“Traveling Our Ancestors’ Paths”

• Published in: Anthropologie et Sociétés
• Main Authors: Louise Gordon, Christine Schreyer
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Consortium Erudit 2007
• Subjects: Sciences Humaines et Sociales; Social Sciences and Humanities; Schreyer; Gordon; revitalisation linguistique; jeux de sociétés; noms de lieux; utilisation du territoire; language revitalization; board games; place names; land use; Tlinglit; revitalización lingüística; juego de sociedad; nombre de lugares; utilización del territorio; lang; litt; Atlin; Atlin Lake; Taku; Taku River; tlingit
• Online Access: http://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/as/2007-v31-n1-as1760/015986ar.pdf; https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/as/2007-v31-n1-as1760/015986ar.pdf; https://doi.org/10.7202/015986ar; https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/as/2007-v31-n1-as1760/015986ar/; https://academic.microsoft.com/#/detail/1592840990; https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/015986ar

This paper will discuss the Taku River Tlingit First Nation’s use of a place names board game for the purpose of language revitalization within their community. The game integrates place names, stories, and information about their traditional territory and the resources utilized by the Tlingit peopl...