The language warrior's manifesto : how to keep our languages alive no matter the odds

Summary: "Anton Treuer has been at the forefront of the battle to revitalize Ojibwe for many years. In this impassioned argument, he discusses the interrelationship between language and culture, the problems of language loss, strategies and tactics for resisting, and the inspiring stories of successful language warriors. He recounts his own single-minded and sometimes hilarious struggle to learn Ojibwe as an adult, and he depicts the astonishing success of the language program at Lac Courte Oreilles in northern Wisconsin, where dedicated families and teachers have raised a hundred children who speak Ojibwe as their first language. This is a manifesto, a rumination, and a rallying cry for the preservation of priceless languages and cultures"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781681341545
ISBN: 1681341549
ISBN: 9781681341552
Physical Description: print
184 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Saint Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-176) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Finding fire -- The importance of language -- What's in the way -- How I did it : learning Ojibwe as a second language -- How we did it : transforming love of the language into a movement -- Eyes forward and your feet will follow.