Preservation & Revitalization

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Laval University, 2010. Text in French, includes abstract in English.

Introduction to special issue on American Indian Education.

Looks at the rising loss of Indigenous languages and the need for support for its survival for future generations.

Indigenous Governance Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2018.

Discusses how Indigenous languages are being extinguished and the right to MTM (mother tongue-medium) education.

Mr. Fox tells of life before white men came; of the foods, medicines and so forth.

Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Manitoba, 2001.

Discusses the value of community radio stations in the revitalization of an endangered languages.

Looks at radio and television as friendly tools in the struggle for cultural survival rather than as foes.

Interview includes a story of how the Cree acquired horses.

Consists of an interview with Eliza Kneller where she describes the smallpox epidemic following World War I. She gives a description of basket making, an account of life in a Catholic school in Chicago and an account of New Year's celebrations amongst children.

Consists of an interview where she tells of stories for amusement and general reminiscences of her life.

Describes the need for Indigenous knowledge to be retained through a curriculum supporting Indigenous languages.

Comments on the benefits that are a result of academics and endangered language communities working together. Anthropology and Linguistics paper (B.A.)--Bryn Mawr College, 2009.

Looks at the causes of language decline, if the process can be reversed and why this is a problem we should be worried about.

Presents a bilingual lexicon including an ethnographical memoranda about Indigenous peoples of Alaska and Siberia.

Students received instruction for English as a second language, Navajo, and cultural teachings resulting in increased involvement, improved reading, math and science skills.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Western Ontario, 2017.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Charles Darwin University and Australian National University, 2020.

Community-centered project which investigates the effects of the rapidly changing Arctic environment on Iñupiaq and Yupik language speakers and the language itself.

Ethical principles of gathering plants, from an Indigenous healer 's perspective, with emphasis on respect, purpose, stewardship, and regeneration.

Satellite delivered TV programming for education aimed at children in remote areas of Alaska, Appalachia and Rocky Mountains states; focus of programs was basic oral language development and health.

Looks at the Choctaw Nation in Mississippi with an unemployment rate of zero percent and a language retention rate of 90 %. It describes how things could change in Eskasoni and looks at the process of economic development. Duration: 9:00.

Describes a three-component project as a cultural preservation effort on a remote-rural Paiute community in northern Nevada.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Chicago, 2003.

Consists of an interview where she gives a lengthy discourse on Indian medicines. She also gives a description of basket making and an account of being lost in the woods.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Université Laval, 2011.

Discusses the Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting program, the Canada-Territorial Cooperation Agreements on Aboriginal Languages, and support for National Aboriginal Day activities.

"Report to the Ministry of Education".

General reminiscences of her life and work.

Discusses the relationship between Mourning Dove and L.V. McWhorter and their commitment to write about the preservation of Indian culture. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Education Thesis (EdD)--University of Western Ontario, 2019.

Discusses infrastructure challenges surrounding internet connectivity in NWT, strategies for meeting these challenges, and how increased connectivity requires increased digital literacy. Stresses that increased competency with digital technologies allows for them to be used as methods of cultural preservation.

Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2014.

Explores the potential humans have for learning both as individuals and in groups. Presents brief overviews of 10 resources.

Discusses the types of discourse in relations to American Indian speech, American Indian language, and Indigenous-language revitalization.

Looks at intergenerational perspectives on loss of the Chikashshanompa language and importance to Chickasaw families.

Data from the 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey used to identify characteristics associated with the ability to understand an Aboriginal language among children aged 2 to 5. Examines the extent to which the home, the extended family, child care settings, and community contribute to the transmission of languages.

Includes overview of language revitalization and guidelines for community consultation, control, development and ownership, and accessibility and storage of materials.

[Language?]Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1998.

Comments on the Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Basil Johnston, honoured at the 2007 Anskohk Aboriginal Literature Festival held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Article located on page 1.

1981 viewpoint on the Inuit language situation, reasons for linguistic assimilation, and possible influences on the way Inuktitut has changed over time.

Looks at several projects in Aboriginal communities across Canada

Comments on the status of aboriginal languages in Canada including some statistics and estimates.

Brief biographical article on John Steckley, who has mastered the Ojibwa and Wendat languages in order to study Indigenous history more effectively.

Consists of an interview where Fine Day describes the preparation and preservation of food and the making of weapons.

Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2007.

Describes the White Clay Language Immersion School in Harlem, Montana and its mandate to preserve the nearly lost language of A'ani.