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Traditionalisation For Revitalisation: Tradition as a Concept and Practice in Contemporary Sámi Contexts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Coppélie Cocq
Folklore, vol. 57, History Culture and Selected Pasts, 2014, pp. 80-100
Description
Looks at the occurrences and use of the idea of tradition on Sámi websites from Sámi media, project homepages, information centres and community museums, reports by cultural agencies, and in describing some practices.
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Traditions: National Gatherings on Indigenous Knowledge: Final Report

E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Heritage
p. 52
Description
Summary of discussions, during May and June of 2005, between the Department of Canadian Heritage and Aboriginal people to develop practical strategies for working in areas where the mandate, expertise and experience of the Department coincide with Aboriginal aspirations.
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Transforming Graduate Studies through Decolonization: Sharing the Learning Journey of a Specialized Cohort

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura-Lee Kearns
Joanne Tompkins
Lisa Lunney Borden
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 233-253
Description
Study traces the learning experiences of primarily non-Indigenous educators who created an Indigenous-focused Master of Education program to challenge the legacy of colonization in schools and who have worked to decolonize their practice through their participation in a graduate studies; asserts that decolonizing education means valuing Indigenous people, languages, and land, and building inter-cultural understanding.
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Transitions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Henriquez Betancor
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, 1997, pp. 161-162
Description
Video review of: Transitions produced by Darrell Kipp and Joe Fisher.
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Translation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Regna Darnell
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, vol. 9, no. 1-2, June 1999, pp. 251-254
Description
Discusses issues surrounding translation, including creating text versions of languages that remain essentially oral, agreement on the "best" translation, and literalism.
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Trickster: Language Stories

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jani Greffe Bélanger
Jan Allard Tremblay
Alessia DeSalis
Description

"A guide of playful, creative, reflective and engaging activities to encourage Indigenous language learning."

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TséhootsooÍ Diné Bi'ólta'

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Florian Tom Johnson
Jennifer Legatz
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 2, 2006, pp. 26-33
Description
Describes the implementation of a Diné language immersion program, methods of measuring its success, lessons learned and future plans.
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Tset Hikwstexw te Sqwelteltset: We Hold Our Language High

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stelómethet Ethel B Gardner
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 28, no. 1-2, Transformative Sites of Indigenous Education, 2004, pp. 130-148
Description
Examines the phenomenon of Halq'eméylem renewal and what it means in the lives of Stó:lo people today.
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Un Bilinguisme Stable est-il Possible à Iqaluit?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aurélie Hot
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, Inuit urbains / Urban Inuit, 2008, pp. 117-136
Description
Evaluates the impact of efforts to promote the use of Inuktitut in the capital of Nunavut.
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the American Indian Language Development Institute's (AILDI) Resolution on Language Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Alternate Title
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Description
Presents the resolution that was formulated and acted upon by the participants of the 30th American Indian Language Development Institute, Tucson, Arizona on the 2nd of July, 2009. 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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USDE Violations of NALA and the Testing Boycott at Nāwahīokalani'ōpu'u School

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William H. Wilson
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 51, no. 3, The Native American Languages Act of 1990/1992 - Retrospect and Prospects, 2012, pp. 30-45
Description
Looks at a school that for 14 years has produced 100 percent high school graduation and 80 percent college attendance but is federally required to test students in English rather than the language they are taught in.
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The Use of Native Language Models in the Development of Critical Literacy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gloria Dyc
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 3, 1994, pp. 211-233
Description
Analysis of the political problems faced by Native American people in United States local government and the lack of consensus attained due to the complexity of some of the issues.
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The Value of First Nations Languages

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick Kelly
BC Studies, no. 89, In Celebration of Our Survival: The First Nations of British Columbia, Spring, 1991, pp. 141-149
Description
Looks at the importance of using language to create cross cultural understanding as well as a tool to ensure language survival.
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The Viability of Indian Languages in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John A. Price
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, 1981, pp. 339-346
Description
Looks at the status of Aboriginal languages in this country and argues that they have a better chance of survival here than elsewhere in the world.
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A Voice Great Within Us: The Story of Chinook

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Peter Trower
BC Studies, no. 121, Spring, 1999, pp. 132-133
Description
Book review of: A Voice Great Within Us by Charles Lillard with Terry Glavin. Scroll to page 132 to read review.
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Waasamodibaajibiigemaazoying: Bright Lines of Story in Song

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret Noodin
Stacie Sheldon
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 1, Digital Indigenous Studies: Gender, Genre, and New Media, Spring, 2017, pp. 88-99
Description
Comments on the website Ojibwe.net and what it is doing towards the preservation of Anishinaabemowin.
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Waasechibiiwaabikoonsing Nd’anami’aami, “Praying through a Wired Window”: Using Technology to Teach Anishinaabemowin

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret Noori
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 23, no. 2, Digital Technologies and Native Literature, Summer, 2011, pp. 3-23
Description
Focuses on the internet site Noongwa e-Anishinaabemjig: People Who Speak Anishinaabemowin Today hosted by the University of Michigan. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 3.
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Wahi a Kahiko: Place Names as Vehicles of Ancestral Memory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katrina-Ann R. Kapa'anaokalaokeola Nakoa Oliveira
AlterNative, vol. 5, no. 2, Ke Ala Hou: Breaking Trail in Hawaiian Research and Development, 2009, pp. 100-115
Description
Discusses how place names reveal and provide attachments to the land, to the past, and to the Hawaiian identity.
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Wahlgidouk, Giver of Gifts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeane Breinig
Atlantis, vol. 29, no. 2, [Indigenous Women: The State of Our Nations], 2005, pp. 97-102
Description
Comments on a Kasaan Haida elder woman and her efforts to document her family and village history.
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Walking Together: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Perspectives in Curriculum

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
[Learn Alberta]
Description
Excellent teacher resource includes links to information and videos about the following topics: worldviews, oral traditions, Elders, culture and language, kinship, Aboriginal and treaty rights, healing historical trauma, symbolism and traditions, connection to land, Indigenous pedagogy, well-being, and traditional environmental knowledge. Related material: Talking Together: A Discussion Guide.
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Waņna Dakota uņkiapi kate!

Alternate Title
Now We're Going to Speak Dakota!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Peacock
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 57-72
Description
Discusses the reasons why the author had difficulty attempting to learn his Dakota language. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 57.
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“We are Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey”: An Assessment of the Impact of the Mi'kmaw Knia'matnewey Self-Government Agreement on the Improvement of Education for Participating Mi'kmaw Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeff Orr
Description
Includes brief history of the education authority, overview of its activities, discussion of programming in areas of language and culture at the elementary level, and analysis of success indicators for secondary and post-secondary students.
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“We Are Not Privileged Enough to Have That Foundation of Language”: Pasifika Young Adults Share their Deep Concerns about the Decline of the Ancestral/Heritage Languages in Aotearoa New Zealand

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lina-Jodi Vaine Samu
Helen Moewaka Barnes
Lanuola Asiasiga
Tim McCreanor
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 131-139
Description
Pasifika youth (aged 18-25) are interviewed in focus groups in which they express their distress about the diminishing presence of Indigenous language use and preservation, article notes that there is no comprehensive language policy to preserve these languages and that losing them has profound negative effects for the youth of culturally marginalized communities.
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"We're Taking the Genius of Sequoyah into This Century": The Cherokee Syllabary, Peoplehood, and Perseverance

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ellen Cushman
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 26, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. 67-83
Description
Discusses the development of the syllabary, making reading and writing in Cherokee possible, and looks at how present-day efforts of reading and writing with the syllabary and speaking Cherokee contribute to language perseverance.
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