Origins & Movement

Presents a comparison of world views between the Mi'kmaq and the English colonists in Acadia based on linguistic contact and interchange.

Book review of: Aboriginal English by J.M. Arthur. Review located by scrolling to page 227.

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).

Sample of some the many geographic names with Aboriginal origins.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2006.

Examines historical and ethnographic evidence concerning the origins of this Siouan people and their cultural adaptations.

Consists of an interview where he tells of legends concerning the arrival of white men in North America; Parallels to the Norse (Viking) sagas -- (Is this possibly an example of the oral tradition presenting the Indian view early Viking settlement?). He tells of prophecies concerning the arrival of white men and the eventual return of Indian ways; describes the role of women in pre-Columbian America; and gives accounts of native medical practices and the linguistic evolution.

Compares concentration of place names on King Island to those reported for other communities and poses factors that may have contributed to this difference.

Examines differences between linguistic and archaeological evidence about 16th century inhabitants of the area.

Contends that Aborigines use less body language than they did before the white settlement. Towards English Language and Literature Diploma Thesis from Masaryk University, 2010.

Comments on the procedure used to single out suspected borrowings.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Laval University / Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, 2011.

Comments on a project that has realized the first native speaker of Wampanoag in over a century.

Comments on the identity of Ayapathu-speaking clans.

History of the word Naskapi in relation to Aboriginal peoples of the Quebec-Labrador Peninsula.

Annotated list of manuscripts, archives and sound recordings in the languages of the of Chetco, Shasta Costa, Tututni, Upper Umpqua, Upper Coquille and Galice-Applegate peoples;

Book review of: Canada's First Nations: A History of Founding Peoples from Earliest Times by Olive Patricia Dickason. For this article scroll down to Page 386.

Book reviews of 22 books: African Cherokees in Indian Territory: From Chattel to Citizen by Celia E. Naylor. American Indian Education: Counternarratives in Racism, Struggle and the Law by Matthew L. M. Fletcher. Born of Fire: The Life and Pottery of Margaret Tafoya by Charles S. King. Brothers Among Nations: The Pursuit of Intercultural Alliances in Early America, 1580-1660 by Cynthia J.

Survey conducted on Cree and Ojibwa spoken by some isolated Algonquian populations of north-eastern Manitoba.

Book review of: Bringing Our Languages Home edited by Leanne Hinton. Scroll down to page 157 to read review.

Book review of: California Indian Languages by Victor Golla. Review located by scrolling to page 239.

Looks at conflicting stories surrounding the origin of the Cree syllabic system.

Multimedia tutorial covering period from antiquity to the nineteenth century; includes creation stories, cultures and languages, impact of European contact and Treaties.

Discusses how the myaamia language continues to exist in the repertoire of the Miami people, and discusses how linguistic practices have made the language different than in the past.

Looks at how the Chinook Jargon developed into international speech among the people of Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alaska.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 9, (pp237-271).

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.F.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2011.

Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 1966.

Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 1991.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Catholic University of America, 2006.

Case study of the relation between forms and discourse with question, "How does Plains Cree code the speaker's relation to an event?"

Reports on the influences of contact with European cultures on northern languages.

Examines language programs in two First Nations communities to see if they are suitable for use in the revitalization of languages and early childhood development in other Aboriginal communities. Scroll to p.5 to read article.

Physical Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1982.

Explores the etymology of the words "asikan" and "asekan".

A study of the four principal Dakota dialects, the Santee, Yankton, Assinniboin and Titon and of the allied languages, Winnegago, Osage, Hidatsa, etc.

Looks at a Anishinaabe methodology, involving "circle of the heart" and "circle of the mind" knowledge, used for dissertation research.

Looks at the complexity of two distinct language groups.

Presents an account of Mathews' field notes, drafts, manuscript vocabulary, grammatical sketch as well as a Barwidgee word list.

Examines the influence that the Chukchi language has on Yupik folklore.

Analysis of 185 individuals from various tribes suggests large population movements and the mixing of lineages. Results appear to be consistent with linguistic movement.

Book review of: Do Glaciers Listen? Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters & Social Imagination by Julie Cruikshank.

Compares the circumstances surrounding Indigenous languages in Saskatchewan with those found in other areas of the world.

Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Manitoba, 2001.

Examines issues that arise when trying to research the origins of the peoples who inhabited the plains.

Discusses development of two creole languages in Queensland and the ways the speakers are marginalized.