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Bringing APTN Into Focus

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Candis Callison
Canadian Literature, no. 209, Spectres of Modernism, Summer, 2011, pp. 161-162
Book review of: Indigenous Screen Cultures in Canada edited by Sigurjon Baldur Hafsteinsson and Marian Bredin.
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British Columbia Indian Languages: A Crisis of Silence

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan Haig-Brown
BC Studies, no. 57, British Columbia a Place For Aboriginal Peoples?, Spring, 1983, pp. 57-67
Discusses the importance of preserving and maintaining the remaining Indian languages for cultural continuity and survival.
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Broadcasting Indigenous Voices: Sami Minority Media Production

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sari Pietikäinen
European Journal of Communication, vol. 23, no. 2, June 2008, pp. 173-191
Investigation reveals that Sami journalists have presented an alternative viewpoint and aided in the renewal of the Sami language.
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Building Strong First Nations: NRT Strategic Plan 2010-2013

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
New Relationship Trust
Discusses the strategic plan that includes enhancing capacity within First Nation governance, encourages access to education, assists British Columbia First Nations to protect and revive their languages and cultures, supports initiatives that engage youth and elders, and advances economic development opportunities.
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Can This Language Be Saved?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eileen Moore Quinn
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 2, Endangered Languages, Endangered Lives, Summer, 2001
Comments on the extinction of languages worldwide, including aboriginal languages, and the losses that accompany these disappearances.
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Canada Must Reclaim Its Moral Leadership

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, August 14, 2009, p. A9
Contends that worldwide Indigenous peoples are gaining recognition and status and that the Canadian government has an important role to play in helping its Indigenous population preserve their culture and gain similar success.
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Canada's Aboriginal Languages

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Jane Norris
Canadian Social Trends, vol. 51, Winter, 1998, pp. 8-16
Presents data and factors related to endangerment and viability; based on 1996 Census data author suggests three languages could be considered "secure."
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Carrying The Pipe: Maliseet Elder, Healer, and Teacher Imelda Perley

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maura Hanrahan
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3/4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 200-203
Author describes the challenges facing Indigenous women who strive to assume leadership roles in their communities.
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The Cayuga Chief Jacob E. Thomas: Walking a Narrow Path Between Two Worlds

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Takeshi Kimura
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 2, 1998, pp. 313-333
Discusses ways Cayuga Chief Jacob E. Thomas (1922-1998) of the Six Nations Reserve taught language; examines the educational materials he produced, and some reactions to his efforts.
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Ceh'e3teekuu!- Listen- This is Arapaho Land

Alternate Title
Ceh'e3teekuu!--Listen-- This is Arapaho Land
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Phineas Arthur Kelly
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 44, no. 4, Fall, 2020, pp. [415]-433
An examination of the creation of the augmented reality (AR) mobile place-based learning game Vision Quest developed at the University of Wyoming that teaches Arapaho language and culture developed. The author further discusses the adaptability of Indigenous people to combat colonization through the app.
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Celebrating Indigenous Languages

Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Google Earth
This interactive Google Earth project is a guided tour that introduces the user to over 80 Indigenous languages from around the globe. At each point on the map the user can view a photo and bio of an Indigenous language speaker from that region and listen to clips of them speaking their language.
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Challenging "Extinction" through Modern Miami Language Practices

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wesley Y. Leonard
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 2, 2011, pp. 135-160
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.
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Cherokee Gospel Songs and Language Revitalization

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bernard "Shiloh" Parresol
Whispering Wind, vol. 36, no. 6, Issue 256, May-June 2007, pp. 8-11
Looks at traditional use of song and reviews the Sequoya's syllabary.
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The Cherokee Nation Immersion School as a Translanguaging Space

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lizette Peter
Tracy Hirata-Edds
Durbin Feeling
Wyman Kirk
Ryan “Wahde” Mackey ... [et al.]
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 56, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 5-31

Looks at a Cherokee language immersion school in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.  

