Native Language Renewal

Sun Apr 30 04:41:25 UTC 2006

Thanks, Andre...
This is all good -- although the information about AILDI is dated. The new
director is Regina Siquieros and the current AILDI website can be found at:
http://www.u.arizona.edu/~aildi/ . This summer's session will feature
language documentation as well as revitalization --- and more!

Susan

On 4/29/06, Andre Cramblit <andrekar at ncidc.org> wrote:
>
> *Native American language renewal*
>
> *by Jon Reyhner*
>
> Jon.Reyhner at nau.edu
>  According to Michael Krauss of the Alaska Native Language Center, there
> are 210 different indigenous languages still spoken by American Indians and
> Alaska Natives in the United States and Canada out of the over 300 spoken
> before the arrival of Columbus. These languages have survived suppression in
> boarding schools and catastrophic population declines.
> The question today is how much longer will these remaining languages
> survive. Children are no longer routinely being punished for speaking them
> in schools, but ironically many are not speaking them now that they can.
> Today, English language movies, television, and videotapes are doing what a
> century of washing mouths out with soap in boarding schools could not
> accomplish.
> Krauss's research indicates that only 35 of the remaining languages in the
> United States and Canada are still being spoken by children. When children
> are no longer learning a language, the language is dying.
>  The indigenous language revitalization resources presented here
> concentrate on organizations, web sites, and more recent publications that
> are likely to be readily available on the internet, in bookstores and
> university libraries, or by interlibrary loan.
>
> *PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS*
> American Indian Languages Development Institute (AILDI)
> An annual summer training institute for indigenous language teachers and
> activists. A summary of the 20-year history of AILDI can be found at <
> http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/TIL_9.html<http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/%7Ejar/TIL_9.html>>.
> For more information contact Karen Francis Begay, AILDI Coordinator;
> University of Arizona; Department of Language, Reading and Culture; P.O.
> Box 210069, Tucson, AZ 85721-0069. Phone 520/621-1068. E-mail
> kfbegay at u.arizona.edu
> http://w3.arizona.edu/~aisp/aildi.html<http://w3.arizona.edu/%7Eaisp/aildi.html>
> Endangered Language Fund (ELF)
> ELF supports with small grants efforts by Native communities or scholars
> to do endangered language related work, such as preserving the texts of a
> Native culture, developing videotaped language instruction, and "generation
> skipping" language learning. For more information contact ELF, Department of
> linguistics, Yale University, P. O. Box 208236, New Haven, CT 06520-8236.
> E-mail elf at haskins.yale.edu
> http://sapir.ling.yale.edu/~elf/index.html<http://sapir.ling.yale.edu/%7Eelf/index.html>
> Foundation for Endangered Languages (FEL)
> FEL publishes a newsletter, holds annual meetings, and supports efforts to
> preserve indigenous languages with small grants. For more information
> contact FEL, Batheaston Villa, 172 Bailbrook Lane, Bath BA1 7AA, England.
> E-mail nostler at chibcha.demon.co.uk
> http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Philosophy/CTLL/FEL/
> Institute for the Preservation of the Endangered Languages of the Americas
> (IPOLA)
> IPOLA collaborates with indigenous communities to revitalize and
> perpetuate the languages and culture of the original inhabitants of the
> Americas. For more information contact IPOLA, 560 Montezuma Ave. 201-A,
> Santa Fe, NM 87501. Phone 505/820-0316. E-mail ipola at ipola.org
> http://www.ipola.org/
> The Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas
> (SSILA)
> SSILA was founded in 1981 as an international scholarly organization
> representing American Indian linguistics. Membership is open to anyone
> interested in the scientific study of the languages of the Native peoples of
> Americas. Publishes a quarterly newsletter and a monthly e-mail bulletin.
