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NAT-LANG (1995): Native American Language Courses
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Native American Languages
Links and an essay with some generic information on American Indian languages.Category Society Ethnicity Native Americans Languages Recent Controversy. Current scholarly approaches to Native AmericanIndian language classification are polarized. Most Americanists
http://www.indians.org/welker/americas.htm

Extractions: of Native American Languages At the time of first European contact, probably close to 1,000 American Indian languages were spoken in North, Central, and South America. Although the number of languages in daily use has steadily declined because of persecution and pressures on the Indians to adopt English, Spanish, and other originally European languages, well over 700 different American Indianor, as they are sometimes called, Amerindian or Native Americanlanguages are spoken today. In the United States many of the most famous linguists of the early 20th centuryamong them Franz BOAS, Leonard BLOOMFIELD, and Edward SAPIRtranscribed and analyzed North American Indian languages. Many descriptions of Indian languages are important in the literature of the linguistic school known as American structuralism. Today interest in Native American Indian languages is increasing, and Americanists, as those who study the languages are called, hold regular meetings to report on their findings. Current research on the native languages of the Americas is published in several periodicals, notably the International Journal of American Linguistics.
Native-American Fonts
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http://cgm.cs.mcgill.ca/~luc/native.html

Extractions: Acolina Small rune font archive. Has, for example, from Ecological Linguistics, their Maya glyph fonts DaysBF, DaysCodBold, DaysCodBoldItalic, DaysCodItalic, DaysCod, all made in 1994. From the American Philological Association, Jeffrey Rusten's Greek font Athenian (1991). Also, the Maya glyph fonts Abaj, AbajBold, TunBold, Tun, Wuuj, WuujBold, WuujBoldItalic, WuujItalic. AiPaiNunavik Font Al Webster Designer of the Cherokee glyphs used in the Unicode chart. Alan M. Stanier Alan M. Stanier from Essex University has created the following metafonts: ams1, cherokee, cypriote, dancers, estrangelo (ancient Syriac language), georgian, goblin, iching, itgeorgian, ogham (on ancient Irish and pictish carvings), osmanian (twentieth-century font used in Somalia), roughogham, shavian, southarabian (for various languages circa 1500BC), ugaritic (ancient cuneiform alphabet). More direct access
Native American Language And Literacy | Literacy And Language Team
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Extractions: @import "supercss.css"; We have brought together some highly recommended resources for teachers, students, families and community members who are looking for good literature on or by Native Americans. There is a vast body of such literature, but it is often not readily available in school or public libraries outside of areas with large Native American populations. We hope to help make this literature and the resources that promote it more widely known and available. On these pages, we offer links to some outstanding on-line bibliographies, such as Oyate, as well as reprinted material from collections and annotated bibliographies, such as Through Indian Eyes and Roots and Branches . Almost all titles found in these bibliographies offer guidelines on appropriate grade level, subject area, and interdisciplinary applications. In addition, we have culled titles from two of these bibliographies and organized them according to subject area. We offer these titles as a means to gain them a wider audience both among Native peoples who seek good literature that reflects their experiences and among non-Natives who seek to learn the diversity and complexity of Native history and contemporary life. Publications Bibliographies A compilation of work by Native parents, educators, poets, and writers, is for anyone interested in presenting non-biased material about indigenous peoples to children. It contains, from a Native perspective, essays and poetry, critical reviews of more than 100 children's books by and about Indian peoples, a guide to evaluating children's books for anti-Indian bias, a recommended bibliography, and a resource section of Native publishers and organizations.
NATIVE NASHVILLE ONLINE NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE TUTOR - CHEROKEE SYLLABARY
Series of online Cherokee language lessons.Category Science Social Sciences Iroquoian TsalagiNATIVE NASHVILLE Native American History, Culture, News, More.ONLINE LANGUAGE TUTOR. Tsalagi (Cherokee) The Cherokee Syllabary.
http://www.nativenashville.com/tutor_syllabary.htm

