, pp. 75-84
Description
Looks at the danger of extinction of Native American languages and the programs in place to curb this fate.
Colour Category Evolution and Shuswap Yellow with Green
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert E. MacLaury
American Anthropologist, vol. 89, no. 1, New Series, March 1987, pp. 107-124
Description
Use of one term to describe two different colours is rare, except in Indigenous languages of the Pacific Northwest; author examines possible explanations for the phenomenon.
Project looks at American Indian elementary school children to see what elements are needed to influence language learning. Shows the importance of teaching in a way that is compatible with the learning style of the home culture.
International Journal of the Sociology of Language, no. 132, 1998, pp. 61-78
Description
Presents an account of what most elderly speakers of Oklahoma Native American languages feel about their languages and the issues and problems of designing programs for language revitalization.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 3 & 4, Series 2; [Indigenous Intersections], Fall/Winter, 2003/2004, pp. [189]-191
Description
Book review of: The Decipherment of Ancient Maya Writing edited by Stephen Houston, Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos, & David Stuart.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, 2003, pp. 41-59
Description
Describes the need for a new approach to learning Indigenous languages in the classroom, arguing that programs should emphasize both written and the contemporary local usage of the language.