Preservation & Revitalization

Examines the beliefs behind the Shakha language and the idea of tyl ichchileekh (language spirit) and influence on language practice.

Discusses the connection between language and culture and the importance of saving Native languages. Includes a clip of Heenetiineyoo3eihiiho’ (Language Healers).

Discusses the challenges of language revitalization and current discourses relevant to Pūtaiao, or Māori-medium science education.

Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2014.

Comments on the development of programs to bring California Native American languages back into daily use.

Overview of the Ojibwe language immersion program offered at Bay Mills Community College in Brimley, Michigan.

Introduction to jessie little doe, discussing her skills as a linguist, and her commitment to keeping the Wampanoag language alive.

Case studies of heritage-language immersion programs that have enabled communities to preserve their languages and incorporate cultural knowledge in school curricula.

Identifies three language policy types and their relationship to American Indian/Alaska Native bilingual education.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Washington State University, 1997.

Discusses theory that Improving economic conditions through education or other means may have a negative impact on Indigenous language retention.

First part of presentation is April Iris Charol discussing concepts such as ownership, developing consciousness and the way words are interpreted. Second part of presentation is Khelsilem Rivers discussing how colonization shaped identity and indigenous lanaguages. Duration: 1:56:23.

Looks at a language revitalization project for five traditional Athabascan languages through planning, training, education, and materials development.

Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Manitoba, 2006.

Web only supplement to Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 24, no. 4, 2013.

Discusses new linguistic policies, the dominance of the English language, and the need for bilingualism in Nunavut institutions to stop the erosion of the Inuit language.

Contends that indigenous languages are more than a means of communication, they are central to the sense of identity and the culture of their speakers.

Looks at a Reverend who introduced a bilingual language policy at an Aboriginal mission station.

Discussion of a book, Making the Connection, published for the education system with the hope of creating First Nation friendly schools based on strategies suggested by Cree Elders. Article found on page 1 and scrolling to page 23.

Data shows that there is a reasonably rapid departure of aboriginal languages in Canada but the language shift is occurring at various rates among the aboriginal demographic.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2004.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Brock University, 2008.

Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2015.

Study supports language revitalization and suggests success requires wider community and government support as well.

Promotes a bilingual-bicultural program intended to revitalize native Arizona heritage by including Yavapai language and culture in the curriculum for all students.

Examines the strength of the interrelationship among way of life, belief systems and language and the wide ranging effect loss of Tlingit will have in southeast Alaska.

Author reflects on his experiences fighting to save Indigenous languages from extinction for future generations.

[Educational Policy and Administration] Thesis (D.Ed.)--University of Minnesota, 2011.

Discusses the challenges facing Indigenous communities and the role Indigenous women can play in language and cultural revitalization for future generations.

Papers discuss loss of language and Indigenous knowledge and ways of learning in various countries.

Discussion on innovative uses for narrative assessment in a child care setting.

Compares language skills of students attending different Mi'kmaq language programs in Cape Breton using formal language tests.

Article describes a web-based participatory mapping tool(https://trt.geolive.ca/) which combines ideologies of stewardship with place names and stories.

Provides a first hand account of one family's forced relocation from a small Métis community in southwestern Manitoba. Text in both Michif and English.

Discusses the Wangkangurru people, their language and water supply.

"This article explores how local community practice has changed whereby communities are choosing to revitalize and maintain their languages, creating official policies to support those languages and thereby creating new speakers".

Ofelia Zepeda speaks about language in general. Duration: 1:00:25

The Legends Project is a compilation of traditional oral stories, legends, and histories of Canada's Inuit and First Nations. They are transcribed, dramatized, and cast within the communities. Audios contain general information on the First Nations involved, recordings of Elders, explanation of the legends, and legends recorded in both English and the original First Nations language.

Book review of: Lessons From Fort Apache by M. Eleanor Nevins. Scroll down to page 182 to read review.