Decades of government policies aimed at forcibly assimilating Native Americans, guided by the notion of “kill the Indian and save the man,” included generations of Indigenous children ripped away from ...
Decades of government policies aimed at forcibly assimilating Native Americans, guided by the notion of “kill the Indian and save the man,” included generations of Indigenous children ripped away from ...
This story originally appeared on Underscore News. Decades of government policies aimed at forcibly assimilating Native Americans, guided by the notion of “kill the Indian and save the man,” included ...
If there are few speakers left of a language, how does a community revive it? In our current era, 3,000 languages are at risk of extinction due to the pressures of colonization, globalization, forced ...
Handbook 1. Awakening our languages: an introduction -- Handbook 2. Learning about language resources --Handbook 3. Conducting a language survey -- Handbook 4. Envisioning a language program -- ...
Bo Johnson from the Confederated Tribes of Siletz in Oregon wanted to know the meaning of the Siletz prayers he heard spoken during ceremonies. Kate Pewenofkit Briner gets stopped on the street in ...
The National Breath of Life Archival Institute of Indigenous Languages was awarded the 2024 International Guardians of Culture and Lifeways Language Program Institutional Excellence Award by the ...
For more than 300 years, the Monterey Bay area has served as a cultural and linguistic crossroads where diverse communities have met, mingled, and exchanged ideas. One of the lesser-known but deeply ...
Indigenous languages are currently in crisis and Elders and language keepers are working tirelessly to document, teach and develop resources for generations to come. In an effort to reverse that loss ...