Fighting language endangerment: Community directed research on Sm'algyax (Coast Tsimshian)

• Main Authors: Tonya Stebbins, La Trobe eBureau
• Format: Book
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander linguistics and languages; Sm'algyax; Tsimshian; Community directed research; language activism; first nations; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages; First Nations; Tsimshian*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.26181/12250931.v4; https://figshare.com/articles/book/Fighting_language_endangerment_Community_directed_research_on_Sm_algyax_Coast_Tsimshian_/12250931

This ebook explores issues associated with working in a community directed project to prepare a dictionary for community use. It identifies a range of practical, theoretical and personal challenges associated with working closely with language activists in a First Nations community who are seeking to address language loss. ISBN: 978-0-6484681-3-4