Extractions: The Cherokee Syllabary Sequoyah, the great Cherokee linguist, developed a system for writing the Cherokee language. This writing system is based on a syllabary. In a syllabary, symbols are used to represent complete syllables in a language. This is different from an alphabet used in English, for example, where the symbols stand for short sounds. The Cherokee syllabary is shown below. The Cherokee letters are the larger symbols. Their names, or sounds, are shown in English. You'll notice some of the Cherokee letters resemble some symbols used in the English alphabet. It is important to remember that these Cherokee letters do not represent the same sounds used in English. For example, the Cherokee letter looks like the English letter "D", but is pronounced "ah" in Cherokee. A pronunciaiton guide for the Cherokee letters is shown below. We will also be adding sound in the near future to help you understand how the Cherokee letters are pronounced
NATIVE NASHVILLE - NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE PAGE
Learn a native american language online with the Native Nashville Online LanguageTutor. NATIVE LANGUAGE PAGE. Want to learn a native american language?
http://www.nativenashville.com/language/language_page.htm

Extractions: NATIVE LANGUAGE PAGE Want to learn a Native American language? Our OnLine Language Tutor will teach you a variety of simple words and phrases in a number of Indian languages. We also have links to other sites that provide information on Native American languages. OnLine Language Tutor Other Native Languages Coming Soon! Native Language Links Anishinaabe Language A Web of Online Dictionaries II Cheyenne Language Web Site Chicasaw Nation's Language Page Choctaw Language Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation Committee The Dakota Language Homepage Index of Native American Language Resources on the Internet Lakhota Online Lakota Sioux Language Dictionary Native American Languages Ohwejagehka Ha`degaenage - Iroquois Language + Songs Paiute Language The Dictionary Of The Taino Language Top of Page Questions? Comments? Suggestions?
Native American Language Products
If the native american language you need is not named above please contact usto see if one of these products can be modified to support the additional
http://www.linguistsoftware.com/nativeam.htm

Extractions: Linguist's Software produces 18 font products that together support at least the following 89 Native American languages. Check the list below for the product that best meets your needs. Product Languages Supported LaserCherokee Cherokee LaserChoctaw Choctaw LaserCree Cree LaserGwich'in The following Athapaskan languages: Hän, Kaska, Northern Tutchone, Southern Tutchone, Tagish, Tanacross, Upper Tanana, Tahltan, and Tlingit. A customized version of LaserGwich'in also supports Koyukan (specify if needed). Because of the variety of diacritics, many European, Roman-based languages, including French, German, and Spanish, are also covered. LaserGwich'in can even be used for some forms of Chinese transliteration. LaserHul'qumi'num' Hul' q umi'num' and English LaserInuktitut Inuktitut LaserIñupiaq Iñupiaq (including their Base-20 number system) and English LaserJicarilla Jicarilla, Keres (both Western Keres Pueblo and Eastern Keres Pueblo) LaserKwakwala Kwakwala LaserLakota The following Siouan languages: Assinaboin, Dakota, Lakota, Nakota, Omaha, and Stony, plus English, French, German, and Spanish
Teaching Indigenous Languages Home Page
Articles on teaching, revitalizing, and stabilizing indigenous languages, indigenous language policy, Category Society Ethnicity Native Americans Languages In addition, there are 10 papers from the 1989 native american language IssuesInstitute, 11 papers from the 2000 Learn in Beauty conference, and a link to
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/TIL.html