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Chief Dull Knife Community is Strengthening the Northern Cheyenne Language and Culture

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard E. Littlebear (Ve'kesôhnestoohe)
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 42, no. 1, Celebrating Tribal Colleges and Universities American Indian Higher Education Consortium, 2003, pp. 75-84
Looks at the danger of extinction of Native American languages and the programs in place to curb this fate.
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Chinook Jargon

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sarah Thomason
Comments on a language which flourished during the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.
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Citizen of the Year: An Inspiration To All

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lorie-Ann LaRocque
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 21, no. 3, May 1992, p. 1
Freda Ahenakew of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation named Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations' Citizen of the Year.
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Clara Pratt Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Clara Pratt
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where she gives a general account of reserve life. She gives a description of Indian games and tells of the establishment of the Gordon Reserve, Saskatchewan
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Clarence Joe Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Clarence Joe
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where Clarence Joe speaks of the conversion of the Sechelt Indians to Roman Catholicism and he discusses at various points the industry and initiative of the Sechelt Indians.
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[Collected Wisdom: American Indian Education]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Deirdre A. Almeida
Equity & Excellence in Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Special Issue, 1998, pp. 78-80
Book review of: Collected Wisdom by Linda Miller Cleary and Thomas D. Peacock.
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Colonial History, Current Numerical Picture of Languages Spoken in Delhi and the National Capital Region of India, and a Look at the Ongoing Language Efforts

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Prasannanshu
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 257-269
Article describes the ways that colonial governments identified and signaled out “criminal tribes” in India, how the identity, language and culture of these tribes was stigmatized and consequently diminished. Describes present-day efforts to protect and revitalize these languages and cultures and provides commentary on the effectiveness of these efforts.
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Community-Focused Language Documentation in Support of Language Education and Revitalization for St.Lawrence Island Yupik

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lane Schwartz
Sylvia L.R. Schreiner
Emily Chen
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1/2, The Past in the Yup’ik Present: Archaeologies of Climate Change in Western Alaska, 2019, pp. 291-311

Examines a collaborative effort by computational linguistics with language revitalization and documentation projects to preserve the St. Lawrence Island Yupik language. 

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Confronting Language Ambivalence and the Language Death: The Roles of the University in Native Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert M. Leavitt
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 1985, pp. 262-267
Examines the unique role that universities can play in helping to maintain both the Micmac (Mi'kmaq) and Maliseet languages in Indigenous communities in the Maritimes to assist in the preservation of culture and communication between generations.
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The Contribution of Indigenous Heritage Language Immersion Programs to Healthy Early Childhood Development

Alternate Title
Research Connections Canada 12: Supporting Children and Families
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Onowa McIvor
Research Connections Canada , vol. 12, 2005, pp. 5-20
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.
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Court Affirms Education Rights

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Taillon
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 6, October 2001, p. 11

Examines the decision by the Court of Appeal regarding the violation of Cree rights by the Canadian and Quebec governments.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.

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Creating Language Teams in Oklahoma Native American Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Linn
Marcellino Berardo
Akira Y. Yamamoto
International Journal of the Sociology of Language, no. 132, 1998, pp. 61-78
Presents an account of what most elderly speakers of Oklahoma Native American languages feel about their languages and the issues and problems of designing programs for language revitalization.
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Creating Pathways: An Aboriginal Early Years Five Year Strategic Plan

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvette Bolduc
Alison Gerlach
Monique Gray Smith
Joyce Schneider
Discusses plan to ensure all Aboriginal children and their families with have equal access to services that foster culture and language revitalization and promote holistic child and family wellness.
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Creating Space and Defining Roles: Elders and Adult Yup'ik Immersion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Oscar Alexie
Sophie Alexie
Patrick Marlow
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 48, no. 3, 2009, pp. 1-18
Discusses efforts of a language teaching program that integrated two Alaska Native elders into a summer intensive language teaching program.
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Cree Narrative Memory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Neal McLeod
Oral History Forum, vol. 19-20, Indigenous Voices from the Great Plains, 1999-2000, pp. [37]-61
Authors interpretation of Nêhiyâwiwin (Creeness), memory held in stories and relationships.
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Cree Nations In Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jana Ustrnulová
Comments on the way of life of the Cree Nations before and after encountering European settlers. English and American Studies Thesis (B.A.)--Univerzity Palackého, 2013.
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