Menu of Possible Interventions for Native American Students: Guidance, Practices, Programs, Strategies, and Resources
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
North Central Comprehensive Center
Description
Lists schools and district support recommendations, culturally responsive teaching strategies for the classroom, and state and national programs and initiatives.
Michif Determiner Phrases
Theses
Author/Creator
Kathleen Strader
Description
Linguistics Thesis (MA) -- University of Manitoba, 2014.
Miranda Haskie: Preserving Living History at Diné College
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 3, Preserving and Protecting Knowledge, Spring, 2014
Description
Discusses the project to record the living history of elders for posterity by using state-of-the-art digital media equipment.
Mitochondrial DNA of Protohistoric Remains of an Arikara Population from South Dakota: Implications for the Macro-Siouan Language Hypothesis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diana M. Lawrence
Brian M. Kemp
Jason Eshleman
Richard L. Jantz
Meradeth Snow
Debra George
David Glenn Smith
Human Biology, vol. 82, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 157-178
Description
Looks at data collected on Macro-Siouan hypothesis and the relationship of the language spoken by the Sahnish to other languages.
The Moccasin Telegraph: Sign-Talk Autobiography and Pretty-shield, Medicine Woman of the Crows
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kay Yandell
American Literature, vol. 84, no. 3, September 2012, pp. 533-561
Description
Discusses the work's unique place in literature which results from it being both a oral and non-verbal account of precontact life.
[Model Teaching Unit for] Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac.
Alternate Title
Model Teaching Unit for English Language Arts, Middle School Level with Montana Common Core Standards
[Indian Education for All]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Justine Jam
Description
Lesson plan for grades 7-8.
Rev. ed.
"A Most Industrious and Far-seeing Mohawk Scholar": Charles A. Cooke (Thawennensere), Civil Servant, Amateur Anthropologist, Performer, and Writer
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brendan F. R. Edwards
Ontario History, vol. 102, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. [81]-108
Description
Looks at history of first Aboriginal to work for the Federal Department of Indian Affairs in Ottawa.
A Mountain of Politics: The Struggle for dził ncaa si'an (Mount Graham), 1871-2002
Theses
Author/Creator
Joel T. Helfrich
Description
[History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2010
Multimedia Technology and Indigenous Language Revitalization: Practical Education Tools and Applications Used Within Native Communities
Theses
Author/Creator
Candace Kaleimamoowahinekapu Galla
Description
Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2010.
“Must Not Their Languages Be Savage and Barbarous Like Them?”: Philology, Indian Removal, and Race Science
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sean P. Harvey
Journal of the Early Republic, vol. 30, no. 4, Winter, 2010, pp. 505-532
Description
Looks at the linguistic precursor to biological essentialism, evidence of white philologists’ reliance on Native tutors and discusses why the federal government began moving toward assimilation.
My AILDI Experience
Alternate Title
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Marian L. Escalanti
Description
Presents a poem highlighting the author's AILDI involvement.
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.
My Story: Danny Lopez
Alternate Title
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Danny Lopez
Description
Author shares cultural knowledge that he learned from O'odham elders.
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.
Nametau Innu: Memory and Knowledge of Nitassinan
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Nametau Innu
Description
Website about the Innu nation containing links to information on skills and knowledge passed on by the Elders. Site split into four sections: First Steps, Innu Daily Life, Innu World, and Glossary.
A Nation Rising: Hawaiian Movements for Life, Land, and Sovereignty
Alternate Title
Narrating Native Histories
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anne Keala Kelly
Jacqueline Lasky
Davianna Pōmaikaʻi McGregor
Ibrahim Aoudé
Katrina-Ann
R. Kapāʻanaokalāokeola Nākoa Oliveira ... [et al.]
R. Kapāʻanaokalāokeola Nākoa Oliveira ... [et al.]
National Indian Education Study 2009: Part II - The Educational Experiences of American Indian and Alaska Native Students in
Grades 4 and 8: Statistical Analysis Report
Alternate Title
National Assessment of Education Progress
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[N. Mead
W. Grigg
R. Moran
M. Kuang]
Description
Based on survey findings, looks at how students, teachers and schools integrate Native culture and language into their education.
See Part 1 - Performance of American Indian and Alaska Native Students at Grades 4 and 8 on NAEP 2009 Reading and Mathematics Assessments.
National Tribal Priorities For Indian Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Congress of American Indians
National Indian Education Association
Description
Focuses on four areas: strengthening Tribal control; investing in cultural and language revitalization; hiring Native American staff and administrators, and promoting interagency coordination.
