Alternate Title
Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pamela R. Stern
"Dave, Come on": Indigenous Identities and Language Play in Yves Sioui Durand's Hamlet-le-Malécite
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michèle Lacombe
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 35, no. 2, Special Section: Indigeneity in Dialogue: Indigenous Library Expression Across Linguistic Divides, 2010, pp. [53]-75
Description
Comments on a play that focuses on the contemporary situation of youth in Montreal and the imaginary community of Kinogamish.
A Description of Family and Child Education (FACE): A Comprehensive Approach to Family Literacy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John W. Tippeconnic
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 35, no. 1, October 1995, pp. [6-9]
Description
Program emphasizes teaching languages and cultures is fundamental, takes wholistic approach including parental involvement, teacher commitment, continuing training, and life-long learning.
Dictionary of Alaskan Haida
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jordan Lachler
Dissolution: The Politics of Language for Native Americans
Articles » General
Author/Creator
George Ann Gregory
[Weber Studies], vol. 12, no. 3, Native American Special Issue, Fall, 1995, p. [?]
Description
Looks at factors contributing to the loss of Indigenous languages in the United States.
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night. Rage, Rage, Against the Dying of the Light
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Blair
Shirley Fredeen
Anthropology and Education Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 1, March 1995, p. 27
Description
Compares the circumstances surrounding Indigenous languages in Saskatchewan with those found in other areas of the world.
Document Regarding Bill 96
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQ)
Description
Argues for exemptions and amendments to The Bill, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec, which requires that French be used exclusively in the healthcare and education systems, public services, workforce and economic development.
Dying Words: Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Iain Davidson
Aboriginal History , vol. 34, 2010, pp. 343-345
Description
Book review of: Dying Words by Nicholas Evans.
Review located by scrolling to page 343.
Écrire et Lire la Langue Inuit: Choix Linguistiques Contemporains à Iqaluit et Igloolik, Nunavut
Theses
Author/Creator
Aurélie Hot
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Laval University, 2010.
Text in French, includes abstract in English.
Elders and Teachers Are Cree-ative Collaborators!
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 186
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lily McKay-Carriere
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Reports on part of the community-based research project Decolonizing the Curriculum "Cree-atively" Through Elders' Stories.
Endangered Native American Languages: What Is to Be Done, and Why?
Alternate Title
Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, April 5, 1994
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Crawford
Bilingual Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, Indigenous Language Education and Literacy, Winter, 1995, pp. 17-38
Description
Looks at the causes of language decline, if the process can be reversed and why this is a problem we should be worried about.
Equity in Language Programs: Revitalizing Indigenous Languages in Secondary School in Anchorage, Alaska
Theses
Author/Creator
Betsy Watson (Paskvan)
Description
Education Thesis (PhD) -- University of San Francisco, 2021.
Ethnography and Ethnographic Film: From Flaherty to Asch and After
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dan Marks
American Anthropologist, vol. 97, no. 2, New Series, June 1995, pp. 339-347
Description
Discusses the history of ethnographic films and argues that the film The Ax Fight, by Timothy Asch, will always be an important work of this genre.
Evaluating Food Use by Canadian Aboriginal Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eleanor E. Wein
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, vol. 73, no. 6, 1995, pp. 759-764
Description
Comments on necessary modifications to standard methods for assessing food consumption when researching Aboriginal communities.
An Exploration of Cultural Activities of Métis in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mohan B. Kumar
Teresa Janz
Canadian Social Trends, no. 89, Summer, 2010, pp. 63-69
Description
Data collected from 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (15 or older).Looks at participation in traditional activities, events, Métis specific organizations, spiritual practices, and language acquisition.
Facilitating Language and Literacy Learning for Students with Aboriginal English Dialects
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharla Peltier
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 114-142, 155
Description
Discussion on Aboriginal English dialects; regional variation and linkage to community of origin; and looks at language and literacy learning issues, socialization process, cultural identity, and Aboriginal language retention.
Family, Community, and Aboriginal Language among Young First Nations Children Living Off Reserve in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Evelyne Bougie
Canadian Social Trends, no. 90, Winter, 2010, pp. 73-82
Description
Data from the 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey used to identify characteristics associated with the ability to understand an Aboriginal language among children aged 2 to 5. Examines the extent to which the home, the extended family, child care settings, and community contribute to the transmission of languages.
