AWorld of Indigenous Languages: Politics, Pedagogies and Prospects for Language Reclamation

Published by Multilingual Matters 2019

AWorld of Indigenous Languages

Politics, Pedagogies and Prospects for Language Reclamation

Edited by: Teresa L. McCarty , Sheilah E. Nicholas and Gillian Wigglesworth

In the series Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781788923071

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About this book

New insights into the vitalities and challenges of Indigenous language reclamation in diverse contexts around the world

Spanning Indigenous settings across six continents, this book examines the multifaceted language reclamation work underway by Indigenous peoples worldwide. The authors foreground Indigenous knowledges and perspectives, highlighting the decolonizing and liberatory aims of contemporary Indigenous language movements inside and outside of schools.

Author / Editor information

McCarty Teresa L. :

Teresa L. McCarty is G.F. Kneller Chair in Education and Anthropology and Faculty in American Indian Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, USA. Her research focuses on Indigenous education, language planning and policy, language revitalization/reclamation, critical ethnography, and educational and linguistic anthropology.

Nicholas Sheilah E. :

Sheilah E. Nicholas is a member of the Hopi Tribe and an Associate Professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies, and American Indian Studies, University of Arizona, USA. Her research interests include Indigenous/Hopi language reclamation and maintenance, Indigenous language ideologies and epistemologies, the intersection of language, culture and identity, and Indigenous language teacher education.

Wigglesworth Gillian :

Gillian Wigglesworth is Distinguished Professor of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at the University of Melbourne, Australia and chief investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language. Her research interests include the languages of Indigenous children growing up in remote communities in Australia, the complexity of their language ecology, and how these interact with English once they enter the formal school system.

Teresa L. McCarty is G.F. Kneller Chair in Education and Anthropology and Faculty in American Indian Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, USA. Her research focuses on Indigenous education, language planning and policy, language revitalization/reclamation, critical ethnography, and educational and linguistic anthropology.

Sheilah E. Nicholas is a member of the Hopi Tribe and an Associate Professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies, and American Indian Studies, University of Arizona, USA. Her research interests include Indigenous/Hopi language reclamation and maintenance, Indigenous language ideologies and epistemologies, the intersection of language, culture and identity, and Indigenous language teacher education.

Gillian Wigglesworth is Distinguished Professor of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at the University of Melbourne, Australia and chief investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language. Her research interests include the languages of Indigenous children growing up in remote communities in Australia, the complexity of their language ecology, and how these interact with English once they enter the formal school system.

Reviews

This work is a remarkable source of inspiration and encouragement to anyone engaged in Indigenous language reclamation efforts, showing ways to tackle some of the most challenging problems in this context. The book ought to be disseminated through university libraries, community centers and other spaces where Indigenous community members, activists, scholars and others can access it easily.

It is utterly refreshing to read a book exclusively dedicated to Indigenous world languages with each chapter written or co-written by an Indigenous author. Equally invigorating is the authors' common value for and focus on language reclamation movements as they are situated in policies and politics, pedagogy, and Indigenous futures.

This collection of international voices and perspectives – speaking about and in Māori, Ojibwe, Aanaar Saami, Hopi, Limbu, Ngaanyatjarra, Quechua, and Nahuatl, among others – powerfully works for the reclamation of Indigenous languages and the resilience of Indigenous peoples. The authors and editors provide transformative visions of Indigenous futures for Indigenous languages.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Introduction. A World of Indigenous Languages – Resurgence, Reclamation, Revitalization and Resilience Teresa L. McCarty, Sheilah E. Nicholas and Gillian Wigglesworth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1: Policies and Politics in Indigenous Language Reclamation
1. Configuring Language(s) and Speakers: The History and Politics of an Aboriginal Ethnolinguistic Identity in the Yukon, Canada Barbra A. Meek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
2. Language Policy in Post-Apartheid South Africa – An Evaluation Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
Part 2: Pedagogies and Processes in Indigenous Language Reclamation
3. The Impact of ‘Culturalcy’ in Ngā Kura ā Iwi Tribal Schools in Aotearoa/NZ: Mō Tātou, Mā Tātou, E Ai Ki a Tātou – For Us, By Us, Our Way Cath Rau, Waimātao Murphy and Pem Bird Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
4. Media and Technology: Revitalizing Latin American Indigenous Languages in Cyberspace Serafín M. Coronel-Molina Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
5. Language Vitality In and Out of School in a Remote Indigenous Australian Context Inge Kral and Elizabeth Marrkilyi Ellis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
6. Task-Based Language Learning for Ojibwe: A Case Study of Two Intermediate Adult Language Learners Mary Hermes and Kendall A. King Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	134
7. Strengthening Indigenous Languages through Language Technology: The Case of Aanaar Saami in Finland Marja-Liisa Olthuis and Ciprian-Virgil Gerstenberger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
Part 3: Prospects and Possibilities for Indigenous Language Reclamation
8. Without the Language, How Hopi Are You?: Hopi Cultural and Linguistic Identity Construction in Contemporary Linguistic Ecologies Sheilah E. Nicholas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
9. Transformation from the Bottom Up: Ideological Analysis with Indigenous Youth and Language Policy Justice in Nepal Prem Phyak Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	194
10. Language Key Holders for Mexicano: The Case of an Intergenerational Community in Coatepec de los Costales, Mexico Rosalva Mojica Lagunas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
Author Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237

Language: English
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Keywords: Indigenous languages; language revitalization; language reclamation; language endangerment; language planning and policy

eBook

Published: March 13, 2019
ISBN: 9781788923071