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Biibilimiittut qinikkat meeqqanut inersimasunullu, 50-inik assiliartallit qupperneq tamakkertarlugu, Esben Hanefelt Kristensenip sanaavinik.Bibelen, Udvalgte fortællinger på grønlandsk.

Grønlænderinden er fortællingen om et langt liv i Grønland før og nu. Maria Meyer er en mønsterbryder, rundet af de nedarvede dyder i en traditionel fangerfamilie, som kommer til at bane vejen for de grønlandske kvinder. Men hendes egen vej frem har haft en pris. Maria fortæller åbent om de problemer og udfordringer, hun som ung grønlandsk kvinde stod over for, da hun skulle ud i verden og møde drømmene og fordommen.Gennem Marias personlige historie udfoldes et stykke grønlandshistorie om et fangersamfund af i går og et moderne selvstyre af i dag med en ny stor, international interesse for Grønlands rigdomme – noget Maria Meyer, i dag 80 år, også har en mening om.

Translation of: èAèa: manifiestos sobre la diversidad linguistica.

In this collection of poetry and short stories, Dominique Daye Hunter explores the histories, intergenerational and personal trauma, healing, and resilience of the Afro-Indigenous diaspora. Other themes highlighted in the book include Indigenous spirituality, Afro Indigenous identity, anti-Blackness, anti-Indigeneity, perspectives of Southeastern Indigenous peoples, traditional Yesáh / Saponi culture, reclaiming African roots, ancestral guidance, self-love, food sovereignty, and water rights.

A precedent-setting, updated dictionary, and grammar guide for the Indigenous Classic Taíno Language developed by Indigenous Taíno leaders. The publication features historical review on the development of the Classic Taíno Language, in-depth comparative analysis with related and unrelated regional Indigenous languages, introductory grammar and syntax, detailed tables for focused study, a comprehensive word listing featuring simplified spelling, phonetic pronunciations, botanical information, updated taxonomic identifiers for plants and animals, an Indigenous-centered presentation of word definitions, and word source information for each entry. The publication also includes a brief focus on sentence phrasing, an English to Taíno index, and reference pages. Gu'ahia Taíno is the culmination of almost a decade of collaboration between Kasike (Chief) R. Múkaro Agueibaná Borrero and the United Confederation of Taíno People's Taíno Language Committee. The Taino were the first Indigenous Peoples of the Americas to be called Indians and their descendants remain throughout the Caribbean and the Diaspora today.

"Reporting a large-scale project, this is the first book to investigate heritage language variation and change across 3 generations, in 8 under-documented languages spoken in Toronto, with homeland comparisons. It introduces new methods for multilingual data collection, curation, quantitative analysis and interpretation of spontaneous speech"--

Kayâs is a young Cree man blessed with a gift that makes him a talented hunter. He knows the ways of the animals he hunts and can even talk with them in their own languages. But when he becomes arrogant and takes his abilities for granted, he loses his gift. Without his ability to hunt, his people grow hungry. But with the help of the Elders and the Beings that inhabit the water, Kayâs learns to cherish and respect the talents and skills he has been given. Illustrated with the powerful paintings of the late Dale Auger, this new edition of the award-winning Mwâkwa Talks to the Loon teaches valuable lessons and includes a Cree glossary and pronunciation guide.

how do we forgive those people who have hurt us most?

The Indigenous Languages of the Americas is a comprehensive assessment of what is known about their history and classification. It identifies gaps in knowledge and resolves controversial issues while making new contributions of its own. The book deals with the major themes involving these languages: classification and history of the Indigenous languages of the Americas; issues involving language names; origins of the languages of the New World; unclassified and spurious languages; hypotheses of distant linguistic relationships; linguistic areas; contact languages (pidgins, lingua francas, mixed languages); and loanwords and neologisms.

Provides insights into traditional Cree ways of life and the damage done by colonialism kôkominawak otâcimowiniwâwa / Our Grandmothers' Lives is a collection of reminiscences and personal stories from the daily lives of seven Cree women over the past century, presented here in Cree and English. Faithfully transcribed and translated, their voices illustrate the prominent role women had in Cree society, accurately describe a way of life that existed for centuries, and speak to the decline of social cohesion, deprivation, and destruction caused by colonialism. Originally recorded in Cree in the 1980s, these women share their memories of their lives and the history of their peoples, describing activities such as household chores, snaring rabbits and picking berries, going to school, marriage, bearing and raising children, and providing insights into the traditional teachings of a society in which the practical and spiritual are never far apart.

Cheyenne: An Analysis of Clause Linkage provides a detailed description of Cheyenne syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, notably on its nominal and verbal system and in both simple and complex sentences.Based on fieldwork conducted on the Northern Cheyenne reservation, this book, which seeks to address descriptive and theoretical issues involving complex sentences, has three major aims: i) to present a morpho-syntactic, semantic, and discourse-pragmatic description of complex sentences in Cheyenne; ii) to investigate the relationship between the semantic and syntactic dimensions of complex sentences; and iii) to contribute to the research, preservation, and revitalization of this ancestral language spoken in the United States of America.This book will be informative for scholars interested in language typology, comparative linguistics, theoretical linguistics, and language documentation, as well as those interested in Cheyenne learning and teaching.

This small book features a collection of the first known vocabularies of the Mohawk language dating from the mid-17th century. It features a 1635 vocabulary of about 200 words from the anonymous Journey into the Mohawk and Oneida Country, ascribed to Harmen van den Bogaert. The volume also includes Wassenaer's numerals and month names of 1624, and 15 words and phrases from Megapolensis's list of 1644.

Suliewey: The Sequel to My Indian continues the story of Mi'kmaq guide Sylvester Joe, whose traditional name is Suliewey, as he seeks out the last remaining Beothuk community.

A Grammar of Upper Tanana is a comprehensive text that performs the impressive task of linguistically rendering a written record of the endangered Upper Tanana language.

At a time when the Abenaki had little to no written documentation of their language, Joseph Laurent, Chief of the Abenaki reserve of Odanak, came forth to produce New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues. Intended to aid the younger generation in learning English, as well as preserve the culture and language of their people, the dictionary is an extraordinary achievement in linguistic and language education.

This volume collects the earliest written examples of the Minsi dialect of Delaware or Lenape. The volume consists of Rev. John Heckewelder's Minsi vocabulary, collected in the late 1700s and totaling 100 entries. A collection of 80 words of the language compiled by scholar/president Thomas Jefferson is also included. Several scattered linguistic fragments collected from Minsi tribes such as the Manhattans and Hackensacks by Benjamin Smith Barton, David de Vries, Jasper Danckaerts, Adrian van der Donck, and others round out the volume.

Talking with Hands is a guide to learning Plains Indian Sign Language, once used widely between the Indigenous peoples of what is now called the Great Plains of North America.