> For more information contact SSILA, P.O. Box 555, Arcata, CA 95518. Phone
> 707/826-4324. E-mail gollav at axe.humboldt.edu
> http://www.ssila.org
>
> *VIDEOS*
> E Ola Ka '0lelo Hawai'i. (1997). 'Aha Punana Leo (P.O. Box 1265 Kea'au, HI
> 96749). Describes the most successful effort for indigenous language
> revitalization in the U.S. It tells the story of over a century of decline
> for the Hawaiian language and the revival of its use in the past two
> decades. Through interviews, archival footage, and visits to Hawaiian
> language immersion classrooms, this video makes a powerful statement about
> the value of the Hawaiian language and culture for Native Hawaiians. The
> videotape describes how they learned about Maori "language nest" immersion
> preschools, implemented them in Hawaii, and then expanded Hawaiian language
> immersion instruction into the public schools of Hawaii by getting state
> English-only laws changed. Winner of two Canadian film festival awards. In
> Hawaiian with English subtitles, 28 minutes. $12.95. E-mail
> hauoli at leoki.uhh.hawaii.edu
> http://www.ahapunanaleo.org/index.html
> Transitions. (1991). Native Voice Public Television Workshop (VCB Room
> 172, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717). This film by Blackfeet
> producers explores the relationship between languages, thoughts, and culture
> and examines the impact of language loss in Native American communities. The
> film chronicles the loss of the Blackfeet language from 1890 to 1990. The
> film also illustrates the commonality of language loss amongst Indian tribes
> and other ethnic groups in America. A study guide to this video is available
> at
> http://visions.montana.edu/NativeVoices/docs/StudyGuides/transitions.html
>  30 minutes, VHS educational use $99.95. E-mail nv at kusm.montana.edu
> http://visions.montana.edu/NativeVoices/docs/Films/index.html <http://visions.montana.edu/NativeVoices/docs/Films/index.html>
>
>
> *INTERNET INDEXES, SITES, AND DISCUSSION GROUPS*
> Endangered-Languages-L Forum
>  This e-mail list with associated web pages provides a world-wide
> communications vehicle and a central electronic archive for anyone working
> on or interested in the study and documentation of endangered languages.
> E-mail white.cloud at bigpond.com
> http://carmen.murdoch.edu.au/lists/endangered-languages-l/
> Index of Native American Language Resources on the Internet
> One of the most comprehensive indexes of Native American language web
> sites. E-mail www at hanksville.org
> http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/indices/NAlanguage.html
> Language Policy
> This site has extensive information about language policy issues in the
> United States, including those related to endangered Native American
> languages. E-mail jwcrawford at compuserve.com
> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/
> Native American Languages Links
> Linguist Wayne Lehman maintains this site with over 80 useful links to web
> sites on specific American Indian languages. E-mail wleman at mcn.net
> http://www.mcn.net/~wleman/langlinks.htm<http://www.mcn.net/%7Ewleman/langlinks.htm>
> Native American Language Resources
> This site is maintained by the Center for Multilingual, Multicultural
> Research at the University of Southern California and has links to sites and
> full text publications concerning Native American languages. E-mail
> cmmr at rcf.usc.edu
> http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~cmmr/Native_American.html#language resources<http://www-rcf.usc.edu/%7Ecmmr/Native_American.html#language%20resources>
> Teaching Indigenous Languages
> An extensive collection of materials on revitalizing and teaching American
> Indian languages. It reproduces in full text the printed proceedings of the
> 1989 Native American Language Issues conference and the 1997 and 1998
> Stabilizing Indigenous Languages conferences. It also contains over 50
> columns on American Indian/Alaska Native Bilingual Education from the
> newsletter of the National Association of Bilingual Education. E-mail
> Jon.Reyhner at nau.edu
> http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/TIL.html<http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/%7Ejar/TIL.html>
>
> *BOOKS, MONOGRAPHS, AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS*
> Cantoni, Gina. (Ed.). (1996). Stabilizing indigenous languages. Flagstaff,
> AZ: Northern Arizona University. 240pp.
> The proceedings of the 1994 and 1995 Stabilizing Indigenous Languages
> Symposiums, which brought together tribal language activists and educators
> as well as experts on linguistics, language renewal, and language teaching.
> Contains sections on needs and rationale, language policy, families and
> communities, and education and the text of the Native American Languages Act
> of 1990. The articles by Joshua Fishman on "What Do You Lose When You Lose
> Your Language?" and "Maintaining Languages: What Works? What Doesn't?" are
> of special interest. A full text internet copy of this publication can be
> found at http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/miscpubs/stabilize/index.htm
> Fishman, Joshua. (1991). Reversing language shift: Empirical and
> theoretical foundations of assistance to threatened languages. Clevdon, UK:
> Multilingual Matters. 431 pp.
> This is the classic study of endangered language revitalization efforts
> worldwide, including Navajo in North America. It is a must-read for anyone
> interested in the subject.
> Hinton, Leanne. (1994). Flutes of fire: Essays on California Indian
> languages. Berkeley, CA: Heyday Books. 270pp.
