Traditional knowledge and technologies of orality for community-based Anishinaabemowin revitalization in northern Ontario
Waaciye, Maya nitishinikaas, Kaministiqua nitoonci, Amik Dodem. Aasha ni-kakwe-nitaa Anishinaabem. Miikwec Kishe-Manito o-we-ki-minobimaatiziyan wiicishin. Aasha ni-ninanatawentan anishnaabemowin toonci ni-kanohkentaan kaa onciiyaan Miikwec* . It is my belief that Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) traditional kn...
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ftunivhawaiimano:oai:scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu:10125/4981 2023-05-15T13:28:31+02:00 Traditional knowledge and technologies of orality for community-based Anishinaabemowin revitalization in northern Ontario Chacaby, Maya Chacaby, Maya 2009-03-14 image/jpeg audio/mpeg http://hdl.handle.net/10125/4981 eng eng http://hdl.handle.net/10125/4981 Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported CC-BY-NC-SA 2009 ftunivhawaiimano 2022-07-17T13:30:44Z Waaciye, Maya nitishinikaas, Kaministiqua nitoonci, Amik Dodem. Aasha ni-kakwe-nitaa Anishinaabem. Miikwec Kishe-Manito o-we-ki-minobimaatiziyan wiicishin. Aasha ni-ninanatawentan anishnaabemowin toonci ni-kanohkentaan kaa onciiyaan Miikwec* . It is my belief that Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) traditional knowledge practices are critical to the retention of new language learners and ultimately to the future direction of Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe language) revitalization. However, the forced displacement of Anishinaabe peoples from their traditional territories and the contemporary context in which this is reenacted has created a “cultural void” where oral practices, storytelling, and experiential-social learning are often secondary to western pedagogical structures. My research focuses on developing ways that Anishinaabe traditional knowledge practices for language transmission can work in contemporary institutional contexts. Rather than simply providing students with a short repertoire of basic words, this work focuses on creating an environment that will allow students to become part of a long-term language-learning community, which fosters fluency through an Anishinaabe framework. I have been working with northern First Nations communities, community members, and community organizations to create viable options for prioritizing methods of language transmission that emphasize the spiritual, physical, emotional and mental aspects of our identities and promote foundational Anishinaabe knowledge in language transmission. In a contemporary context, some of theses options include the development of video conferencing networks and video documentaries that can enhance oral teaching practices and create accessible story archives in the language. As well, the work has involved creating a sustainable language learning community locally at the University of Toronto and by internet-based communications across northern Ontario, through social activities, theatre projects and community participation. The goal is to stretch ... Other/Unknown Material anishina* First Nations ScholarSpace at University of Hawaii at Manoa |
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Waaciye, Maya nitishinikaas, Kaministiqua nitoonci, Amik Dodem. Aasha ni-kakwe-nitaa Anishinaabem. Miikwec Kishe-Manito o-we-ki-minobimaatiziyan wiicishin. Aasha ni-ninanatawentan anishnaabemowin toonci ni-kanohkentaan kaa onciiyaan Miikwec* . It is my belief that Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) traditional knowledge practices are critical to the retention of new language learners and ultimately to the future direction of Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe language) revitalization. However, the forced displacement of Anishinaabe peoples from their traditional territories and the contemporary context in which this is reenacted has created a “cultural void” where oral practices, storytelling, and experiential-social learning are often secondary to western pedagogical structures. My research focuses on developing ways that Anishinaabe traditional knowledge practices for language transmission can work in contemporary institutional contexts. Rather than simply providing students with a short repertoire of basic words, this work focuses on creating an environment that will allow students to become part of a long-term language-learning community, which fosters fluency through an Anishinaabe framework. I have been working with northern First Nations communities, community members, and community organizations to create viable options for prioritizing methods of language transmission that emphasize the spiritual, physical, emotional and mental aspects of our identities and promote foundational Anishinaabe knowledge in language transmission. In a contemporary context, some of theses options include the development of video conferencing networks and video documentaries that can enhance oral teaching practices and create accessible story archives in the language. As well, the work has involved creating a sustainable language learning community locally at the University of Toronto and by internet-based communications across northern Ontario, through social activities, theatre projects and community participation. The goal is to stretch ... |
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Traditional knowledge and technologies of orality for community-based Anishinaabemowin revitalization in northern Ontario |
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Traditional knowledge and technologies of orality for community-based Anishinaabemowin revitalization in northern Ontario |
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Traditional knowledge and technologies of orality for community-based Anishinaabemowin revitalization in northern Ontario |
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