Preservation & Revitalization

Titles in English read as follows (text in Chinook shorthand): First Abbreviations; A Table to show how the signs are connected with any preceeding or following consonant; English Prayers; Hail Mary; I Believe in God; I Confess, etc.; [next two titles unclear]; An Act of Faith; An Act of Hope; An Act of Love; An Act of Contrition; The Ten Commandments; The Precepts of the Church; The Angelus; Gloria Patri; Before Meals; After Meals; How to Baptize....

Historical note:

Educational Leadership and Policy Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2012.

Discusses the innovative radio series on the rights of Indigenous people, and the Kannada language interactive program that converts global issues into local issues.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Victoria, 2015.

Book review of: Karajini Mirlimirli edited by Noel Olive. Review located by scrolling to page 225.

Anthropology and Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Arizona, 2001.

Looks at language endangerment in the global setting, responses to the endangered situation, and issues in promoting language revitalization. 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.

Looks at the ways the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre promotes language protection. Article located by scrolling to page 22.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Prince Edward Island, 2013.

Book reviews of: Flinders Ranges Dreaming by The Adnyamathanha Storytellers of South Australia and Dorothy Tunbridge. Turning the Tide: A Personal History of the Federal Council for Advancement of Aborigines andTorress Strait Islanders by Faith Bandler.

Analysis of posts from March through July 2020 identified six themes: language promotion, using language to talk about COVID, training to support revitalization, language education, creating and sharing resources, and general information.

Comments on an immersion program that works towards language resurgence.

The Western Canadian Protocol for Collaboration in Basic Education, Kindergarten to Grade 12 lead to a consultation process regarding curricula. The framework developed is grounded in tradition and attempts to accommodate differences.

Adult Education and Counselling Psychology (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 2011.

Article discusses the value of having Knowledge Keepers and Elders teaching at a post-secondary level, and the important role that cultural and language revitalization play in self-determination.

Looks at educational and social strategies to preserve the Tongan language. Text in Māori.

Māori Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massey University, 2001.

[Maori Development] Thesis (M.A.)--Auckland University of Technology, 2010.

Comments on break down of the traditional way of life and traditional sources of livelihood. Chapter 23 from International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship edited by Léo-Paul Dana and Robert B. Anderson. Entire e-book on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to page 302 or select chapter 23 on side bar.

Introduces the project, lists the goals, states the methods, projects the outcomes and suggests language revitalization activities. 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.

Global Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Brandeis University, 2014. Draws connections between Kven and Sami people.

Discusses the importance of going beyond language teaching to promote the use, preservation and revitalization of the Nsyilxcn language.

Article discusses the language loss that has occurred among northern Labrador Inuttitut.

Looks at two concepts in the Sami language that relate to the Sami gift philosophy or worldview.

Comments on a language preservation project created by a man who wanted to keep histories, stories and genealogies recorded for generations to come.

Using his own studies and struggle to learn the Dakota language as jumping-off point, the author wrestles with the role that historic educational institutions had in removing Indigenous languages and to what extent their contemporary counterparts owe apology and reparation.

Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--The University of Manitoba, 2010.

Discusses the history, programs, goals and desires concerning Oneida language and culture pertaining to three communities in New York State, Ontario and Wisconsin.

Book review of: The Land Still Speaks compiled by Graham McKay. Review located by scrolling to page 209.

Discusses the influences of traditional language and cultural beliefs on health in Aboriginal communities.

Book review of: Language and Culture in Aboriginal Australia edited by Michael Walsh and Colin Yallop. Review located by scrolling to page 216.

Comments, from interviews with representatives, show that Inuktitut is an important part of Inuit identity and culture. Chapter from PAMAPLA 23: Papers From the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association edited by Wendy Burnett and Robert Adlam. Chapter located by scrolling to page 106.

Discusses constitutional language rights for empowerment of Aboriginal people through the examination of a variety of statistical sources.

Exploratory case study examines the personal experiences of five Inuit education students and discusses their perspective on how studying Inuktitut has impacted their cultural identities.

Comparison of attitudes of those who speak the dominant language to those whose identity may be tied to languages in danger of extinction, and recognition there is an inextricable link between language and culture.

Book review of:Language and Literacy Teaching for Indigenous Education by Norbert Francis and Jon Reyhner

Comments on the Arctic Indigenous Language Initiative including Arctic language policy, language acquisition and language vitality.

Study of 218 Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)-identified participants explores language as a unique aspect of culture through its relationship to other demographic and cultural variables. Findings indicate that fluent speakers Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe language) were most likely to be older than 65 years, and participants with higher value for cultural participation were more likely to be proficient in language use.

Discusses the importance of language to culture, heritage and the formation of both individual and group identity.

Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2006.

Survey of multilingual community in Nouveau, Quebec to determine attitudes and threats to Inuit language and culture.

Surveys adults and teenagers in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia and Cree from Fish River, Manitoba.

Looks at a three day conference, attended by over 300 people from every First Nation in Saskatchewan, aimed at looking at programs to foster Indigenous language use and preservation. Article located by scrolling to page 17.

Looks at the report A Matter of Survival an inquiry into the loss of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages and what can be done to save the remaining languages.