Extractions: Important Information 2003 Conference Other Conferences Indigeous Language News Some Basics of Indigenous Language Revitalization ... Purchasing Information This web site is an outgrowth of a series of annual conferences started in 1994 at Northern Arizona University focusing on the linguistic, educational, social, and political issues related to the survival of the endangered indigenous languages of the world. The first two conferences were funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (as of 2002 Office of English Language Acquisition ) to help achieve the goals of the Native American Languages Act of 1990, which makes it government policy to promote, protect, and preserve the indigenous languages of the United States of America. The tenth annual conference will be held in Baraboo, Wisconsin, on June 25-28, 2003. At the heart of this site are 62 full text papers from the 1997, 1998 and 2000 conferences published in
Indigenous Language Links
Indigenous Languages History and Discussion of native american languages Index ofnative american language Resources on the Internet Very Comprehensive Index
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/links.html
Native American Language Projects
native american language Projects. The purpose of of their languages.native american language Projects will be funded in two areas
http://www.anaalaska.org/native.htm
Language Policy -- Endangered Languages
The number who speak Navajo in the home remains substantial 148,530 in 1990,or 45 percent of all native american language speakers (Census Bureau, 1993).
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/brj.htm

Extractions: The threat to linguistic resources is now recognized as a worldwide crisis. According to Krauss (1992a), as many as half of the estimated 6,000 languages spoken on earth are "moribund"; that is, they are spoken only by adults who no longer teach them to the next generation. An additional 40 percent may soon be threatened because the number of children learning them is declining measurably. In other words, 90 percent of existing languages today are likely to die or become seriously embattled within the next century. That leaves only about 600 languages, 10 percent of the world's total, that remain relatively secure for now. This assessment is confirmed, with and without such detailed estimates, by linguists reporting the decline of languages on a global scale, but especially in the Americas, Africa, Australia, and Southeast Asia (Robins & Uhlenbeck, 1991; Brenzinger, 1992; Schmidt, 1990). In formulating a response to this crisis, there are three questions that need to be explored: (1) What causes language decline and extinction? (2) Can the process be reversed? And (3) why should we concern ourselves with this problem? Before attempting to provide answers, it would be helpful to look in detail at the situation of Native American languages in the United States.
Native American Languages Act Of 1990
(6) The term native american language means the historical, traditional languagesspoken by Native Americans. (a) native american language survival,.
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Extractions: Native American Languages Act of 1990 P.L. 101-477 (October 30, 1990) This federal policy statement recognizing the language rights of American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders was quietly enacted in the waning hours of the 101st Congress. Sponsored by Senator Daniel Inouye, Democrat of Hawaii, the bill passed on a voice vote in both House and Senate without hearings or any vocal opposition. It authorizes no new programs for Native Americans, nor additional funding for existing ones, but is expected to facilitate efforts to preserve indigenous languages. SHORT TITLE SEC. 102. The Congress finds that (1) the status of the cultures and languages of Native Americans is unique and the United States has the responsibility to act together with Native Americans to ensure the survival of these unique cultures and languages; (2) special status is accorded Native Americans in the United States, a status that recognizes distinct cultural and political rights, including the right to continue separate identities; (3) the traditional languages of Native Americans are an integral part of their cultures and identities and form the basic medium for the transmission, and thus survival, of Native American cultures, literatures, histories, religions, political institutions, and values;
Wisconsin Native American Language Project
Wisconsin native american language Project. Introduction to the Teaching of WisconsinNative American Indian Languages, 1, 18. Language Course Petitions, 1, 19.
http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/arch/findaids/uwmmss20.htm

Extractions: The collection contains 135 audio cassette and reel-to-reel tapes recorded as part of the Project. Most of the tapes are recordings of Menominee, Ojibwa, Oneida, and Winnebago words and phrases. Some tapes include complete stories or conversations of the speakers. English translations are provided on many, but not all, of the tapes. SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: Collection contains records created by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) participants in the Wisconsin Native American Language Project (WNALP), an effort to teach Wisconsin Native-American children and adults their native language and traditions. Most of the records are teaching materials, and include instructional materials, lexicons and vocabularies, and audio tapes. Several Indian names, such as "Ojibwa" and "Chippewa" were used interchangeably in the records. The finding aid uses the term found on the records in the individual folders. Several names, such as "Menominee," have variant spellings. The finding aid uses the term found on the records in the individual folders.
CMMR - Native American Resources
only. An additional section on native american language Resourcesis provided. 1492. LINKS TO native american language RESOURCES.
http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~cmmr/Native_American.html

