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Native American Links
- Intertribal Wordpath Society - Non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the teaching, awareness, use, and status of Oklahoma Indian languages. Board roster, announcments, links.
- Intertribal.net - Software and multimedia technology to support langage recovery worldwide. Vocabulary and syllabary demo downloads. General native interest links.
- Kiwat Hasinay Foundation - Caddo language for Caddo people. KHS aids in the preservation and perpetuation of the Caddo language and oral traditions.
- Language Revival and Revitalization - Essay by a linguist on the prospects for recovery of dying Amerindian languages.
- Native American Fonts - Index of links to fonts for various Amerindian languages, both those that use modified English alphabet and those with different writing systems.
- Native American Language Programs - Audiotapes and workbook for Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Kiowa, Sioux, Cheyenne, Din, Apache, Muskogee/Creek, Mohawk, Lenape/Delaware, Ojibwe, and Passamaquoddy. Secure ordering, links.
- Native American Tribes, Culture Areas, and Linguistic Stocks - Clickable map indicating tribal areas and language families.
- Native Languages of the Americas - Website dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Native American Indian languages provides an overview, links, and background tribal/historical information for each language.
- Place Names in Native American Languages - Original native names of places throughout the Americas, listed by region and tribe. Links.
- Salish and Neighboring Languages - Conference reports on Salish and other languages. Some links given.
- Algic Languages - Ethnologue of Algonquian languages, with links to demographic information about each.
- Algonkian Languages - Chart comparing vocabulary from Cree, Lenape, Ojibwe, and Blackfoot.
- Algonquian (Algic) Languages - Algonquian family tree, with links to information and examples of each language.
- A UCAS font - A font containing Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics (The UCAS are used for writing languages such as Cree, Naskapi, Ojibwe, and Inuktitut).
- Abenaki Language - Information and tutorials from the Cowasuck Band.
- Abenaki Lessons - Abenaki language lessons and audio files from an Abenaki elder.
- Abnaki (Abenaki, Penobscot, Alnombak) - Page dedicated to the Abnaki-Penobscot language, also with information and links about Abenaki and Penobscot culture, history, and genealogy.
- Common Abenaki Words - Semantically organized glossaries, with some background information.
- Algonkin (Algonquin) Language - Page dedicated to the Algonkin language, also with information and links about Algonquin culture, history, and genealogy.
- Algonquin First Nation, Language Resource - A First Nations Language resource, featuring words spoken in Algonquin by children from the First Nations Algonquin community at Golden Lake, Ontario, Canada.
- Re: Algonquin or Algonkian? - Explanation of the difference between Algonkin and Algonquian.
- Arapaho (Inuna-Ina, Hinonoeino) Language - Page dedicated to the Arapaho language, also with information and links about Arapaho culture, history, and genealogy.
- Arapaho Software - Arapaho-language software for sale.
- Bambi in Arapaho - Arapaho-language version of the Disney movie "Bambi."
- Teaching Arapaho Language Through Immersion - Essay on Arapaho and other indigenous language preservation efforts by Stephen Greymorning.
- Attikamekw Language - Page dedicated to the Attikamekw (Tete de Boule) language, also with information and links about Atikamekw culture, history, and genealogy.
- GeoNative: Atikamekw, Montagnais, Cree - Placenames in Atikamekw, Montagnais, and Cree.
- Blackfoot Audio Samples - Audio samples of the spoken Blackfoot language, with a brief biography of the speaker.
- The Blackfoot Language - Description, audio sample, morphology, syntax, bibliography.
- Blackfoot Language (Siksika, Piikani, Kainai) - Page dedicated to the Blackfoot language, also with information and links about Blackfoot culture, history, and genealogy.
- Blackfoot Maintenance - NPR audio report on Blackfoot language maintenance efforts.
- Cheyenne Language - Alphabet, pronunciation guide, news and links.
