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Learning to Talk to the Land: Online Stewardship in Taku River Tlingit Territory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Schreyer
Jon Corbett
Nicole Gordon
Colleen Larson
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 3, Indigenous Land-Based Education, 2014, pp. 106-133
Article describes a web-based participatory mapping tool(https://trt.geolive.ca/) which combines ideologies of stewardship with place names and stories.
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Leaving Ste. Madeleine: A Michif Account

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Olivia N. Sammons
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 33, no. 2, 2013, pp. 149-164
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.
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Leaving the Simpson Desert

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Luise Hercus
Aboriginal History, vol. 9, no. 1, 1985, pp. 22-41
Discusses the Wangkangurru people, their language and water supply.
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Legacies of NALA: The Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act and Implications for Language Revitalization Policy and Practice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larisa Warhol
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 51, no. 3, The Native American Languages Act of 1990/1992 - Retrospect and Prospects, 2012, pp. 70-91
"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".
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The Legends Project [Collection]

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
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.
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Lessons in Immersion Instruction From the American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI)

Alternate Title
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Ivan Ozbolt
Comments on a course teaching the language and strategies on how to teach in immersion settings. Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.
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Let's Keep Speaking Cree

Alternate Title
Âhkami-nêhiyawêtân
Âhkami-nêhiyawêtân = Let's Keep Speaking Cree
E-Books
Author/Creator
Solomon Ratt
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Lillian Nahdee Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lillian Nahdee
Burton Jacobs
Patricia Soney
Indian History Film Project
Discusses various storekeepers on Walpole Island and the burning of the council hall.
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Linguistic Classifications of Aboriginal Languages in Canada: Implications For Assessing Language Diversity, Endangerment and Revitalization

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Jane Norris
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 22-34
Analyzes of two linguistic classifications using Census and UNESCO-based language measures. Scroll down to page 22 to read article.
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Linking Early Childhood Learning in Aotearoa With Practices & Possibilities in Inuit Nunangat

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Caroline Rowan
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education in Inuit Nunangat, 2014, pp. 42-[48]
Considers how aspects of three Maori concepts could be beneficial for Inuit: Kohanga Reo (language nests), early childhood curriculum Te Whāriki, and playcentres. Entire issues on one pdf. Scroll to page 41 to read article.
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Lisandro Mendez's "Coyote and Deer": On Reciprocity, Narrative Structures, and Interactions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony Webster
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 1, Winter, 1999, pp. 1-24
Article examines the Lipan Apache narrative about Coyote which had been recorded and translated by the linguist Harry Hoijer from a telling by Lisandro Mendez. Author examines the content and themes of the text alongside the poetic and narrative devices it uses; situates the text among other Coyote narratives.
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Literature Review: Language & Culture

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Joy Elijah
Brief historical overview of the fight for First Nations' language rights; international developments and recommendations are included.
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Lloyd (Buster) Brown Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lloyd (Buster) Brown
Fay Tilden
Indian History Film Project
Discusses his life as a guide and a trapper.
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Loss of a Language-Forgotten Through Time

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Georgenia Earring-Chosa
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 1, Celebrating Tribal College Journals 20th Anniversary, Fall, 2009, p. 44
Presents a personal narrative, written by a student of Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College, describing her loss of speaking the Lakota language.
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The Loss of Australia's Aboriginal Language Heritage

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Luise Hercus
Aboriginal History, vol. 15, no. 2, 1991, pp. 195-196
Book review of: The Loss of Australia's Aboriginal Language Heritage by Annette Schmidt. Review located by scrolling to page 195.
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The Lost 'Macassar Language' of Northern Australia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Urry
Michael Walsh
Aboriginal History, vol. 5, no. 2, Special Issue: Aboriginal-Asian Contact, 1981, pp. 91-108
Comments on the important impact the 'Macassans' had on Aboriginal languages and cultures.
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"Ma'iingan is Just a Misspelling of the Word Wolf": A Case for Teaching Culture Through Language

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Hermes
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Indigenous Epistemologies and Education: Self-Determination, Anthropology, and Human Rights, March 2005, pp. 43-56
Contends that language immersion programs support language and cultural revitalization by allowing students a deeper understanding and fluency.
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Making Native-Language Policy in Ontario in the 1980s

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John S. Long
Historical Studies in Education, vol. 8, no. 2, 2006, pp. 134-162
Discusses the Northern Native-Languages Project (NNLP) and government policies and their development regarding the use of native languages as modes of instruction in Ontario schools.
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Making Waves: Hawaiian Language On The Air

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kaimana Barcarse
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, The Electronic Drum: Community Radios Role in Indigenous Language Revitalization, March 2013, p. [?]
Discusses the role of community radio in indigenous language revitalization.
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mâmawi-nehiyaw iyinikahiwewin

Alternate Title
Blue Quills First Nations College, Social Science and Humanities Research Council Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leona J. Makokis
Marilyn V. Shirt
Sherri L. Chisan
Anne Y. Mageau
Diana M. Steinhauer
Looks at Indigenous methods for teaching Cree language immersion.
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Manifesto (December 13, 2003)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael E. Krauss
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 29, no. 1-2, Préserver la langue et les savoirs / Preserving Language and Knowledge, 2005, pp. 31-34
Brief article comments on the role of a linguist in language preservation.
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Māori Language Revitalization: A Vision for the Future

Alternate Title
Maori Language Revitalization: A Vision for the Future
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deslie McClutchie Mita
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 1, Indigenous Approaches to Early Childhood Care and Education, 2007, pp. 101-107
Looks at the philosophical principles and foundations of the Te Kohanga Reo (language nests) programs of Aotearoa / New Zealand.
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Marie Osecap 2 Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marie Osecap
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Interview includes a description of life on the reserve that describes milking, sheep-shearing and fishing weirs. It also consists of stories about a woman whose husband turned into a lizard; a story of Wisakedjak; and how Thunder Blanket killed his wife and then himself.
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Mary Ann McKenzie Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary Ann McKenzie
Janet R. Fietz
Indian History Film Project
Mary Ann McKenzie talks about her childhood memories: food preparation, gardening, making moccasins, fish nets and snowshoes.
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