Extractions: CENTER FOR MULTILINGUAL, MULTICULTURAL RESEARCH Sites and articles listed here are not necessarily endorsed by the CMMR; they are listed for informational purposes only. An additional section on Native American Language Resources is provided. Full text articles and resources are also provided. If you would like to suggest a site to be added to this listing please visit our " Submit a Site " page.
Anthropology, University Of Oklahoma
.. Department of Anthropology native american language Program.
http://www.ou.edu/anthropology/nalp/

Extractions: The language courses combine lessons in the grammar of the language with vocabulary lessons and supplementary material and activities designed to situate language learning in cultural and historical context. Students in the beginning classes work with simple sentences and then, in the more advanced classes, with increasingly complex sentences with more than one clause. At first, the student masters frequently used forms and then progresses to less frequently used forms. Considerable class time is spent on conversation, but the students also learn to read and write in the language. Students learn at least 1000 lexical items during the three-semester series. Students also work with language tapes in the language lab. BOBBY BLOSSOM University of Oklahoma Anthropology Department. Webmaster:
NAT-LANG Mailing List: Native American Language Act Bill?
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NAT-LANG Mailing List: Re: Native American Language Act Bill?
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Grotto Foundation Supports Native American Language Revitalization (3/20/01)
Back to Main News Archives Page MCF NEWS ARCHIVES MARCH 2001. 3/20/01.Grotto Foundation Supports native american language Revitalization. St.
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Extractions: MARCH Grotto Foundation Supports Native American Language Revitalization St. Paul-based Grotto Foundation's board of directors recently approved nine grants totaling $258,500 to support language revitalization efforts in Minnesota's Native American communities. The foundation's grants will fund a diverse range of projects that seek to reverse that loss of Native languages in Minnesota and the region. Grotto says it based its support for these projects on evidence that children who learn the formal structure of their heritage language do better academically in English and math. "The seeds are now being planted in the Native language restoration field - carefully tilled in the past 18 months by Native language activists," said Margaret "Peg" Thomas, Grotto's executive director. "When these seeds mature, the resulting garden will be the restoration and sustenance of a community's well-being and language." The Native language projects funded by the Grotto Foundation include: A Collaborative Effort to Revive Ojibwemowin , a statewide Ojibwe language revitalization effort that brings together three organizations-Native American Education Services, the College of St. Scholastica and Anishinaabe Wi Yung. Their vision is to create a replicable, comprehensive, tribal language education and training program whose primary outcome will be the creation of K-12 language immersion schools.
Grotto Foundation Approves New Native American Language Revitalization Initiativ
Back to Main News Archives Page MCF NEWS ARCHIVES May 2001. 5/1/01. GrottoFoundation Approves New native american language Revitalization Initiative.
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Extractions: May Grotto Foundation Approves New Native American Language Revitalization Initiative The Grotto Foundation board of directors has approved a new 15-year funding initiative that will focus on helping to restore and revitalize the use of Native American language. The $5.6 million initiative will represent 30 percent of the St. Paul-based foundation's total grantmaking dollars during that time period. William Randall, president of Grotto, said the initiative demonstrates the foundation's long-term commitment to Native American language revitalization. "It's taken 200 years for Ojibwe and Dakota languages to erode to the point of becoming endangered languages," he said. "To restore these languages to everyday use will not happen overnight." One of Grotto's strategic goals its to increase public understanding of American cultural heritage, the cultures of nations, and the individual's responsibility to fellow human beings. Ojibwe language is on the brink of becoming an endangered language according to the Endangered Language Fund, an international group that tracks worldwide language loss. Linguists predict that only 20 Native languages will survive the next 50 years.
Books On Native American Language
Wakashan Languages (Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletins) by James ConstantinePilling. The Languages of Native North America (Cambridge Language Surveys) by
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