Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The language warrior's manifesto

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Anton Treuer

Sub title

how to keep our languages alive no matter the odds

Summary

Across North America, dedicated language warriors are powering an upswell, a resurgence, a revitalization of indigenous languages and cultures. Through deliberate suppression and cultural destruction, the five hundred languages spoken on the continent before contact have dwindled to about 150. Their ongoing survival depends on immediate, energetic interventions. 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 sometimes hilarious struggle to learn Ojibwe as an adult, and he depicts the astonishing success of the language program at Lac Courte Oreilles, where a hundred children now speak Ojibwe as their first language. This is a manifesto, a rumination, and a rallying cry for the preservation of priceless languages and cultures

Target audience

adult

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