> This book originally appeared as columns in News from Native California
> and includes information on both the beauty and uniqueness of indigenous
> languages and the Master Apprentice Model for passing on endangered
> indigenous languages from elders to young adults.
> Hornberger, Nancy. (Ed.). (1996). Indigenous literacies in the Americas:
> Language planning from the bottom up. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 393 pp.
> Has sections on North America and Meso America. North American chapters
> address efforts by Navajo, Cochiti Pueblo, and others. To contact Mouton de
> Gruyter, phone 914/747-0110 or e-mail customerservice at degruyterny.com
> McLaughlin, Daniel. (1992). When literacy empowers: Navajo language in
> print. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. 216 pp.
> Describes a model bilingual school and the community it serves in the
> Navajo Nation. The school teaches reading and writing in the Navajo language
> in both elementary and high school. The first chapter discusses theory and
> is somewhat difficult reading. Subsequent chapters are easier reading and
> provide fascinating information from school board members, school
> administrators, local tribal officials, and students on the topic of
> teaching Navajo. A review of this book can be found in the Spring/Summer
> 1997 issue of the Bilingual Research Journal, 21(2) at
> http://brj.asu.edu/articles/gourd.html
> Reyhner, Jon. (Ed.). (1997). Teaching indigenous languages. Flagstaff, AZ:
> Northern Arizona University. 323 pp.
>  Proceedings of the 1997 Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium. Has
> 25 papers on tribal and school roles, teaching students, teacher education,
> curriculum and materials development, language attitudes and promotion, and
> overviews of the topic. A full text version of this publication can be found
> at http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/TIL_Contents.html<http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/%7Ejar/TIL_Contents.html>
> Reyhner, Jon. (Ed.). (1992). Teaching American Indian students. Norman:
> University of Oklahoma Press. 328 pp.
>  Contains information on the historical suppression of American Indian
> languages in schools and modern efforts at using American Indian languages
> in bilingual education programs. The foreword is by U.S. Sen. Ben
> Nighthorse Campbell.
> Reyhner, Jon. (Ed.). (1990). Effective language education practices and
> Native language survival (Proceedings of the 9th annual NALI Institute).
> (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 342 512)
> Eleven papers from the 1989 Native American Language Issues conference,
> including papers on Rock Point Community School and Maori adult language
> revitalization efforts and papers by Richard Littlebear and James Crawford.
> A full text version of this publication can be found at
> http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/NALI_Contents.html<http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/%7Ejar/NALI_Contents.html>
>  Reyhner, Jon; Cantoni, Gina; St. Clair, Robert; & Yazzie, Evangeline
> Parsons. (1999). Revitalizing indigenous languages. Flagstaff, AZ: Northern
> Arizona University. 140 pp. + xx.
> Proceedings of the 1998 Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium. The
> introduction to this volume provides an up-to-date overview of tribal
> language revitalization efforts. Its 11 papers describe language
> revitalization efforts and the use of writing and technology in those
> efforts. A full text version of this publication can be found at
> http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/RIL_Contents.html<http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/%7Ejar/RIL_Contents.html>
> Silver, Shirley & Wick, R. Miller. (1997) American Indian languages:
> Cultural and social contexts. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. 433 pp. +
> xix.
> A somewhat technical general introduction to American Indian languages and
> linguistics and the cultural and social domains in which these languages
> live.
>
> *SPECIAL ISSUES OF JOURNALS*
> Boyer, Paul. (Ed.). (1993, Spring). The pattern of language. special issue
> of Tribal College Journal, 4(4). 34 pp.
> Includes "Finding a place for Navajo" by Clay Slate, "Healing the
> generations: For one family, a language is lost and rediscovered" by Eric
> Haase, "Lakota language survival and restoration" by Lydia Whirlwind
> Soldier, and "A specialized knowledge base for teaching American Indian and
> Alaska Native students" by Jon Reyhner, Harry Lee, and David Gabbard.
> Henze, Rosemary & Davis, Kathryn. (Eds.) (1999, March). Authenticity and
> identity: Lessons from indigenous language education. Special issue of
> Anthropology and Education, 30(1). 124 pp.
>  Contains five articles that discuss lessons from Alaska, California, and
> Hawai'i.
> Kirkness, Virginia. (Ed.). (1989). Language is a gift from the Creator.
> Special issue of Canadian Journal of Native Education, 16(2). 112 pp.