Native American Children and Families in New Mexico: Strengths and Challenges: A New Mexico Kids Count 2012 Special Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christine Hollis
Description
Reports data on economic security, housing conditions and education and language for twenty two tribal communities; nineteen pueblos and three tribes.
Native American Collections Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Daythal Kendall
Description
Excerpt from the Daythal Kendall Guide to Native American Collections at the American Philosophical Society.
Native American Indian Language & Culture in New York
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
NYS Language Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (Language RBE-RN)
Description
Looks at the history of Native Americans living in New York from 9000 B.C. to the present day.
Native American Language Ideologies: Beliefs, Practices, and Struggles in Indian County
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Donald G. Frantz
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 1, 2010, pp. 157-158
Description
Book review of: Native American Language Ideologies: Beliefs, Practices, and Struggles in Indian County edited by Paul Kroskrity and Margaret C. Field.
The Native American Languages Act of 1990/1992: 20 Years of Federal Support for Indigenous Language Revitalization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larisa Warhol
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 51, no. 3, The Native American Language Act of 1990/1992 - Retrospect and Prospects, 2012, pp. 1-8
Description
Introduction to the articles in this specially themed issue.
Native Studies and Native Cultural Preservation, Revitalization, and Persistence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Alexander Innes
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 34, no. 2, 2010, pp. 1-9
Description
Introduction to themed issue of journal.
Native Views: Tribal College Scholars Value Culture, Language
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kurt Umbhau
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 4, Native American Studies, Summer, 2010, pp. 16-20
Description
Outlines the interests and goals of several tribal college student scholarship recipients.
The Navajo Code Talkers of World War II: The First Twenty-Nine
Theses
Author/Creator
Zonnie M. Gorman
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of New Mexico, 2014.
Navigating Government Services: The "Lived Experience" of Urban Aboriginal Families in Fredericton, New Brunswick: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Jodoin
Description
Study involved interviews and focus groups with 32 community members and front-line service providers both in Aboriginal organizations and government. Themes which emerged were health, parenting supports, mobility, and employment, as well as three overarching issues: service gaps and barriers, funding gaps, and impermanence of programs and funding.
[Nearly] Gone, but Not Forgotten: Immersion Programs Offer New Hope for Revitalizing Endangered Languages in the U.S.
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kelsey Klug
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 3, Defending Life First, September 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses challenges of recovery and revitalization of endangered Indigenous languages.
Negotiating Tradition: The Pragmatics of International Deliberations on Cultural Property
Alternate Title
Göttingen Studies in Cultural Property ; v. 4
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stefan Groth
nêhiyawaskiy (Cree Land) and Canada: Location, Language, and Borders in Tomson Highway's Kiss of the Fur Queen
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angela Van Essen
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.
Neighborhood Factors and Language Outcomes of First Nations Preschoolers Living Off Reserve: Findings from the Aboriginal Children's Survey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leanne C. Findlay
Dafna E. Kohen
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, 2012, pp. 1-18
Description
Examines effects of neighbourhood structure of children aged 2-5 for determination of language outcomes.
Night: A Collective Creation by Human Cargo, Written and Directed by Christopher Morris: Study Guide
Alternate Title
National Arts Centre English Theatre Programme for Student Audiences ; 2009-2010 Season
Saqiyuq: Stories from the Lives of Three Inuit Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pamela Levac
Christopher Morris
Description
Includes synopsis of the play, information of Indigenous peoples of the North, the Inuktitut language, Pond Islet, Baffin Island, and an interview with writer/director,
Niitsitapi Relational and Experiential Theories in Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tsuaki R. O. Marule
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 35, no. 1, Indigenous Pedagogies Resurgence and Restoration, 2012, pp. 131-143, 223
Description
Discusses a proposed Indigenous educational theory centering on Niitsitapi ways of knowing to reappropriate the curricular space.
Nim-Bii-Go-Nini Ojibwe Language Revitalization Strategy: Families Learning Our Language at Home
Theses
Author/Creator
Rawnda Abraham
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Lakehead University, 2010.
[Nooksack Place Names. Part 1]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Nooksack Place Names: Geography, Culture, and Language
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Allan Richardson
Brent Galloway
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with the authors of a book about the language, culture and history of the Nooksack indigenous people.
Duration: 30:20.
Access part II.
[Nooksack Place Names. Part II]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Allan Richardson
Brent Galloway
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with the authors of a book, Nooksack Place Names: Geography, Culture and Language researched over 35 years, about the language, culture and history of the Nooksack indigenous people .
Duration: 38:30.
