Native Languages
The Alaska Native Language Center was established in 1972 by state legislation as a center for documentation and cultivation
of the state's 20 native languages. They publish material, host workshops and maintain
an archive of over 5000 recordings of Alaskan native languages.
www.uaf.edu/anlc/
The Center for the Study of Indigenous Languages of the West works to help disseminate research on languages traditionally spoken in the western
half of the United States.
www.colorado.edu/linguistics/csilw/index.htm
The Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation Committee provides materials printed in the Comanche language and publishes a newsletter.
www.comanchelanguage.org/
The East Cree Language Web was created to provide a resource for Cree language teachers, literacy instructors,
translators, linguists, and anyone who has an interest in the nuts and bolts of the
Cree language. They provide lessons, an online dictionary and other Cree language
resources.
http://eastcree.org/en/
The Endangered Language Fund was founded ten years ago with the goal of supporting endangered language preservation
and documentation projects. They are currently funding several Native American language
projects.
www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/
The First Nations Languages of British Columbia provides information, mainly by providing links, on native languages throughout Canada.
www.ydli.org/fnlgsbc.htm
The Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project provides information on endangered languages worldwide and an extensive list of web
resources.
www.hrelp.org/index.html
The Indigenous Language Institute facilitates community-based initiatives for language revitalization through collaboration
with other appropriate groups and organizations. They publish a newsletter and sponsor
an annual development institute.
www.indigenous-language.org/
The Indigenous Languages and Technology Discussion List is an open forum for community language specialists, linguists, scholars, and students
to discuss issues relating to the uses of technology in language revitalization efforts.
www.u.arizona.edu/~cashcash/ILAT.html
Intertribal Wordpath Society is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to promote the teaching, awareness,
use, and status of Oklahoma Indian languages. They produce a weekly half-hour television
show about Oklahoma Indian languages and the people who are teaching and preserving
them.
www.ahalenia.com/iws/index.html
The Iroquois Language and Songs website provides audio clips of several songs and common words in Mohawk, Cayuga
and Onondaga languages.
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/language/default.htm
The Lakota Language Consortium sells language learning materials and provides teacher training. They offer a few
free resources online including an audio version of the Lakota alphabet.
www.lakhota.org/
The Learn Anishinaabemowin site offers audio clips of common words and a wealth of other information on the
language and its use.
www.anishinaabemdaa.com/
Native Languages of the Americas is a small non-profit organization dedicated to the survival of Native American languages.
The site provides a breakdown of the language groups and links to language materials
and resources.
www.native-languages.org/
OjibwemowinLanguage.com provides information on events and products for sale.
www.ojibwemowinlanguage.com/
Our Languages is a site maintained by the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre. There is information
on the Cree, Nakota, Lakota, Dakota and Nakawe languages. There are several resources
available including audio clips, grammar guides and information on where the language
is spoken.
http://www.sicc.sk.ca/archive/heritage/sils/ourlanguages/index.html
Red Lake Net News-Ojibwe Language site provides basic phrases and classic children's stories in Ojibwe.
www.rlnn.com/ojibwemowin.html
The Shki Mawtch Taw-win En-mook provides information on language lessons for grades k-12.
www.thenewpath.ca/default.aspx
The Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas is an international scholarly organization representing American Indian linguistics.
They have an annual conference and publish a newsletter.
www.ssila.org/
Teaching Indigenous Languages provides information on teaching native languages, on successful language programs
and on their annual conference.
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/%7Ejar/TIL.html
The Technology-Enhanced Language Revitalization Project provides information on current projects and an extensive list of online resources.
http://projects.ltc.arizona.edu/gates/TELR.html
Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Immersion Charter School provides information on the services they provide and a limited amount of information
on grammar and the history of the language.
www.waadookodaading.org/
The Woodland Cultural Centre is a First Nations educational and cultural center established in 1972 to protect,
promote, interpret, and present the history, language, intellect and cultural heritage
of the Anishinaabe and Onkwehonwe. They co-sponsor an annual conference called Raising
our Voices and actively collect language materials.
www.woodland-centre.on.ca/index.php
WWW Virtual Library - American Indians provides links to multiple sources of information on native languages. The site is
maintained by Karen Strom and updated regularly.
www.hanksville.org/NAresources/indices/NAlanguage.html
The Yukon Native Language Centre is a training and research facility which provides a range of linguistic and educational
services to Yukon First Nations and to the general public. They offer material, including
audio clips, on several languages including Kaska, Tlingit and Tagish.
www.ynlc.ca/
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