Links + Resources

"Down to a Whisper"
[http://www.madison.com/wsj/spe/language/]
This rich multimedia series from the Wisconsin State Journal is a wonderful playground for hearing speakers of three different languages tell their personal stories about their efforts to reclaim their mother tongues. Particularly enlightening are the interactive elements showing the similarities and differences in alphabet and pronunciation.

Overview of Ojibwe Language
[http://www.ojibwemowin.com/learnOjibwe/index.html]
If you want to understand the basic syntactical and structural elements of Ojibwe, here's a good primer.

"Rekindling the Spirit: The Rebirth of American Indian Spirituality"
[http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2003/08/18_gundersond_spiritualityone/]
This eight-part series from Minnesota Public Radio series examines the Ojibwe people's efforts to reclaim and revitalize their spiritual practices.

Articles by David Treuer

"A Language Too Beautiful to Lose"

"If They're Lost, Who Are We?"

Criticism of David Treuer

"The World's Toughest Indian" by Jon Lurie (The Rake)

"Native American Fiction Touch on Indian Culture" by Matthew L.M. Fletcher (Indian Country)