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

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-176) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The language warrior's manifesto

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1129397526

Responsibility statement

Anton Treuer

Sub title

how to keep our languages alive no matter the odds

Summary

"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 single-minded and sometimes hilarious struggle to learn Ojibwe as an adult, and he depicts the astonishing success of the language program at Lac Courte Oreilles in northern Wisconsin, where dedicated families and teachers have raised a hundred children who speak Ojibwe as their first language. This is a manifesto, a rumination, and a rallying cry for the preservation of priceless languages and cultures"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Finding fire -- The importance of language -- What's in the way -- How I did it : learning Ojibwe as a second language -- How we did it : transforming love of the language into a movement -- Eyes forward and your feet will follow

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