Language

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2015.

Presents a Kamilaroi traditional story transcribed by an anthropologist and translated into English.

Describes the need for Indigenous knowledge to be retained through a curriculum supporting Indigenous languages.

Discusses the challenges a research team faced as it arranged data ownership and governance in a highly politicized area of health research.

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Looks at the causes of language decline, if the process can be reversed and why this is a problem we should be worried about.

Non-Indigenous researcher and her mentor describe how the time taken to build and maintain relationships with, for and by community was essential the project.

Education Project towards (M.Ed.)--University of Victoria, 2009.

Study proves that providing additional attention and resources to Aboriginal students can have a positive effect on their learning outcomes.

Prayers and Catechism in English Typography; Catechism; Prayers and Catechism in English (Phonography); English Prayers; English Catechism; Chinook Manual; Latin Manual or Hymns and Chants in use by the Indians of British Columbia; and Latin Manual of Hymns and Chants in Use by the Indians of British Columbia.

Historical note:

Attributed to Father LeJeune "With the approbation of Right Rev. P. Durieu" (Bibliography of British Columbia).

Examines how immigrants were instructed in their own language, but Aboriginal people were often instructed in English.

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University Of Northern British Columbia, 2007.

Gives an overview of some of the current concerns in Eskimo-Aleut linguistics. Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.

Provides list with English and scientific name, and Inuit name collected at Chesterfield and where different at Baker Lake (B) as well as explanatory comments.

Historical text discusses the role that language plays in the development of literature unique to a certain nation.

Study of over 1,000 high school students aged 16 to 19 years revealed that language competence had a strong impact on identity.

Looks at part of international research project Circumpolar Indigenous Pathways to Adulthood, showing Sami language to be an important identity marker.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 6, (pp1-322).

Anthropology and Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2006.

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.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 8, (pp29-68).

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 42, no. 1 (pp. 1-176).

Comments on necessary modifications to standard methods for assessing food consumption when researching Aboriginal communities.

General reminiscences of her life and work.

Comment on the changes to all aspects of Inuit life and how they are managing to retain their culture.

Discusses development of two creole languages in Queensland and the ways the speakers are marginalized.

Counseling, Educational and School Psychology Thesis (M.Ed.)--Wichita State University, 2009.

Comments that at a neurobiological level of analysis reading disorders are more similar than dissimilar across culture and language.

Explores the relationship between perception and language.

Book review of: Plastic Glasses and Church Fathers: Semantic Extension From the Ethnoscience Tradition by David B. Kronenfeld and a book review of: Sounds Like Life: Sound-Symbolic Grammar, Performance, and Cognition in Pastaza Quechua by Janis B. Nickolls.

Examines the importance of economic incentives, and individual-specific and school-related factors in explaining the North-South gap in graduation rates.

Comments on the link between language, health and wellbeing.

Study involved first asking participants about their knowledge level of Indigenous languages, showing them short videos about First Nations languages and asking for their reactions and any impact the videos may have had.

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.

Discusses the types of discourse in relations to American Indian speech, American Indian language, and Indigenous-language revitalization.

Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness Thesis (Ph.D.)--California Institute of Integral Studies, 1999.

Report includes the following papers: Report of the Director by J. W. Powell On the Evolution of Language by J. W. Powell Sketch of the Mythology of the North American Indians by J. W. Powell Wyandot Government: A Short Study of Tribal Society by J. W. Powell On Limitations to the Use of Some Anthropologic Data by J. W. Powell A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians by Dr. H. C. Yarrow Studies in Central American Picture-Writing by Edward S.

Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Regina, 2013.

Paper offers a cautionary note on the importance of understanding culture and context when conducting First Nations health research with large data sets and outlines some approaches to research that can ensure appropriate development of research questions and interpretation of research findings.

Looks at gaining insight into Elders, grandparents and parents views and goals for their children's speech, early language acquisition and communication.

Website contains links, some with access to the full text of presentations, from a conference which explores intellectual thought and cultural development of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Many of the presenters were Canadian.

Review cites recent publications and makes recommendations for future actions.

Framework developed around five objectives including what is the vision for the future of First Nations education.

Boundaries shown are approximate geographical locations. Latest revision November 24, 2011.

Spreadsheet contains information on: community names, reserve names, locations, affiliations, languages, and applicable treaty/agreement/settlement. Can be limited by individual provinces or territories.

Boundaries shown are by language and names listed are those First peoples prefer to call themselves.