Preservation & Revitalization

Discusses the project to record the living history of elders for posterity by using state-of-the-art digital media equipment.

Traditional Knowledge Thesis (Ph.D.)--California Institute of Integral Studies, 2002.

Formed in 1983, located in LaRonge, Saskatchewan, the station broadcasts news, interviews, information, education, and music in English, Cree and Dene.

Chapter 14 from Nurturing Native Languages edited by J. Reyhner, O. Trujillo, R. L. Carrasco, L. Lockard.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 2013.

Defines concepts of both living and dead language, the difference between revitalization and revival, and offers a three step model for reviving languages.

Looks at a group, the Regina First Nations Language Speaking Circle, formed to keep First Nations languages from vanishing, including posting phrases and lessons on the internet. Article located by scrolling to page 19.

Discusses how each area contributes to an individual's sense of belonging to a unique community. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Reviews concepts of identity and culture and discusses the importance Indigenous languages, reasons they are threatened, and efforts that have been made to revitalize them in northern Canada and United States. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Teaching module for use with Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies 322: Peoples and Cultures II.

Discusses the role of language, literature, media, art, family and education. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Discusses the fieldwork experience to capture the oral history of Native American Indians and to help preserve the Mojave language.

Compares grassroots Mayan languages revitalization movements in Belize and Guatemala/Mesoamerica; considers the academic and publishing communities’ marginalization of Belize language revitalization efforts and the effects on Kriol and Mopan dialects, and the socioeconomic and geopolitical factors at play in the language landscape of Belize.

Interview with Kay Olan, that discusses the mission, main focus, future goals and programs offered at Kanatsiohareke.

Chapter 13 from Nurturing Native Languages edited by Jon Reyhner, Octaviana V. Trujillo, Roberto Luis Carrasco, Louise Lockard. Looks at a form of theatre where the actors share their own stories.

Discusses the use of new technology, in Colleges, to grow, serve, and preserve the languages, stories and songs of the surrounding communities.

Comments on how researching Ojibwe culture-based curriculum led to founding a successful immersion school.

An interview that includes stories of hunting, trading and food gathering. Also included are stories about the Frog Lake massacre and Wihtiko (cannibal monster)

She gives a brief account of her childhood living in the bush while her father trapped for a living.

Consists of an interview where she discusses the migration of the Shuswap Indians into the Kootenay Valley.

Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2010.

Approaches the Winnebago Trickster figure from a broader, humanist view rather than the usual rigid academic disciplines analysis.

Presents a poem highlighting the author's AILDI involvement. 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.

Presents a short, original creative essay written in Cree.

Author shares cultural knowledge that he learned from O'odham elders. 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.

Cross-Faculty Inquiry in Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2006.

Authors work to examine the motivations and narratives of Indigenous language and cultural resurgence as well as the knowledge structures which support it; focus on the diversity of Indigenous cultures and “settler-colonial narratives which portray Indigenous languages and cultures as deficient and vanishing.”

Web version created in 2015 of Naskapi Lexicon published in 1994.

Website includes links to stories about Indigenous education, maps, resource library with searchable catalogue, Indigenous languages, teaching resource centre, and knowledge space featuring interviews with Elders and leaders, and video and audio playlists on various topics.

Presents a speech about building a brighter future given April 29, 2015 at the Canada 2020 conference. Duration: 43:29.

Looks at the vision of revitalizing First Nations languages in First Nations homes, communities and nationwide by the year 2027 and comments on the policies, goals and milestones to reach this vision.

Provides background information, summary and analysis of results, and recommendations based on findings. Survey collected information from 116 Friendship Centres across Canada.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oklahoma State University, 2015.

Describes the psycho-social-historical events affecting use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs by Native Americans.

Book review of: Native American Language Ideologies: Beliefs, Practices, and Struggles in Indian Country edited by Paul V. Kroskrity and Margaret C. Field.

Book review of: Native American Language Ideologies: Beliefs, Practices, and Struggles in Indian County edited by Paul Kroskrity and Margaret C. Field.

Study done to promote and strengthen Native American languages. Language culture, pride, and self-esteem needs are also addressed.

Introduction to the articles in this specially themed issue.

Argues that the Northern Native Broadcast Access Program has the potential to empower communities by responding to local initiatives, tailoring services for specific needs and creating collaborative relationships.

Explores the present state of K-12 and postsecondary Native Language (NL) education in Canada and the feasibility of incorporating outdoor education with NL programs.

Discusses the importance of passing on the native language from generation to generation.

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

Situates the decline of Indigenous languages within historical and colonial contexts; examines some of the barriers to modern language reclamation and revitalization; discusses different methods and programs for language learning.

Discusses Ontario's Native language policy development and the relationships between research and theory .

Provides information about Native American languages and people. Includes links to related Native American language resources.