Oratory Skills & Practises

Book review of: Indigenous Screen Cultures in Canada edited by Sigurjon Baldur Hafsteinsson and Marian Bredin.

Child and Youth Care Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2004.

Written account of the oral history of the Mandan as dictated to Edward Goodbird by Butterfly who was the keeper of the words of the winter count.

An Yup'ik speaker describes her personal struggle as a student and later as a teacher in an English speaking classroom.

File contains a program for a ceremony commemorating the life of Chief Poundmaker. A plaque was unveiled by National Historic Sites, Canada.

Includes Maclean's perspectives on spirituality, regalia, influence of missionaries, signing, camps, particular individuals including Crowfoot, Poundmaker, Hiawatha, Shawundais, Mikasto as well as general commentary on Sarcee, Stoney, Cree, Inuit, Dakota, Nakota, Ojibwa, Mi'kmaq and other peoples.

Book review of: Canadian Savage Folk by John Maclean. Entire issue on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 24.

Language, Reading, and Culture Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Arizona, 2005.

Investigates perspectives of daycare caregivers, parents and elementary teachers regarding children's Inuktitut language knowledge.

Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2002

This interactive Google Earth project is a guided tour that introduces the user to over 80 Indigenous languages from around the globe. At each point on the map the user can view a photo and bio of an Indigenous language speaker from that region and listen to clips of them speaking their language.

The Oo-za-wa-kwun Centre provides training in communication and social training.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Davis, 2002.

Book review of: Cherokee Reference Grammar by Brad Montgomery-Anderson.

Book review of: Children's Language and Multilingualism edited by J. Simpson and G. Wigglesworth.

Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2014.

Comments on the complexity of the language due to variances spoken in different locations.

Looks at the relationship between Threlkeld, a missionary, and Biraban, a Awabakal man, in the nineteenth century.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 1996.

Discusses the therapeutic value of storytelling.

Explains the challenges that confront people when forming a Circle of Healing.

Indigenous perspective on various aspects of Christian and traditional story telling.

17 November 1961: Notes for a speech to a Citizenship Ceremony in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Diefenbaker does not specifically mention Indigenous people; however, he speaks of the Bill of Rights, equality and multiculturalism in Parliament.

Describes the oral tradition of predictions by shamans about the transformations that would take place with the arrival of the Europeans.

Identifies nine challenges specific to Navajo students learning English.

Focuses on educational reform for Indigenous children in remote and northern Australia to improve educational outcomes. Feedback from participants provides recommendations.

Discusses the artifacts and traditions of Coast Salish Aboriginal people through the presentation of documents, archaeological collections, archival photographs and oral histories.

Discussion of alternation between two or more languages, or dialects, in a single conversation.

Graduate School of Cornell University Thesis (Ph.D.)--Cornell University, 2004.

Study finding differences in style of interaction at home versus the classroom raised concerns about making the style of teaching more culturally congruent.

Book review of: Communities of Practice: An Alaskan Native Model for Language Teaching and Learning edited by Patrick E. Marlow and Sabine Siekmann.

Language and Literacy Education Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2016.

Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2011.

Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1997.

Discusses approaches taken to ensure accuracy of communication skills for special components of speech pathology assessment.

Examines the unique role that universities can play in helping to maintain both the Micmac (Mi'kmaq) and Maliseet languages in Indigenous communities in the Maritimes to assist in the preservation of culture and communication between generations.

Looks at evaluation approaches and discusses some methods grounded in Aboriginal experiences and values.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Greifswald, 2009.

English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Regina, 1996.

Project looks at American Indian elementary school children to see what elements are needed to influence language learning. Shows the importance of teaching in a way that is compatible with the learning style of the home culture.

File contains a copy of Diefenbaker's speech at the Council of the Northwest Territories. Diefenbaker speaks of a future in which the Council will have Indigenous and Inuit representatives. He notes his appointment of James Gladstone to the Senate James Gladstone.

Discusses learning through the analyses of a traditional legend.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2008.

Presents an account of what most elderly speakers of Oklahoma Native American languages feel about their languages and the issues and problems of designing programs for language revitalization.

Editorial overview about this edition's theme, going "to the land of the Eagle where creativity and possibility occur".

Developed for the Lac La Ronge N-12 Education Program. Each of the 24 vocabulary activities shows Cree and English words, with audio of Cree pronunciation.

Lessons from A Cree Phrase Book, developed for the Indian Metis Project for Careers in Teacher Education (IMPACTE) at Brandon University for use by non-Cree speakers and is based on the dialects of Manitoba.

Book review of: Cree: Language of the Plains/nēhiyawēwin: paskwāwi-pikiskwēwin by Jean Okimāsis and Solomon Ratt.