Preservation & Revitalization

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On Leaking Languages and Categorical Imperatives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip J. Deloria
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 2, 2011, pp. 173-182
Looks at American Indian linguistic practices and the complexity of linguistic engagements that stand in contrast to those non-Indian imaginings.
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On The Brink

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jacob Manatowa-Bailey
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 2, Rescuing Critically Endangered Native American Languages, Summer, 2007
Comments on the extinction of some Native American languages and what can be done to spare other languages from the same fate.
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One Generation From Extinction

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Basil H. Johnston
Canadian Literature, no. 124-125, Native Writers & Canadian Literature, pp. 10-15
Discussion on the death of tribal languages. Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll to page 10 to access article.
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Oshkaabewis Native Journal

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
American Indian Resource Center
Back issues of academic journal which publishes articles on the Ojibwe language. All articles are either monolingual Ojibwe or bilingual Ojibwe-English.
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Our Languages, Our Stories: Towards the Revitalization and Retention of Indigenous Languages in Urban Environments: Discussion Paper

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Association of Friendship Centres
Reports on National Association of Friendship Centres' Indigenous Language Symposium held in 2018. The symposium was convened in response to the Federal Government's intention to "enact and Indigenous Languages Act" in collaboration with Indigenous peoples.
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Our Nyikina Story: Australian Indigenous People of the Mardoowarra

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anne Poelina
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, The Seventh Generation: Spotlight on Indigenous Youth, June 2013, p. [?]
Discusses current work being undertaken in the Nyikina community to ensure language, traditional laws, and customs are passed on to future generations.
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Our Resistance Will Not Stop

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rucha Chitinis
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, The Future We Want: Indigenous Women of the World Unite, December 2013, p. [?]
Comments on corporate and government-led land grabs and other injustices that threaten the survival, dignity, and livelihoods of Indigenous peoples.
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Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada

E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics. Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
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Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada

E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics. Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
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Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Language Portal

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
David A. Francis
Robert M. Leavitt
Ben Levine
Julia Schulz
David Weiss ... [et al.]
Provides links to dictionary and video archive as well as pronunciation, noun, and verb guides.
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The Past, Present and Future of the Pite Saami Language: Sociological Factors and Revitalization Efforts

Alternate Title
The Past, Present and Future of the Pite Sami Language: Sociological Factors and Revitalization Efforts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Riitta-Liisa Valijärvi
Joshua Wilbur
Nordic Journal of Linguistics, vol. 34, no. 3, December 2011, pp. 295-329
Discusses reason for decline in Pite Sami language spoken around the Arjeplog municipality in Northern Sweden.
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Paykiiwikay Métis Culture [Podcast]

Alternate Title
Promoting the Michif Language through Art
Learning Michif through Traditional and Contemporary Food
The History of the Michif Language
Losing the Michif Language
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Leah Dorion

Guests discusses a variety of topics related to Métis culture . Interviews are approximately 30 minutes long.

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Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II: Module 1: Introduction

Alternate Title
Module One: Introduction
University of the Arctic – CS 322
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heather Exner
Greg Poelzer
Tamara Andreyeva
Kristina Fagan
Heather Harris
Terry Wotherspoon ... [et al.]
Overview of course which focuses on issues around revival of northern cultures and languages. Discusses concepts of identity, culture and self-determination. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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Perceived Health Benefits From a Commitment to Speak te reo Māori in the Home: Four Women's Perspectives

Alternate Title
Perceived Health Benefits From a Commitment to Speak te reo Maori in the Home: Four Women's Perspectives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emma Mapihi Campbell
Pimatisiwin, vol. 10, no. 1, Summer, 2013, pp. 57-70
Discusses the wellbeing that comes from speaking Māori for the speaker, family members and for the community.
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Pharmaceutical Health Care and Inuit Language Communications in Nunavut, Canada

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sandra J. Romain
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21409
Explores the challenges of complying with the, Inuit Language Protection Act and the Official Languages Act to provide pharmacy services without Inuit language proficient pharmacists.
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Photo Vignette – T’łisalagi’ lakw School, ‘Yalis (Alert Bay), BC, early days

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dara Culhane
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 45-47
Describe the creation and early years of the independent school created by Kwakwaka’wakw parents on ‘Namgis First Nation territory; discusses inclusion of cultural and traditional teachings, and its evolution as one of the longest running independent schools in the province.
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Piecing Together Māori, Word by Word

Alternate Title
Piecing Together Maori, Word by Word
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Erin McArdle
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, The Electronic Drum: Community Radios Role in Indigenous Language Revitalization, March 2013, p. [?]
Discusses the efforts to revitalize culture and language through community-based radio and television.
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Pimosatamowin Sikaw Kakeequaywin: Walking and Talking--a Saulteaux Elder's View of Native Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Akan
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 23, no. 1, Hands Back, Hands Forward: Revising Aboriginal Voices and Revisioning Aboriginal Research, 1999, pp. 16-39
Reports Elder Alfred Manitopeyes' emphasis on the ethical responsibility of educators to live in such a way that our words reflect our lifestyle.
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Plains Indian Native Literatures

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas R. Parks
Raymond J. DeMallie
boundary 2, vol. 19, no. 3, 1492-1992: American Indian Persistence and Resurgence, Autumn, 1992, pp. 105-147
Comments on two collections of Native American literature that developed due to contact between Native Americans and anthropologists.
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"Please Read Loose": Intimate Grammars and Unexpected Languages in Contemporary Navajo Literature

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony K. Webster
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 2, 2011, pp. 61-86
Discusses the creative aspects of Blackhorse Mitchell’s use of Navajo English in Miracle Hill, as well as Mitchell’s own discussions of what he was attempting to do in the poem The Drifting Lonely Seed.
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The Plight of Ainu, Indigenous People of Japan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mitsuharu Vincent Okada
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 1, no. 1, January 2012, pp. 1-14
Examines consequences of government assimilation policies and discusses the need for research to promote social justice.
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The Policy Implications of Revitalizing Traditional Aboriginal Religions

Alternate Title
Learning, Technology, and Traditions
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 3rd, 2009
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Marc Fonda
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 6

Discusses religious revitalization by using the analogy of language revitalization.

Chapter eleven from Learning, Technology, and Traditions, which is vol. 6 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.

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Postcards: A Source for Aboriginal Biography

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Cane
Niel Gunson
Aboriginal History, vol. 10, no. 2, 1986, pp. 171-174
Looks at a collection of postcards that document a friendship between two women and offers a record of the Diyari language.
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Preparing Indigenous Language Advocates, Teachers, and Researchers in Western Canada

Alternate Title
Nurturing Native Languages
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Heather A. Blair
Donna Paskemin
Barbara Laderoute
Chapter 7 from Nurturing Native Languages edited by Jon Reyhner, Octaviana V. Trujillo, Roberto Luis Carrasco and Louise Lockard. Discusses Indigenous language education, language revitalization and the role of the Canadian Indigenous Languages and Literacy Development Institute.
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