The Fight to Revitalize Canada’s Indigenous Languages
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Cardwell
UA/AU University Affairs, November 08, 2010
Description
Looks at several projects in Aboriginal communities across Canada
First Nation's New Shoots: Stacks of Books Have Been Published About Native People, Now They're Being Published by Them
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sue Sutton
Quill & Quire, vol. 61, no. 12, December 1995, p. 10
Description
Looks at some of the institutions and people who are publishing and the reasons for publishing, for example, the Yinka-Dene Language Institute is publishing to preserve the Carrier-Sekani language, history, and culture.
First Nations, First Thoughts: The Impact of Indigenous Thought in Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Priscilla Settee
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2010, pp. 159-161
Description
Book review of: First Nations, First Thoughts: The Impact of Indigenous Thought in Canada edited by Annis May Timpson.
First Peoples' Heritage, Language & Culture Council
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First Peoples’ Heritage
Language and Culture Council
Description
Website contains consultation, guidance, support and funding for First Nations’ people of British Columbia’s communities for language, arts and culture projects.
First Speakers: Restoring the Ojibwe Language
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
John Whitehead
Stephanie Mosher
Description
Video highlights efforts to increase number of Ojibwe speakers through establishment of immersion schools and by recording elders' stories. Focuses on two schools: Niigaane School in Minnesota and Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Immersion Charter School in Wisconsin.
Duration: 56:41.
FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations
Alternate Title
Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
Highlights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
Focusing on Long-Term Language Goals in Challenging Times: A Yup'ik Example
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leisy Wyman
Patrick Marlow
Fannie Cikuyaq Andrew
Gayle Sheppard Miller
Rachel Cikigaq Nicholai ... [et al.]
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 1/2, 2010, pp. 28-49
Description
"This article evidences how bilingual programming and academic achievement in English can go hand in hand".
Foreword: Honoring Who We Are
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ningwakwe Priscilla George
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 1-3, 154
Description
Discusses Aboriginal English and the multiple strategies in the process of cross language transfer.
Fostering Diversity and Minimizing Universals: Toward a Non-Colonialist Approach to Studying the Acquisition of Algonquian Languages
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Dean Mellow
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 1, 2010, pp. 67-100
Description
Looks at a scientific theory of language and learning between linguistic researchers, postcolonial scholars, and Aboriginal language activists to preserve and teach Algonquian languages.
From Patrilects to Preformatives: Linguistic Exogamy and Language Shift in the Northwest Amazon
Theses
Author/Creator
Luke Fleming
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Pennsylvania, 2010.
Gifts of Master-Apprenticeship: Development of the Revitalizing Endangered Indigenous Languages (REIL) Certificates
Alternate Title
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Nariyo Kono
Description
Comments on one of the most favoured teaching methods for Indigenous languages.
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.
A Grammatical Study of Innu-Aimun Particles
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Stéphane Goyette
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, 2010, pp. 186-189
Description
Book review of: A Grammatical Study of Innu-Aimun Particles by Will Oxford.
Guide to Relationships and Learning with the Indigenous Peoples of Alberta
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
College of Alberta School Superintendents
Description
Interactive resource designed to educate school superintendents. Includes written information, videos and links to supplemental material focused on the topics of identity, language, learning from the land, treaties and agreements, laws and policies, reconciliation and relationships.
Hand-in-Hand: A Review of First Nations Child Welfare in New Brunswick
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bernard Richard
"He Said It All In Navajo!": Indigenous Language Immersion in Early Childhood Classrooms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louise Lockard
Jennie De Groat
International Journal of Multicultural Education, vol. 12, no. 2, 2010, pp. 1-14
Description
Describes historical and social foundations of the Navajo Headstart immersion program.
Hearts Around the Fire: First Nations Women Talk about Protecting and Preserving First Nations Cultures in Saskatchewan Public Education
Alternate Title
Research Report (Saskatchewan School Boards Association) ; no. 10-02
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laura L. M. Whiteman
Description
Summarizes thesis exploring the introduction of Indigenous knowledge into mainstream education systems.
Full Thesis.
A Historic Addendum on the Relationship of Anthropologists and Indian Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. V. (Jay) Powell
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 211-214
Description
Presents a letter, protesting the nonrenewal of Morris Swadesh's contract by the City College of New York in 1949, signed by the chief of the Mowachat band. Morris Swadesh, who taught people how to write their language (Nuu-chah-nulth or Nootka), was much appreciated by the Aht people, thus his nonrenewal caused great concern.