- Cheyenne Language - Historical and linguistic portrait of this Algonquian language. Spelling conventions, vocabulary, grammar, literature, and font download.
- Cheyenne Language (Tsitsistas) - Page dedicated to the Cheyenne (Tsitsistas) language, also with information and links about Cheyenne culture, history, and genealogy.
- Alberta Elders' Cree Dictionary - By Sister Nancy LeClaire and George Cardinal. Based on the Northern and Plains Cree dialects. Features, reviews, pricing information.
- Cree Language - Page dedicated to the Cree language, also with information and links about Cree culture, history, and genealogy.
- Cree Language Lessons - 48 lessons originally created by the Department of Native Studies at Brandon University, Manitoba, Canada.
- Cree Language Reader - Example of text in Cree.
- Cree Online Language Class - Based on the Swampy Cree Dialect from Norway House, Manitoba, Canada. Transcribed pronunciation guide, vocabulary, and dialogues.
- Maskwa Cree Language Resources - Cree language materials, classroom aids, syllabary charts, children's readers. Pow wow videotapes also available. Browseable catatlog with text descriptions.
- Nehinawe: Speak Cree - Cree language and literature booklist and lessons, including transcribed pronunciation guide and syllabary. Links.
- Gros Ventre (A'aninin, A'ane, Atsina) Language - Page dedicated to the Gros Ventre language, also with information and links about Gros Ventre culture, history, and genealogy.
- Gros Ventre Coloring Book - Bilingual coloring book in Gros Ventre and English, aimed at children.
- Gros Ventre Documentation Project - Homepage of a group working to produce a dictionary of the Gros Ventre language.
- Kickapoo (Kikapoo, Kikapu) Language - Page dedicated to the Kickapoo language, also with information and links about Kickapoo culture, history, and genealogy.
- Kickapoo Vocabulary - A Kickapoo vocabulary for sale.
- La Lengua Kikap - Information and links dealing with the Mexican Algonquian language Kickapoo. Page in both English and Spanish.
- The Lenape Language - Brief overview of Lenape, with pronunciation guide, phrasebook, and some place names.
- Lenape-Delaware Language Programs - Lenape language learning materials for sale.
- Standing Bear's Language Page - Lenape words with audio clips, and some information about the Lenape attempts to preserve their language.
- Lumbee - Article about the origins of the Lumbee language and the Lumbee English dialect.
- Lumbee (Croatan, Cheraw) - Page dedicated to the Lumbee language and Lumbee English dialect, also with information and links about Lumbee culture, history, and genealogy.
- Maliseet-Passamaquoddy Language - Page dedicated to the Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language, also with information and links about Maliseet and Passamaquoddy culture, history, and genealogy.
- Maliseet-Passamaquoddy Primer - Scanned-in text of a 19th century Maliseet-Passamaquoddy primer.
- Multimedia / Multimdia - Interview with a Maliseet woman, in English and Maliseet, about language and language loss.
- Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary - Philip S. LeSourd's English and Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary.
- Skicin Language Page - Maliseet language information, including pronunciation guide and wordlists.
- Menominee Language - Menominee orthography, pronunciation, phrasebook, names, and months of the year.
- Menominee Linguistics - Thorough bibliography of Menominee linguistics.
- Menomini (Menominee, Mamaceqtaw) Language - Page dedicated to the Menomini language, also with information and links about Menominee culture, history, and genealogy.
- Fox-English Lexicon - Fox-English lexicon available for sale.
- Mesquakie-Sauk (Sac and Fox, Meskwaki) Language - Page dedicated to the Mesquakie-Sauk language, also with information and links about Sac and Fox culture, history, and genealogy.
- The Miami Language - Overview of the Miami language from the Miami Nation, with a phrasebook, word games, and language contacts.
- Miami Revival - Miami revival and a Miami language CD.
- Miami-Illinois Language - Page dedicated to the Miami-Illinois language, also with information and links about Miami and Illinois culture, history, and genealogy.
