Oratory Skills & Practises

Includes a glossary and bibliography for The Marriage Cow, outlining the differences between translation and interpretation of the oral story. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

[Linguistics] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Rice University, 2010.

Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 1963.

Attempts to describe structural patterns in Lakota calendar (lunar) system pictographic records and argues they are inherently more of a sacred text than actual historic texts.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 1997.

Photograph of sketch of Chief Beardy making a speech at Fort Carlton. The Cree writing on the front of photograph is Beardy's name in Cree, written by Beardy's secretary.

Three photographs of John Amagoalik, director of land claims for the Inuit Tapirisat, speaking to the Saskatoon Canadian Club on November 22, 1977.

Second edition, with new preface and notes.

Document sets a foundation for the continued learning and promotion of heritage languages for Elders, parents, children and educators. Provides recommendation for implementation of goals set out in foundational document.

Focuses on the messages underlying public speeches by examining use of rhetorical devices, structure of speeches and audience interpretation.

Looks at the Halq'eméylem language renewal, community challenges and strengths of the Stó:lō and the programs available to the preservation of the language.

Gives assistance to First Nations communities drafting or expanding language revitalization programs. Accompanying workbook: Aboriginal Language Program Planning Workbook.

Findings from project involving Maori language.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Iowa, 2006.

Discusses a Tlingit storyteller's own story and how it helped in recovery and healing.

Discusses the challenges faced by Inuit translators who often do more than translation in their local communities

Overview of strategies for providing effective education from pre-school to grade twelve and support for students and parents.

Explores early literary texts written in European languages by students at Harvard's Indian College in the 17th century. The article also provides translations, as well as observations, on form, structure, and grammar. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Book review of: Honoring Our Children edited by J. Reyhner, J. Martin, L. Lockard and S. W. Gilbert.

Discusses the challenges faced by communities and schools when attempting to revitalize languages that will reflect common goals, needs, and desires.

Explores the differences of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers in cultural influences and practices as they relate to language learning.

Author relates her experience working part-time in the Museum of Man and Nature in Winnipeg and states that Indigenous stories must be told carefully.

Investigates differences between Aboriginal and Western caregiver-child interactions as related to language acquisition.

Explores the writer's use of narrative inquiry, autoethnography, and Indigenous research paradigms to address her research on Indigenous spirituality and her journey with learning the Cree language.

Examines how translation of Native American oral literatures into European-language texts have reflected the translators' preconceptions about Native Americans and literature. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Looks at the importance of orality in the 21st century and throughout human history. 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.

Oratory in times of social change and stress. Structures, themes and time lines are analyzed and comparisons are made with European examples.

Looks at the success of the Mi'kmaw Kina'matneyway, education authority and self-governance in education. Increased graduation rates reflect success of model.

Examines Native American traditions of interaction and speech rules in literature.

15 images (7 scanned here) of the speakers and participants of a Native employment conference held in Saskatoon on June 18, 1980.

Author concludes some borrowing exists in all languages and of these some can be traced to source. Map intended to accompany document not included in this digitized version.

Aboriginal literature from oral traditions to journals.

This oversize file is divided into two parts for this data base. Part one (A-792-1) contains a 33 1/3 record titled "Indian Music of the Canadian Plains," copyright 1955 Folkways Records and Services Corp. There is a booklet accompanying the record that explains the various songs and Indian customs.

An address by Arthur Laing, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, acknowledging problems with the current Indian Act and proposing a new Indian Act.

This speech discusses the Aboriginal reaction to the Federal government's 'White Paper', released in June 1969. Chretien stresses that Canadian society "must break down the barriers of misunderstanding and discrimination" for Aboriginal people to be accepted in Canadian society.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

Discusses the importance of storytelling in Aboriginal cultures and interests that have developed in recording stories and oral history.

Discusses a participatory action research project involving Listuguj that expands on the basic categories found in Mi'gmaq grammar.

Cross-Cultural Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Fairbanks, 2010.

Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2009.

Looks at examples from Apache, Ojibwe, Diné (Navajo), Hawaiian, and Blackfeet language programs. Condensed version of this article in Heritage Language Journal, vol. 7 no. 2, Fall 2010, pp.138-152.

Looks at examples from Apache, Ojibwe, Dené (Navajo), Hawaiian and Blackfeet language programs.

[Māori, Pacific & Indigenous Studies] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Otago, 2013.

Results indicated that lower developmental skills for Cherokee versus non Native American young children, diminished with age, leading the author to believe that results may reflect cultural differences in parenting rather than language delay or disorder.