Indigenous Language Revitalization : What's Working? What's Not?

Abstract

This research investigates the successes, challenges, and themes of past and present Indigenous language revitalization programs to help build a foundation that current and emerging programs can use to succeed. This project was designed as preliminary research for a distinctive university-level course to teach university students about careers they could pursue in Indigenous language revitalization. This research could be useful for current and emerging language revitalization programs and for those thinking about working in this field. The overarching goals of these programs are to combat systemic oppression and to promote the reclamation of Indigenous culture that has been suppressed by colonization.