- Arts and Culture - Michif - Overview of the Michif language from the Metis National Council.
- Michif (Mitchif, Metis Creole, French Cree) - Page dedicated to the Michif language, also with information and links about Metis culture, history, and genealogy.
- MRC Lesson 1 - Online Michif lessons.
- Learning Mi'kmaq - Mi'kmaq lesson plans and language materials.
- Mi'kmaq (Mi'kmawi'simk, Micmac) Language - Page dedicated to the Mi'kmaq language, also with information and links about Mi'kmaq culture, history, and genealogy.
- Mkmaq Net : Language - Comprehensive online Mi'kmaq lessons, with information about several orthographies as well.
- Place Names in Mkmkik - Colonial and Mkmaw names for places in Mkmkik, or the territory of the Mkmaq people.
- Introduction to the Narragansett Language - 1643 text written by Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island.
- Innu Tipatshimuna - Several texts in the Innu language.
- Montagnais Innu (Innu-Aimun) - Page dedicated to the (Montagnais) Innu language, also with information and links about Innu culture, history, and genealogy.
- Naskapi - Page dedicated to the Naskapi language, also with information and links about Innu culture, history, and genealogy.
- Keepers of a Lost Culture - Article interviewing the last speakers of Munsee Delaware.
- Munsee - Brief demographic information about this nearly-extinct language.
- Anishinaabemowin - Ojibwe grammatical notes, vocabulary, pronunciation guide, and sample dialogues in the Odaawa dialect.
- First Ojibwe Language and Culture - Ojibwe language site with an online bulletin board, wordlists, and lists of resources.
- Ojibwe (Anishinaabemowin, Chippewa, Ottawa) Language - Page dedicated to the Ojibwe (Anishinaabe) language, also with information and links about Ojibwe and Ottawa culture, history, and genealogy.
- Ojibwe Grammar Reference - Simple grammar of Ojibwe.
- Ojibwe Language and Culture - Basic introduction by Nancy Vogt. Links.
- Ojibwe Language Society - Homepage of the Ojibwemowin Zagaswe'idiwin (Ojibwe Language Society), offering Ojibwe lessons and resources in the Minnesota area.
- Speaking the Language of the Fur Trade - French, Ojibwe, and English terms relating to the fur trade; also an Ojibwe-English phrasebook.
- Beginning Potawatomi - Online Potawatomi lessons with a thorough grammar, pronunciation guide, and audio files.
- BoDeWadMi - Hypertext grammar of Potawatomi, also with a Potawatomi song and prayer.
- Potawatomi (Bode'wadmi) - Information and links about this Algonquian language and the culture, history, and genealogy of the people who speak it.
- Potawatomi Web: Language - Potawatomi language resource with orthography, texts, and sociolinguistic discussion of revitalization efforts.
- Virginia Algonquian - Brief dictionary article about Powhatan.
- Shawnee - "Introduction to the Shawnee Language", a Shawnee reference manual, for sale.
- Shawnee Language - Shawnee pronunciation guide and glossary.
- Shawnee Language Preservation Project - Profile of the language maintenance program of the Loyal Shawnee, with contact information.
- Vocabularies of the Shawanoese and Wyandott Languages - Report by Indian Agent Colonel John Johnston, originally published in 1858. Includes some phonetic transcriptions.
- Aquidneck Indian Council - Native people of southeast New England working to preserve and revive the Massachusett language. With Massachusett glossaries.
- Wiyot Textbook - Wiyot language textbook for sale, with order information.
- Wiyot (Weott) - Page dedicated to the Wiyot language, culture, history, and genealogy.
- Wiyot/Yurok Bibliography - Thorough bibliography of materials on the Wiyot and Yurok languages
- Wiyot/Yurok Bibliography - Thorough bibliography of materials on the Wiyot and Yurok languages.
- Yurok - Page dedicated to the Yurok language, also with information and links about Yurok culture, history, and genealogy.
