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Aboriginal Languages of Canada

Alternate Title
Contemporary Linguistics Analysis: An Introduction
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Eung-Do Cook
Darin Flynn
Description
Discusses Canada's First Nations nine language families, the separate language family of the Inuit and the mixed language of the Métis. Chapter nine from Contemporary Linguistics Analysis: An Introduction by William O'Grady, John Archibald.
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First Nations Languages of British Columbia

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Yinka Déné Language Institute (YDLI)
Description
Website includes links to bibliographies on languages and language families, Chinook jargon, classified list, ethnobiology, and index of variant language names. .
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First Peoples' Map of B.C.

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC)
Description
Website contains index of languages, First Nations and brief biographies of community leaders. Includes audio links to key phrases in various languages.
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FirstVoices Kids

Alternate Title
First Voices Kids
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First Peoples' Cultural Foundation
Description
Access to language archives for pre-readers. Links to words, colouring pictures, phrases, and exploring picture games. Over 30 languages represented.
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FirstVoices: Language Legacies Celebrating Indigenous Cultures

Alternate Title
First Voices
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First People's Cultural Foundation
Description
Mainly focusing on British Columbia languages, site supports language archiving, teaching and revitalization. Within each language there are links to alphabets, text and audio of words, phrases, and songs, stories with English translations, and games. Over 30 languages represented.
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Obstruent Voicing and Glottalic Obstruents in Gitksan

Alternate Title
Obstruent Voicing and Glottalic Obstruents in Gitxsan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce Rigsby
John Ingram
International Journal of American Linguistics, vol. 56, no. 2, April 1990, pp. 251-263
Description
Critique of James Hoard's essay "Obstruent Voicing in Gitksan: Some Implications for Distinctive Feature Theory" in Linguistic Studies of Native Canada.
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Pts'aan Jabim: Totem Pole Project

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Grade 6
7
8 students of Gingolx
B.C.
Description
Describes project undertaken in 2000 by a grade 6,7,8 class to carve a totem pole. Site is bilingual Nisga'a and English and includes 4 minute streaming video.
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Revitalizing Indigenous Languages

Alternate Title
Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium ; 5th, 1998
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jon Reyhner
Richard Littlebear
Steve Greymorning
Daniel S. Rubin
Stan J. Anonby ... [et al.]
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That Also Is You: Some Classics of Native Canadian Literature

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Bringhurst
Canadian Literature, no. 124-125 , Native Writers & Canadian Writing, Spring/Summer , 1990, pp. 32-47
Description
Essays examining the conventional portrayals of Native people in literature, exposing prejudices and misconceptions entrenched since colonial days regarding Native societies, including their moral, spiritual, and political values. Entire journal in one pdf. Scroll down to page 32 to read article.
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Tsimshian Texts

Alternate Title
Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 27
E-Books
Author/Creator
Franz Boas
no. 27
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Yukon Native Language Centre

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Yukon Native Language Centre
Description
Includes links to descriptions of languages spoken in the territory, order forms for courses in Tlingit, Tagish, Kaska and Tutchone and audio lessons available on the site.
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