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Aboriginal English: Some Grammatical Features and Their Implications

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian G. Malcolm
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, vol. 36, no. 3, 2013, pp. 267-284
Compares Aboriginal English with English of Southeast England, Ireland and Australian English, and Australian pidgins and creoles using the eWAVE database (World Atlas of Varieties of English).
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APTN Speaking Your Language at the Olympics

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Public Television Network Speaking Your Language at the Olympics
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 2, February 2010, p. 26
Describes the 36 member broadcast team that will cover the Olympics in English, French, and eight Aboriginal languages. Article found by scrolling to page 26.
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Arctic Origin and Domestic Development of Chinook Jargon

Alternate Title
International Tromsø Symposium on Language ; 9th, 1992
Language Contact in the Arctic: Northern Pidgins and Contact Languages
Trends in Linguistics: Studies and Monographs ; 88
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
William J. Samarin

Looks at characteristics of the population that would have found the mixed language useful and how it developed through marriages between traders and Indigenous women. 

Chapter from: Language Contact in the Arctic: Northern Pidgins and Contact Languages edited by Ernst Håkon Jahr and Ingvild Broch

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Assimilation and Identity Among the Kodiak Island Sugpiat

Alternate Title
Inuit Studies Conference ; 17th, 2010
[Inuit People and the Aboriginal World]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gordon L. Pullar
Discusses the early years of Russian occupation and education on Kodiak Island, and the suppression of language and culture by the American education system.
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Backgrounds of the Dialect Called Bungi

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Margaret Stobie
Transactions of the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba, no. 24, Series 3, 1967-1968, p. [?]
Speculates on the origins of the word and the dialect, usually attributed to mixture of Gaelic and Cree.
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Chinook Jargon

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sarah Thomason
Comments on a language which flourished during the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.
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The Chinook Jargon, Past and Present

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rena V. Grant
California Folklore Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 4, October 1944, pp. 259-276
Looks at how the Chinook Jargon developed into international speech among the people of Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alaska.
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A Chinook Jargon to English Glossary

Alternate Title
Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chris Wilmore
Thomas Napier Hibben

Adapted from the Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon by Thomas Napier Hibben, published in 1877.

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Chinook Rudiments, No. 1739

Documents & Presentations
First two pages gives list of Kamloops Wawa citations and related texts which include information about the history of Chinook jargon. Preface quotes from the history of Chinook jargon as described in James Constantine Pilling's "Bibliography of the Chinookan Languages." Phonetic Alphabet; Pronunciation. Chinook Rudiments: I. Numerals; II. Adjectives; III. Pronouns; IV. Verbs; V. Adverbs; VI. Ononmatopaeia. Remarks - Chinook Vocabulary: 1. The 163 original words; 2. Other Chinook Words; 3. H. B. French words; 4. Religious words; 5. Common English Words; 6.
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Chinook Songs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Franz Boas
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 1, no. 3, October-December 1888, pp. 220-226

Lyrics in Chinook Jargon, a synthesis of English, French, Chinook (proper), Nutka (Nootka) and Sahaptin.

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Chinuk Wawa: Kakwa nsayka ulman-tilixam ɬaska munkkəmtəks nsayka / As Our Elders Teach Us to Speak It

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dave Robertson
BC Studies, no. 185, Barkerville, Spring, 2015, pp. 199-200
Book review of Chinuk Wawa: Kakwa nsayka ulman-tilixam ɬaska munk munkkəmtəks nsayka / As Our Elders Teach Us to Speak It by the Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde. Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 199.
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Contemporary Dynamics of Sámi Media in the Nordic States

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lia Markelin
Charles Husband
Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy, no. 149, Indigenous Media Practice, November 2013, pp. 70-81
Comments on the challenges of developing a Sami mediascape due to diversity in language, culture, and area of residence.
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Contours of a People: Métis Family, Mobility, and History

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Scott P. Stephen
BC Studies, no. 184, Winter, 2014/2015, pp. 140-141
Book review of Contours of a People edited by Nicole St-Onge, Carolyn Podruchny, and Brenda Macdougall. Entire book review section on one PDF. To access review scroll to p. 140.
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Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon: Indian Trade Language of the North Pacific Coast

Alternate Title
Hibben's Guide to British Columbia
Guide to the Province of British Columbia for 1877-8: Completed from the Latest and Most Authentic ...
E-Books » Chapters

Lexicon of Chinook-English and English-Chinook for a mixed trade language spoken in the Pacific Northwest. 

Chapter from Guide to the Province of British Columbia for 1877-8.

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Facilitating Language and Literacy Learning for Students with Aboriginal English Dialects

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharla Peltier
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 114-142, 155
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.
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First Nations Languages of British Columbia

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Yinka Déné Language Institute (YDLI)
Website includes links to bibliographies on languages and language families, Chinook jargon, classified list, ethnobiology, and index of variant language names. .
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Foreword: Honoring Who We Are

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ningwakwe Priscilla George
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 1-3, 154
Discusses Aboriginal English and the multiple strategies in the process of cross language transfer.
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GDI Turns to Elders to Help Preserve Michif

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 4, July 2007, p. 23

Gabriel Dumont Institute (GDI) promotes the preservation of the Michif language. "Michif" is a combination of a Cree verb and French noun, which seems to reflect the world view of the Metis people - that of a perfect balance or mix.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.23.

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Getting into Michif

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
The Beaver, vol. 80, no. 4, August/September 2000, p. 5
Briefly describes origins of the Michif language and the efforts being made to preserve and revive it.
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A Grammatical Study of Innu-Aimun Particles

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Stéphane Goyette
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, 2010, pp. 186-189
Book review of: A Grammatical Study of Innu-Aimun Particles by Will Oxford.
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Handbook of American Indian Languages, Part 1

Alternate Title
Bulletin (Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology) ; 40
E-Books
Author/Creator
Franz Boas
Pliny Earle Goddard
John R. Swanton
Roland B. Dixon
William Jones
William Thalbitzer
Truman Michelson
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The Heart of the Matter

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alice J. Anderton
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 2, Rescuing Critically Endangered Native American Languages, Summer, 2007
Comments on the variety of Native American languages in Oklahoma and the actions that are necessary to ensure they stay alive and are not forgotten.
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