- Alaska Native Languages - Clickable map to language information and local resources.
- Finding Ways to Preserve California's Indian Languages - General article that speaks also specifically about the Karuk.
- Karuk Language - Recorded pieces of the Karuk language from the Hoopa Valley High School.
- Ethnologue: Iroquoian - Linguistic family tree with links to demographic information about each language.
- Iroquois Languages Discussion List - Open membership unmoderated e-mail listserv.
- Ohwejagehk: Ha`degenage: - Text and sound samples of Iroquoian phrases and songs: Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora. Fact sheets of ceremonial dances, font downloads, links.
- The Canadian Tribute to Human Rights: Cayuga - The Cayuga-language plaque on this multilingual monument.
- Cayuga - Demographic information about the endangered language Cayuga, with audio files of it being spoken.
- Cayuga Language - List of Cayuga words, in alphabetical order, with audio files of a native speaker pronouncing each.
- Cayuga Language - List of vocabulary with audio files from Six Nations Polytechnic.
- Cayuga Language Discussion List - Open membership unmoderated e-mail listserv.
- Mingo-l Discussion List - Language and culture listserv from the University of New Mexico.
- West Virginia Mingos - Dedicated to the preservation and revitalization of Unyshtk', the language of the West Virginia Mingo. Includes a Mingo alphabet, dictionary, texts, grammar lessons, games and chat session.
- Seneca - Background information and a legend in the Seneca language.
- Seneca Language - Short glossary of Seneca, with audio files for each word.
- Seneca Language Discussion List - Open membership unmoderated e-mail listserv.
- Wallace Chafe Bibliography - The linguist's work in the Seneca language.
- The Canadian Tribute to Human Rights: Mohawk - The Mohawk-language plaque on this multilingual monument.
- 101 Languages: Mohawk - Mohawk language materials for sale online.
- Mohawk Language - Language-learning books, tapes, software, and video, also with some background information about the language and a writing sample.
- Mohawk Language - Mohawk words and phrases, in alphabetical order, with audio files of a native speaker pronouncing them.
- Mohawk Language Discussion List - Open membership unmoderated e-mail listserv.
- Mohawk Language Learning Materials - Audio and software courses for sale.
- Mohawk Words - Several Mohawk-English thematic glossaries, in simplified orthography.
- Tsi Ronterihwannhnha Ne Kanien'kha - Language Resource Department of the Kanehsat:ke Education Centre offers Mohawk language products for sale from their website. Proceeds go to language maintenance programs.
- Language Project - Oneida language samples from the Oneida Nation.
- Oneida Language - Page by Oneida fourth graders learning their elders' language in school. Includes some sound files.
- Oneida Language Discussion List - Open membership unmoderated e-mail listserv.
- Oneida Language Lesson - Some Oneida words, with audio files of their pronunciation.
- The Canadian Tribute to Human Rights: Onondaga - The Onondaga-language plaque on the multilingual memorial.
- Language and a way of being are focus of a class and research quest - Article about Kevin Connelly, an Onondaga linguist trying to preserve and revive his ancestral language.
- Onondaga - An Onondaga text for sale, with translation and grammatical notes.
- Onondaga Language - Onondaga words with audio files of a native speaker pronouncing them.
- Onondaga Language - Talking phrasebook in this Iroquoian language.
- Onondaga Language Discussion List - Open membership unmoderated e-mail listserv.
- Sound Archive - Audio files of spoken and sung Onondaga, Winnebago, Highland Chontal, and other native languages.
- Cherokee Companion - Software for learning Cherokee. You can download a free demo lesson.
- Cherokee Language and History Tapes - Information for ordering.
- Cherokee Language Lessons - Lessons in Cherokee (Tsalagi) from Cherokees of California.
- Cherokee Language Links - Resources for the Tsalagi syllabary and Sequoyah the developer of it, font downloads, language lessons and vocabulary lists.
