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Resources for Teaching Aboriginal Languages: An Annotated Bibliography

Alternate Title
[Resources for Teaching Aboriginal Languages in the Northwest Territories: An Annotated Bibliography]
Documents & Presentations
Contains links to lists of materials available for Chipewyan, Cree, North and South Slavey, and Tlicho. Each book is keyed for language (single or accompanied by English) and grade level.
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Revitalising Indigenous Languages in Homogenising Times

Alternate Title
Revitalizing Indigenous Languages in Homogenizing Times
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teresa L. McCarty
Comparative Education, vol. 39, no. 2, Special Number (27): Indigenous Education: New Possibilities, Ongoing Constraints, May 2003, pp. 147-163
Looks at heritage language immersion and improvement in school performance.
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Revival Begins at Home

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gloria Greyeyes
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 31, no. 1, Winter, 2001, p. 5
Life and career of internationally known Cree linguist Freda Greyeyes from the Ahtahkakoop First Nation and the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation.
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Revival of the Mohawk Language in Kahnawake

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael L. Hoover and The Kanien'kehaka Raotitiohkwa Cultural Center
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 12, no. 2, 1992, pp. 269-287
An assessment was performed on the current state of the Mohawk language skills using a detailed questionnaire; results indicated efforts to teach Mohawk to the younger generation were successful.
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The Roots of Inuktitut-Language Bilingual Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna Patrick
Perry Shearwood
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 2, 1999, pp. 249-262
Relates the history of educational programs in Northern Canada, the government policies of 1960s to 1970s, and the implementation of a bilingual educational policy in Nunavik.
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Running the Gauntlet of an Indigenous Language Program

Alternate Title
Revitalizing Indigenous Languages
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Stephen Greymorning
Chapter 2 from Revitalizing Indigenous Languages edited by John Reyhner, Gina Cantoni, Robert N. St. Clair, and Evangeline Parsons Yazzie. Comments on the success of a kindergarten class which mastered a vocabulary of 200 words and phrases at the end of 18 weeks.
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Sámi Heritage Language Program Models: Balancing Indigenous Traditions and Western Ideologies Within the Norwegian Educational System

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kari Lie
Scandinavian Studies, vol. 75, no. 2, The People of Eight Seasons: The Sámi and Their Changing Culture, Summer, 2003, pp. 273-292
Examines program models presently used in heritage language learning and revitalization in Norway and compares them to other models used worldwide.
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Saulteaux Language Stressed

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 6, no. 5, May 1976, p. 23
Keeseekoose and Cote School Committees revive the Saulteaux language.
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School-Community-University Collaborations: The American Indian Language Development Institute

Alternate Title
American indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Teresa L. McCarty
Lucille J. Watahomigie
Akira Y. Yamamoto
Ofelia Zepeda
Offers some suggestions for community-based language restoration work. 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.
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Schooling as a Vehicle for Aboriginal Language Maintenance: Implementing Cree as the Language of Instruction in Northern Quebec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn McAlpine
Daisy Herodier
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Culture and Education: Aboriginal Settings, Concerns, and Insights, Spring, 1994, pp. 128-141
Looks at the introduction of a mother tongue program to the Aboriginal school system in James Bay to protect the Cree language and culture.
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Schooling, Resistance, and American Indian Languages

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teresa L. McCarty
International Journal of the Sociology of Language, no. 132, 1998, pp. 27-41
Argues that while school-based action alone will not save threatened indigenous languages, schools and teachers play an important role in revitalizing those languages.
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SICC Plays Integral Role in Keeping Language Alive

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andréa Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 10, 2009, p. 15
Discusses the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre's First Nations Language Deeper's Conference which promoted and celebrated all First Nations languages. Article located by scrolling to page 15.
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Situating Educational Issues in Nunavut: Perceptions of School Leaders and Teachers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane P. Preston
The Northern Review, no. 42, Northern Inequalities - Global Processes, Local Legacies, 2016, pp. 109-129
Identifies schools issues including: student attendance, the legacy of residential schools, lack of resources to promote the Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun language and transient teachers.
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Small Talk

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard A. Grounds
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 2, Rescuing Critically Endangered Native American Languages, Summer, 2007
Comments on the challenge of preserving the language of smaller Native American tribes, including finding sufficient funding.
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Sntrusntm i7 Captikwlh: Unravel the Story, the Okanagan Way

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Ragoonaden
Sabre Cherkowski
Maxine Baptiste
Blane Després
Alberta Journal of Educational Research , vol. 55, no. 3, Expanding Knowledge Systems in Teacher Education, Fall, 2009, pp. 382-396
Looks at aboriginal ways of knowing involving school culture, language-learning, and multicultural, culturally responsive teachers. Includes a cultural framework model.
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Stabilizing Indigenous Languages

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jerry Lipka
International Journal of the Sociology of Language, no. 132, 1998, pp. 203-208
Book review of: Stabilizing Indigenous Languages edited by Gina Cantoni.
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Standards-Based Teaching Reform in Zuni Pueblo Middle and High Schools

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie S. Dalton
Daniel G. Youpa
Equity & Excellence in Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Special Issue, 1998, pp. 55-68
Looks at a school reform project that studies effective instructional practices for Native American students in the Zuni Public School District, New Mexico.
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