> A valuable resource, especially Elizabeth A. Brandt and Vivian A
> Youngman's "Language renewal and language maintenance: a practical guide"
> (pp. 42-77) and Augie Fleras's "Te kohanga reo: a Maori renewal program in
> New Zealand" (pp. 78-88).
>  McCarty, Teresa L. & Zepeda, Ofelia. (Eds.). (1995, Winter), Indigenous
> language education and literacy. Special issue Bilingual Research Journal,
> 19(1). 213 pp.
> Contains 13 useful articles in four sections: 1) Conceptualizing
> indigenous literacies, 2) The status of indigenous languages in the U.S.
> and Canada," 3) Models of indigenous language education, 4) Synthesis and
> discussion: the role of indigenous communities in language and culture
> renewal.
> McCarty, Teresa L. & Zepeda, Ofelia. (Eds.). (1998). Indigenous language
> use and change in the Americas. Special issue The International Journal of
> the Sociology of Language, 132. 208 pp.
> Articles assess the status and role of indigenous languages in the
> Americas. It has a special focus on the ideological and social forces that
> influence their use and vitality, with many of the contributions being
> Native speakers. Part 1 addresses indigenous languages in the USA. Part 2
> has six articles on indigenous languages in Mexico and Latin America.
> Ordering information: $46.00 US from Mouton de Gruyter, 200 Saw Mill River
> Rd, Hawthorne, NY 10532.
> McCarty, Teresa L., Watahomigie, Lucille J., & Yamamoto, Akira Y. (Eds.).
> (1999). Reversing language shift in indigenous America: Collaborations and
> views from the field. Special issue of Practicing Anthropology, 21(2). 60
> pp.
> Includes eight articles by prominent and less known language scholars
> addressing case studies and language ethics. Cost is $5.00 US from SfAA,
> P.O. Box 24083, Oklahoma City, OK 73124. Phone 405/843-5113. E-mail
> sfaa at telepath.com
> Poggie, Jr., John J. (1988). Indian language renewal. Special section of
> Human Organization, 47(4), 283-353.
> Contains seven articles on Indian language renewal. Of special interest
> are William L. Leap's "Applied linguistics and Indian language renewal" (pp.
> 283-291) and Elizabeth A. Brandt's "Applied linguistic anthropology and
> American Indian language renewal" (pp. 322-329).
>
> *ONLINE ARTICLES, CHAPTERS & PAPERS*
> Crawford, James. (1998). Endangered Native American languages: What is to
> be done, and why? In Thomas Ricento & Barbara Burnaby (Eds.), Language and
> politics in the U.S. and Canada: Myths and realities. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence
> Erlbaum. E-mail jwcrawford at compuserve.com
> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/brj.htm
> McCarty, Teresa L. (1994). Bilingual education policy and the empowerment
> of American Indian communities. The Journal of Educational Issues of
> Language Minority Students, 14, 23-42. E-mail akindler at ncbe.gwu.edu
> http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/miscpubs/jeilms/vol14/mccarty.htm
> McCarty, Teresa L. & Dick, Galena Sells. (1996). Mother tongue literacy
> and language renewal: the case of Navajo. Literacy online: Proceedings of
> the 1996 World Conference on Literacy. E-mail wagner at literacy.upenn.edu
> http://www.literacyonline.org/products/ili/webdocs/ilproc/ilprocMc.htm
> Reyhner, Jon. (1993). American Indian language policy and school success.
> The Journal of Educational Issues of Language Minority Students, 12, Special
> Issue III, 35-59. E-mail Jon.Reyhner at nau.edu
> http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/BOISE.html<http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/%7Ejar/BOISE.html>
>
> Reyhner, Jon & Tennant, Edward. (1995.) Maintaining and renewing Native
> languages. Bilingual Research Journal, 19(2), 279-304. E-mail
> Jon.Reyhner at nau.edu
> http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/Main.html<http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/%7Ejar/Main.html>
>  *Jon Reyhner is co-editor of Revitalizing Indigenous Languages (1999) and
> editor of Teaching Indigenous Languages (1997), Teaching American Indian
> Students (1992), and Effective Language Education Practices (1990).
> Currently he teaches bilingual multicultural education courses at Northern
> Arizona University.*
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Susan D. Penfield, Ph.D.

Department of English(Primary)
American Indian Language Devel.Institute
Department of Linguistics
Second Language Acquistion &Teaching
     Ph.D. Program
Dept. of Language,Reading and Culture
The Southwest Center (Research)

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