- The Cherokee Observer Language Editor - Brief Cherokee language lessons, requiring Cherokee True Type fonts ($25).
- Cherokee Syllabary - GIF of Sequoyah's Syllabary with pronunciation guide.
- Freeware Cherokee Font Information - A "rustic" Cherokee font available for download.
- Noksi Press - Preservation and literary resources of Cherokee language books. Basic vocabulary and links.
- Online Language Tutor Tsalagi - Series of online Cherokee language lessons.
- Tsalagi (Cherokee) Language - Part of a larger site dedicated to the preservation of Indian languages, this page features background information and hundreds of links about Tsalagi and the people who speak it.
- Tsalagi Language Discussion List - Open membership unmoderated e-mail listserv.
- Tsalagi Language Resources - Print and online resources, and a Cherokee lexicon and syllabary. Links.
- Tsalagi to English Glossary - A fairly extensive listing of Tsalagi words and their English translations.
- Tuscarora Language - Pronunciation guide, wordlists, and vocabulary games in this Iroquoian language.
- Tuscarora Language Discussion List - Open membership unmoderated e-mail listserv.
- B.N.O. Walker's Wyandot Vocabulary - Short list of phonetic transcriptions.
- Huron-Wendat - Discussion of the Huron-Wendat language, once spoken in Quebec, and the Hurons today.
- Preserving Wyandotte - Description of a linguist's work to preserve and revitalize the Wyandotte-Huron language.
- Vocabularies of the Shawanoese and Wyandott Languages - Report by Indian Agent Colonel John Johnston, originally published in 1858. Includes some phonetic transcriptions.
- Wendat Dialects and the Development of the Huron Alliance - Historical linguistic treatment by John Steckley of Humber College.
- Wyandot Language Sample - Short list of .wav files from B.N.O. Walker's recordings.
- Din Dictionary used by The Navajo Code Talkers - E-text of 15 June 1945 revision. Includes the Marine Corps Hymn in Din.
- Navajo Code Talkers of WWII - Brief article about the secret weapon of the United States Marine Corps against the Japanese--the Navajo Code Talkers and their undecipherable Din language.
- Tsek'ehne Zagh Muk'eh Wujeh-i: Tsekani Language - Simple dictionary, phrase list, and pronunciation guide from the Sekani First Nation.
- Chinook Dictionary, Catechism, Prayers and Hymns - E-text version of an 1871 work by Modeste Demers and Francis Norbert Blanchet. In English and French; downloadable pages in .pdf format.
- Tenas Wawa - The Chinook jargon, a pidgin used between Chinook speakers along the Pacific Northwest and Europeans. Dictionary, regional resources, mailing list, sound files and links.
- Wawa Press - Books in and about Chinook Jargon. Call for authorship, language minilessons, order form.
- Miwok Language - Some Miwok words. Links to pages on Miwok culture in the Northern Sierras of California.
- Catawba Language Deparment - From the Catawba Cultural Preservation Project, Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA. Linguists' profiles, current projects and events.
- Dakota Language Homepage - Language lessons and methodology for vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling and reading.
- Lakhota Language Study Project - A place to study the language of the Lakhota Sioux. Includes an English-Lakhota/Lakhota-English Dictionary, basic rules of grammar and common phrases.
- Lakhota Online - Dictionary and phrase book with over 7000 entries. Text and audio available for purchase or as free subscription with donation to the project. By members of the Cheyenne River Sioux and Sioux Heritage Association.
- Paiute Language - Sound files for a few words and phrases in .au format from the Intertribal Council of Nevada.
- Sosoni' Daigwapeha Wihindeboope - Shoshoni language lessons, writings, and history.
- Rarmuri Basic Vocabulary - Common and survival words and phrases. In Spanish and Rarmuri.
- Stabilizing Indigenous Languages: The Tarahumara of Mexico - Language maintenance and language decay in Rarmuri.
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