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'"Keep the Languages Alive" with Elders, Teachers, Advocates, and Linguists: AILDI's Balancing Act in Efforts to Maintain and Revitalize Endangered Languages.

Alternate Title
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Akira Y. Yamamoto
Kimiko Y. Yamamoto
Looks at language endangerment in the global setting, responses to the endangered situation, and issues in promoting language revitalization. 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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Kindergarten and Early Learning Menu L

Alternate Title
Learn at Home Activity Menu L: Kindergarten and Early Learning
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Upper Canada District School Board

Lesson plans for math, literacy and French as a second language using themes from the books The Water Walker, Sharing Our Stories, When We Are Kind, and Let's Play Waltes.

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Knowledge Building in an Aboriginal Context

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexander McAuley
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, vol. 35, no. 1, Winter, 2009, p. [?]
Explores the potential of knowledge building to support bilingual and bicultural learning experiences.
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Koorie English: Teacher Guidance Package

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Esme Bamblett
Merle Hall
Koorie English refers to a dialect spoken in the state of Victoria, Australia. Resource is meant to encourage recognition of the variant, help students to recognize differences between it and Standard Australian English, and give them the ability to 'code-switch' between the two depending on the situation.
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Language and Culture Immersion Programs Handbook

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First People's Heritage
Language & Culture Council
Includes language teaching and learning tips, ideas for immersion games and activities and teaching methods and approaches.
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Language Attitudes, Perceptions and Identity: Some Haida and Cree Data

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Itesh Sachdev
David Hanlon
London Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 16, Continuities and Changing Realities: Meanings and Identities Among Canadas Aboriginal Peoples, 2000/2001, pp. 69-87
Surveys adults and teenagers in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia and Cree from Fish River, Manitoba.
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Language & Culture: A Matter of Survival

Articles » General
Author/Creator
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 16, no. 5, September/October 1992, pp. 15-17
Looks at the report A Matter of Survival an inquiry into the loss of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages and what can be done to save the remaining languages.
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Language, Culture, and the Mathematics Concepts of American Indian Learners

Alternate Title
Language, Culture, and the Mathematics Concept of American Indian Learners
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Duane E. Schindler
David M. Davison
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 24, no. 3, July 1985, pp. [27-34]
Explores how language and thought processes affect learning mathematical concepts and suggests ways to facilitate learning by those whose first language is not English.
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Language Immersion and School Success: What Can I Expect for My Child?

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lindsay Morcom
Looks at existing research on bilingual learners and Aboriginal immersion programs in terms of academic achievement, language learning, and self-esteem. Aimed at parents considering enrolling their child in the Mnidoo Mnising Anishinabek Kinoomaage Gaming program.
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Language, Learning, & the Promise of Nunavut

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laurie Pelly
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education in Inuit Nunangat, 2014, pp. 61-65
Looks at the Nunavut Agreement and implementation specifically Article 23 dealing with employment within Government and Inuit education. Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll to page 61 to read article.
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Language Loss and Revitalization in California: Overview

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leanne Hinton
International Journal of the Sociology of Language, no. 132, 1998, pp. 83-93
Comments on the development of programs to bring California Native American languages back into daily use.
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Language Planning Considerations in Indigenous Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Ruiz
Bilingual Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, Winter, 1995, pp. 71-81
Identifies three language policy types and their relationship to American Indian/Alaska Native bilingual education.
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Language, Power, and Pedagogy: Whose School Is It?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerry Lipka
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 69, no. 2, Negotiating the Culture of Indigenous Schools, Winter, 1994, pp. 71-93
Examines collaborative research and school improvement project between the village of Manokotak, school district and University of Alaska Fairbanks about instruction in English or Yup'ik.
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Leaning Over the Fence: Heritage Fair Projects as 'Funds of Knowledge'

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynne Wiltse
Alberta Journal of Educational Research , vol. 60, no. 2, Summer, 2014, pp. 361-376
Looks at literacy practices and support for Aboriginal students which encompassed family and community. Used personal narratives from students involved in heritage fair projects.
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Learn English By Speaking It!

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sue Shore
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, September 1983, pp. 25-26
Brief article describes the various forms of English that need to be spoken by Aboriginal health workers who speak English as a second or third language.
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Learning Inuktitut

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Janet McGrath
Inuktitut, no. 93, 2003, pp. 84-86
Student project solicited terms and determined that there are many Inuktitut dialects.
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Let It Never Be Said

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wayne Holm
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 4, no. 1, October 1964, pp. [6-9]
Discusses deficiencies in English language proficiency and the need for appropriate materials for teaching English as a second language to Navaho students.
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