Research Guides

Indigenous Resources

Highlights resources pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, and the focus is on communities Indigenous to Turtle Island (North America)

Language Searching Keywords

When searching for specfic Indigenous Langauges be mindful of the various naming and spelling used

Ex. Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Annishnaabe, Chippewa

Journals

Journal of Language, Identity & Education
Presents interdisciplinary research that is grounded in theory and of interest to scholars and policymakers
American Indian Culture and Research Journal
The premiere journal in Native American studies, publishes book reviews, literature, and original scholarly papers on a wide range of issues and fields.
Publications of the Modern Language Association of America

Online Resources

Databases

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
Covers linguistics and related disciplines such as language acquisition, bilingualism, and artificial intelligence (1973 - present)
Language in Australia and New Zealand
A bibliography and research database for languages spoken in Australia and New Zealand. Covers indigenous European, Asian and contact languages. Includes dictionaries, grammars and glossaries as well as journal articles. Materials covered are from 1788-present.

Selected Books

Endangered Languages: Beliefs and Ideologies in Language Documentation and Revitalization by Peter K. Austin (Editor); Julia Sallabank (Editor)
Call Number: P40.5 L56 E53 2014

ISBN: 9780197265765

Publication Date: 2014
Filipino is Not our language Learn why it is not and find out what it is by Defenders of the Indigenous Languages of the Archipelago
Call Number: PL 5509 D44 2008

Publication Date: 2008
The Green Book of Language Revitalization in Practice by Leanne Hinton (Editor); Kenneth Hale (Editor)
Call Number: P40.5 L56 G74 2001

ISBN: 0123493544

Publication Date: 2001
Indigenous Language Revitalization: Encouragement, Guidance & Lessons Learned by Jon Allan Reyhner; Louise Lockard
Call Number: P 119.315 I45 2009

ISBN: 9780967055442

Publication Date: 2009
K'd'inawaewininaun = Our language by Basil Johnston
Call Number: PM 853 .J639 2001

Publication Date: 2001
Language and Literacy Teaching for Indigenous Education: A Bilingual Approach by Norbert Francis; Jon Allan Reyhner
Call Number: PM107 F731 2002

ISBN: 1853596019

Publication Date: 2002
Language Endangerment and Language Maintenance by David Bradley (Editor); Maya Bradley (Editor)
Call Number: P40.5 L32 L36 2002

Publication Date: 2002
Linguistic Ideologies of Native American Language Revitalization: Doing the Lost Language Ghost Dance by David Leedom Shaul
Call Number: E-Resource

ISBN: 9783319052939

Publication Date: 2014
The Native Languages of South America: : Origins, Development, Typology by Pieter Muysken (Editor); Loretta O'Connor (Editor)
Call Number: PM5009 N38 2014

ISBN: 9781107044289

Publication Date: 2014

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