Language
- Algonquian
- Athabaskan
- Anishinaabemowin, Ojibwemowin (Ojibwe, Chippewa)
- Chinook Jargon
- Nēhiyawēwin (Cree)
- Dakota
- Dene & Na-Dene
- Eskaleut - Inuktitut Aleut Copper
- Gitxsan
- Gwich'in
- Haida
- Innu
- Iroquoian
- Kootenayan
- Language Legislation
- Maori
- Mi'gmaw
- Michif
- Mixed Languages
- Diné (Navajo)
- Oji-Cree
- Oratory Skills & Practises
- Origins & Movement
- Place Names
- Preservation & Revitalization
- Salishan
- Sechelt (shashishalhem)
- Seneca
- Siouan
- Systems: Writing, Signing
- Tlingit
- Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì (Tlicho, Dogrib)
- Tsimshian
- Wakashan
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.
Indian and Northern Education Program
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Education Program
Description
Materials relating to the 20th Reunion & Language Workshop of the Indian and Northern Education Program, including correspondence, pamphlets and a rough draft of Dr. Spinks's remarks at the banquet.
Indian Giving: Economies of Power in Indian-White Exchanges. David Murray
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Phillip Round
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 2002, pp. 69-74
Description
Book review of: Indian Giving by David Murray.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
The Indian of New England and the North-Eastern Provinces
Articles » General
Description
Subtitled "...a sketch of the life of an Indian hunter, ancient traditions relating to the Etchemin tribe, their modes of life, fishing, hunting, &c. : with vocabularies in the Indian and English, giving the most complete that has been given for New England, in the languages of the Etchemin and Micmacs ... / derived from Nicola Tenesles by a citizen of Middleton, Conn."
The Indian of New-England and the North-Eastern Provinces : A Sketch of the Life of an Indian Hunter, Ancient Traditions Relating to the Etchemin Tribe, Their Modes of Life, Fishing, Hunting, &c. ...
E-Books
Description
Booklet includes the brief account of the life of Nicola Tenesles, an indigenous man who spoke Etchemin, French, Micmac. Included in the book is a brief dictionary in Etchemin and English and some names for animals in English, Etchemin and Micmac.
Indian Record (Vol. 33, No. 7-8, July-August, 1970)
Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Indian Record (Vol. 34, #3-4, Mar.-April, 1971)
Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Indian Record (Vol. XXV, No. 1, January - February, 1962)
Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.
Indian Record (Vol. XXXII, No. 12, December, 1969)
Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record .
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
The Indians
Alternate Title
Encyclopedia Arctica ; 8
Encyclopedia Arctica. Anthropology and Archeology
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Violla E. Garfield
Robert McKennan
John M. Cooper
Frank G. Speck
Johannes Falkenberg
Eugene A. Golomshtok ... [et al.]]
Description
Information on the: Tlingit, Haida, Eyak, Northern Cree, Montagnais-Naskapi, Sami, Chukchis, Dolgans, Gilyaks, Kamchadals, Ostyaks, Samoyeds, Ipiutak, and Inuit.
Digitized copy of typescript is part of the unpublished reference work on the Northern Arctic and subarctic regions. Project ran from 1947-1951.
The Indians had a Word for It
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
United Press International
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 12, no. 3, May 1973, pp. [17-18]
Description
Explains that many place names and common English words, like skunk, raccoon, moose originated in North American Indigenous languages.
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/Aboriginal Pedagogies Restored: Courses and Programs in the Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria del Carmen Rodriquez de France
International Education, vol. 43, no. 1, Fall, 2013, pp. 85-100
Description
Overview of the success and challenge of recent courses and graduate programs being offered in Aboriginal education.
Indigenous Children's Education and Indigenous Languages
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ole Henrik Magga
Ida Nicolaisen
Mililani Trask
Trove Skutnabb-Kangas
Robert Dunbar
Description
Paper, written for the United National Permanent Forum on Indigenous issues, shows that educational models using the dominant language for instruction have a damaging effective on educational achievement.
