Indigenous languages and the promise of archives

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Indigenous languages and the promise of archives / edited by Adrianna Link, Abigail Shelton, and Patrick Spero.

Translating across Time and Space: Endangered Languages, Cultural Revitalization, and the Work of History (Symposium), (2016 : Philadelphia, Pa.) (Author). Link, Adrianna, (editor.). Shelton, Abigail, (editor.). Spero, Patrick, (editor.). Center for Native American and Indigenous Research, (sponsoring body.). American Philosophical Society, (sponsoring body.).

Summary:

"Explores new applications of the American Philosophical Society's Library materials as twenty-first century scholars seek to partner on collaborative projects, often through the application of digital technologies, that assist ongoing efforts at cultural and linguistic revitalization movements within Native communities"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781496224330
ISBN: 1496224337
ISBN: 9781496224620
ISBN: 1496224620
Physical Description: xviii, 517 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Publisher: [Lincoln, Nebraska] : The University of Nebraska Press ; [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:: Papers presented at the symposium, Translating across Time and Space: Endangered Languages, Cultural Revitalization, and the Work of History, hosted by the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR) at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, from October 13-15, 2016.
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Introduction: Collaborative Research and Language Revitalization: Toward a Relational Ontology across Time and Space / Regna Darnell -- Decolonizing Archives. Commentary / by Robert J. Miller. Decolonial Futures of Sharing: "Protecting Our Voice," Intellectual Property, and Penobscot Nation Language Materials / Jane Anderson and James E. Francis Sr. -- The Legacy of Hunter-Gatherers at the American Philosophical Society: Frank G. Speck, James M. Crawford, and Revitalizing the Yuchi Language / Richard A. Grounds -- Supporting Researchers of Indigenous Vernacular Archives / Lisa Conathan -- Revitalization Tools. Commentary / by Bethany Wiggin. Locally Contingent and Community-Dependent: Tools and Technologies for Indigenous Language Mobilization / Jennifer Carpenter, Annie Guerin, Michelle Kaczmarek, Gerry Lawson, Kim Lawson, Lisa P. Nathan, and Mark Turin -- Translating American Indian Sign Language from the 1800s to the Present Day / Jeffrey Davis -- Power and Language. Commentary / by Diana E. Marsh. "The Indian Republic of Letters": Scholarly Networks and Indigenous Knowledge in Philology / Sean P. Harvey -- Literacy, Cross-Cultural Interaction, and Colonialism: The Making of a Nineteenth-Century Nez Perce Mission Primer / Anne Keary -- Across Space and Time: Letters from the Dakota People, 1838-1878 / Gwen N. Westerman and Glenn M. Wasicuna -- Landscape and Language. Commentary / by Michael Silverstein. Cúz̕lhkan Sqwe̓qwel ('I Am Going to Tell a Story'): Revitalizing Stories to Strengthen Fish, Water, and the Upper St'át'imc Salish Language / Sarah Carmen Mortiz -- No Time Like the Present: Living American Indian Languages, Landscapes, and Histories / Bernard C. Perley, Margaret Ann Noodin, and Cary Miller -- Creative Collaborations. Commentary / by Regna Darnell. "Going Over" and Coming Back: Reclaiming the Cherokee Singing Book for Contemporary Language Revitalization / Sara Snyder Hopkins -- Teaching Wailaki: Archives, Interpretation, and Collaboration / Kayla Begay, Justin Spence, and Cheryl Tuttle -- Transforming Collecting. Commentary / by Jennifer R. O'Neal. Museums and the Revitalization of Endangered Languages and Knowledge / Gwyneira Isaac -- Shriniinlii ('Fix It') The Grease Mechanics of Translating Gwich'in / Craig Mishler and Kenneth Frank -- Conclusion: The Power of Words, Relationships, and Archives / Mary S. Linn.