Woosh jín toolshát yeisú, weʼre still holding each otherʼs hands : relationships and revitalization in Lingít country ...
This dissertation examines the relationships the Lingít language revitalization movement has to concepts of gender, identity, organizations and academia. The Lingít language and the Lingít people reside within Southeast Alaska in the United States, as well as northern British Columbia and the southe...
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University of British Columbia
2024
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0439964 https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0439964 |
| Summary: | This dissertation examines the relationships the Lingít language revitalization movement has to concepts of gender, identity, organizations and academia. The Lingít language and the Lingít people reside within Southeast Alaska in the United States, as well as northern British Columbia and the southern Yukon territory in Canada. Relying on my own lived experience as a Lingít learner and educator, as well as interviews and conversations with Lingít community members, we discuss how relationality supports the larger goal of Lingít language and cultural revitalization. Specifically we talk about the role of women within the language movement, and what approaches can best support current and future female language learners and speakers. Next we discuss the role identity plays within Lingít language revitalization and how varying understandings of Indigeneity both support and add additional pressure to language learning. We also reflect on the various roles multiple institutions play in Lingít language work, and ... |
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