Indigenous Educational Models for Contemporary Practice: In Our Mother's Voice
Alternate Title
Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education: Education and the Rise of the Global Economy
E-Books
Author/Creator
Maenette Kape 'ahiokalani Padeken Ah Nee-Benham
Joanne Elizabeth Cooper
Kate Cherrington
Jeannette Armstrong
Linda Aranga-Low ... [et al.]
Indigenous Knowledge and Language: Decolonizing Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in a Mapuche Intercultural Bilingual Education Program in Chile
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricio R. Ortiz
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and Education, 2009, pp. 93-114, 130
Description
Discusses how a Kimche teacher brings Kimün into the classroom, creating a space for dialogues and critical awareness among his students.
Indigenous Language Immersion Schools for Strong Indigenous Identities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jon Reyhner
Description
Looks at examples from Apache, Ojibwe, Diné (Navajo), Hawaiian, and Blackfeet language programs.
Condensed version of this article in Heritage Language Journal, vol. 7 no. 2, Fall 2010, pp.138-152.
Indigenous Language Knowledge and Educational Attainment Among First Nations People: Trends Over Time
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyne Bougie
Dafna Kohen
Anne Guèvremont
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, October 2018, p. Article 3
Description
Using data for individuals aged 20 to 34 gathered from Census and National Household Surveys (in 1996, 2001, 2006, and 2011), investigates the existence of associations between the two variables in the on- and off-reserve populations.
Indigenous Language Usage
Alternate Title
2011 Census Paper Series
CAEPR Indigenous Population Project 2011 Census Papers ; no. 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas Biddle
Description
Discusses geographic and demographic distribution, variation across Australia, and changes over time.
Indigenous Languages Glossary Workbook
Alternate Title
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Description
For use with the Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities.
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: Teacher's Kit for Giant Floor Map
Web Sites
Author/Creator
Canadian Geographic Education
Description
Topics include climate change, demographics, Indigenous governance, housing, human rights, Indigenous languages, migration, famous people, original place names, residential schools, seasonal cycles, symbols, timeline, trade routes, and treaties, land disputes, agreements and rights.
Although activities were created for the giant floor map, they can be adapted to the printable tile version.
Indigenous Rhetorics and Kinship: Towards a Rhetoric of Relational Word Bundles
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mareike Neuhaus
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 33, no. 1, 2013, pp. 125-145
Description
Studies the relational word bundles in, The Republic of Tricksterism and how they can be applied in approaches to national/tribal specificities.
Indigenous Students and Literacy and Numeracy: What Does the Research Say?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nola Purdie
Alison Stone
Professional Educator, vol. 4, no. 2, May 2005, pp. 10-13
Description
Results from the 2000 Longitudinal English Literacy and Numeracy Survey for Indigenous Students. Reports leadership; good teaching; student attendance and engagement and Indigenous presence at school are factors for achieving success in school.
Indigenous Toponyms as Pedagogical Tools: Reflections from Research with Tl'azt'en Nation, British Columbia
Alternate Title
Reflections on the Use of Indigenous Place-Names in Curriculum From Research Conducted with Tl'azt'en Nation, British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Heikkilä
Gail Fondahl
Fennia, vol. 188, no. 1, 3rd Nordic Geographics Meeting Special Issue, 2010, pp. 105-122
Description
Looks at the importance of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in education using Dakelh place-names as examples.
Indigenous Voices Indigenous Places, 2008
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium Journal, Indigenous Voices, Indigenous Places, 2008
Description
2008 Edition contains:
The Marae in New Zealand - the Resource Centre of the Māori World by Turoa Royal.
Our Playground: The Waitohu Stream by Rachael Selby.
Guardian of the Waitohu Stream: An Interview with George Gray by Pātaka Moore.
Tracing of Old Settlements and Place Names in a Sea Sámi Region by Marit B.
Indigenous Wisdom in Bilingual Intercultural Education: A Field of Struggle
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jytte Vagner
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and Education, 2005, pp. 21-25
Description
Looks at Bilingual Intercultural Education (BIE) in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador and proposals for teacher training curricula.
To access this article, scroll down to page 21.