Housing Needs and Challenges for Rural and Urban (Off-Reserve) Indigenous Peoples
Alternate Title
Phase 2: Data Analysis Project
E-Books
Author/Creator
Big River Analytics
Description
Utilizes data from the Census of Population, Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) and the Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
Human Genetic Diversity (Immunoglobulin GM Allotypes), Linguistic Data, and Migrations of Amerindian Tribes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean-Michel Dugoujon
Bruno Mourrieras
Marie-Therese Senegas
Evelyne Guitard
Andre Sevin
Etienne Bois
Serge Hazout
Human Biology, vol. 67, no. 2, April 1995, pp. 231-250
Description
GM haplotype frequencies used to determine geographic migrations. Geographic and language played an important part in genetic diversity.
The Human Right to a Mother Tongue in Revitalising Indigenous Languages
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tove Skutnabb-Kangas
Description
"Plenary paper at the conference The Real California Gold: Indigenous & Immigrant Heritage Languages of California, University of California Davis, May 7-8, 2010."
I Am My Subject: Blending Indigenous Research Methodology and Autoethnography through Integrity Based, Spirit-based Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Onowa McIvor
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 33, no. 1, Connecting to Spirit in Indigenous Research, 2010, pp. 137-155
Description
Explores the writer's use of narrative inquiry, autoethnography, and Indigenous research paradigms to address her research on Indigenous spirituality and her journey with learning the Cree language.
Identity and the Language of the Classroom: Investigating the Impact of Heritage Versus Second Language Instruction on Personal and Collective Self-Esteem
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen C. Wright
Donald M. Taylor
Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 87, no. 2, 1995, pp. 241-252
Description
Results from study involving Inuit, White, and mixed-heritage students living in a subarctic community suggest that it was more beneficial for minority students to be taught in their own language (Inuttitut) rather than English.
Imagining Navajo in the Boarding School: Laura Tohe’s No Parole Today and the Intimacy of Language Ideologies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony K. Webster
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, vol. 20, no. 1, June 2010, p. 39–62
Description
Metalinguistic commentaries about the complicated speech environment for Navajo children assimilated into the public school system.
In the Language of their Hearts: Emotions and Language Choice in Child-Parent Interaction, Insights from a Yupik Village
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daria Morgounova Schwalbe
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 45, no. 1/2, Chukotka: Understanding the Past, Contemporary Practices, and Perceptions of the Present, 2021, pp. 171-205
Description
Looks at the importance of language to motivate, construct meanings, and create emotional connections for Indigenous communities.
inca sƏnqslix
(I Am All My Relations)
Alternate Title
I Am All My Relations
Theses
Author/Creator
Michelle Jack
Description
American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Washington State University, 2010.
Incantations and Yupik Language in the Context of Contemporary Religious Rituals: Continuity, Secrecy, and Indetermination
Alternate Title
Incantations et Langue Yupik dans le Contexte des Rituels Religieux Contemporains: Continuité, Secret et Indétermination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dmitriy Oparin
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 45, no. 1/2, Chukotka: Understanding the Past, Contemporary Practices, and Perceptions of the Present, 2021, pp. 411-437
Description
Looks at the preservation of the Chukota's language through religious ceremonies and practices.
Indigeneity in Dialogue: Indigenous Literary Expression Across Linguistic Divides
Alternate Title
Introduction: Indigeneity in Dialogue
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michèle Lacombe
Heather Macfarlane
Jennifer Andrews
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 35, no. 2, Special Section: Indigeneity in Dialogue: Indigenous Literary Expression Across Linguistic Divides, 2010, pp. 5-12
Description
Introduces the special section of the journal that deals with how linguistic barriers affect exchanges between Indigenous artists.
Indigenous Children's Education as Linguistic Genocide and a Crime Against Humanity? A Global View
Alternate Title
Gáldu Čála ; no. 1, 2010
Galdu Cala ; no. 1, 2010
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tove Skutnabb-Kangas
Robert Dunbar
An Indigenous Education Model for Post-Secondary Academic Writing Instruction
Theses
Author/Creator
Leta Marie Young
Description
Cross-Cultural Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Fairbanks, 2010.
Indigenous English and Standard Language Ideology: Toward a Postcolonial View of English in Teacher Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Sterzuk
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 100-113, 155
Description
Examines preservice educators' and students views of language and literacy development, and language variation in Saskatchewan.
Indigenous Language Education in Washington State: Facts, Attitudes and Vitality
Theses
Author/Creator
Russell Hugo
Description
Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2010.
Indigenous Language Immersion Schools for Strong Indigenous Identities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jon Reyhner
Heritage Language Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 138-152
Description
Looks at examples from Apache, Ojibwe, Dené (Navajo), Hawaiian and Blackfeet language programs.
Indigenous Language Revitalization Efforts in Canada during COVID-19: Facilitating and Maintaining Connections Using Digital Technologies
Theses
Author/Creator
Laura Gallant
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Western University, 2021.