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(Entry 2) Article: Keeping our languages alive: strategies for Indigenous language revitalization and maintenance

Article:  Keeping our languages alive: strategies for Indigenous language revitalization and maintenance

This article describes the current state of Indigenous languages in Canada and offers suggestions to help preserve language in the future.

Key concepts/questions covered in the article are as follows:

  • Why is it Important to Ensure the Survival of Indigenous Languages?
  • What are Indigenous Communities Doing to Revive and Continue Their Languages? (Subcategories:  Documentation and preservation; Curriculum and resource development; Language engineering, among others)
  • What Methods are Working Well?
  • What Stands in the Way of Indigenous People Being Successful in Reviving and Continuing their Languages?
  • Future Directions: What Must Be Done in Order for Indigenous Communities to Successfully Revive and Continue Their Languages?

The authors provide a fairly thorough literature review so it might be useful to anyone interested in language preservation and/or the state of Indigenous language(s) in Canada.

Link:  https://books.google.ca/books?id=iGNaDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA72&pg=PA90#v=onepage&q&f=false

McIvor, O., & Anisman, A. (2018). Keeping our languages alive: strategies for Indigenous language revitalization and maintenance. In Watanabe, Y. (Ed), Handbook of Cultural Security (pp. 90–109). Edward Elgar Publishing. Retrieved from https://books.google.ca/books?id=iGNaDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA72&pg=PA90#v=onepage&q&f=false