Access part I.
Northwest Territories Aboriginal Languages Plan: A Shared Responsibility
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northwest Territories Education
Culture and Employment
Description
Outlines vision, goals and objectives for strengthening heritage languages over the next ten years.
Not Just "Broken English": Some Grammatical Characteristics of Blackfoot English
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Inge Genee
Shelley Stigter
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 62-82, 154-155
Description
Looks at the rules of grammar, and the nature of the Blackfoot English dialect in Southern Alberta.
Not Mere Abstractions: Language Policies and Language Ideologies in U.S. Settler Colonialism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Malathi Michelle Iyengar
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 2, 2014, pp. 33-59
Description
Author asserts that language policies and ideologies have been at the foundation of attempts to remove Native inhabitants and create a "White America".
Nudge! Normalizing the Use of Minority Language ICT Interfaces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Te Taka Keegan
Jeremy Evas
AlterNative, vol. 8, no. 1, 2012, pp. 43-52
Description
Looks at interface use in language computer applications. Examples are taken from Welsh and Māori cases.
[Nunavut Census Language by Community, 2011 (6 tables)]
Alternate Title
Proportion of Total Population by Knowledge of Official Languages, for Nunavut and its Communities, 2011 Census
Proportion of Total Population by Language Spoken Most Often at Home, for Nunavut and its Communities, 2011 Census
Proportion of Total Population by Mother Tongue, for Nunavut and its Communities, 2011 Census
Total Population by Knowledge of Official Languages, for Nunavut and its Communities, 2011 Census
Total Population by Language Spoken Most Often at Home, for Nunavut and its Communities, 2011 Census
Total Population by Mother Tongue, for Nunavut and its Communities, 2011 Census
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical tables.
Source: 2011 Census of Population.
Nunavut Population by Knowledge of Languages, Region and Community, 2011 NHS
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical table.
Source: 2011 National Household Survey.
'O Se Toe Fafagu Mo Lau Gagana Sāmoa: Pepa: Fonotaga 'Aukilani Niu Sila - 2011
Alternate Title
'O Se Toe Fafagu Mo Lau Gagana Sāmoa
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Papaliitele Moeimanono Fouvaa
Galumalemana Alfred Hunkin
Meaola Amituanai-Toloa
Tagaloatele Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop
Sala Faasaulala Tagoilelagi Leota
Faatamalii Kesi ... [et al.]
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 2, Ngaahi Lea a e Kakai Pasifika: Endangered Pacific Languages and Cultures, 2010, pp. 171-179
Description
Looks at practices and strategies to preserve and protect the Samoan language and culture. Text in Māori language.
O Tatou Ō Aga'i i Fea?/ `Oku Tau Ō Ki Fe?/Where are We Heading?: Pacific Languages in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Alternate Title
Where Are We Heading?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John McCaffery
Judy Taligalu McFall–McCaffery
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 2, Ngaahi Lea a e Kakai Pasifika: Endangered Pacific Languages and Cultures, 2010, pp. 86-121
Description
Discusses the health of the four Polynesian Pasifika languages from the researchers and writers perspective.
Ohiyesa's Path: Reclaiming Native Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrienne Brant James
Tammy Renville
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.
The Ojibwe People's Dictionary
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Department of American Indian Studies
University Libraries
University of Minnesota
Description
Users are able to browse and search in both Ojibwe and English; includes audio for pronunciation of most words, terminology relating to specific topics, and links to cultural galleries.
On Intimate Grammars: With Examples From Navajo English, Navlish, and Navajo
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony K. Webster
Journal of Anthropological Research, vol. 66, no. 2, Summer, 2010, pp. 187-208
Description
Looks at ways individuals engage with languages.
On Top of the World: Ernest S. Burch, Jr.'s Contribution to the 1983 National Geographic Society Peoples of the Arctic Map
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert P. Wheelersburg
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 49, no. 2, 2012, pp. 128-142
Description
Discusses the creation of the traditional Sami resource territories map with detailed locations and place names.
Orkneymen to Rupert's Landers: Orkney Workers in the Saskatchewan District, 1795-1830
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheryl Ann Purdey
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2010.
Our Land, Our Languages: Language Learning in Indigenous Communities
Alternate Title
[Inquiry into Language Learning in Indigenous Communities]
E-Books
Author/Creator
House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
Our Voices on the Air: Reaching New Audiences Through Indigenous Radio
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Weston
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 3, Defending Life First, September 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the use of community radio stations and web-based platforms as an educational medium to save and revitalize endangered Indigenous languages.