Cayuga Language Education Efforts

Article discussing Cayuga language education going on in primary school and among adults at Six Nations, Canada.  However, cuts in funding by the new conservative government has threatened the status of the program.

-Sebastian Moya & Michael Roswell

Sorbian Language Endangerment

Sorbian is a language spoken by Slavic enclaves in Germany. This article (the second link on the page) discusses the difference between language vitality in catholic and protestant communities, and the effects of reunification.

Uralic and Finno-Ugric Language Endangerment in Russia

A very concise and interesting article on the minority language situation in the Russian Federation.

Inuit sign language may get legal status in Nunavut

Very exciting!

Virtual Museum: Michif archive

I'm using this source in my final paper -- great video interviews on many aspects of culture and language from the Metis people.

Dialect Diversity in England

Here's an article that claims the dialects of England are healthy and not threatened by the London dialect. It's a pretty strong claim, especially considering that they only talk about dialect words and nothing about the unique phonological and morphosyntactic features of English dialects.

--Derek Denis

BBC's Voices Project

This is a project conducted by the BBC to document and preserve the dialects of England. On the website there are multiple features including voice samples, word maps and news archive.

--Derek Denis

Rancher, linguist working to preserve native language

This article from the Bismarck Tribune regards the Mandan language, a Siouan language from North and South Dakota. Edwin Benson, the only known fluent speaker of Mandan, is working on a language preservation project with California linguist Sara Trechter, and also teaches the language at Twin Buttes Elementary School (in Twin Buttes, ND).

Links to Aboriginal resources

A master site called Native Web, which leads to online resources, language learning sites, translators, etc. for indigenous languages in the Americas.

General resources on language endangerment/revitalization

EXTREMELY extensive online bibliography for anything written on Language Endangerment or Language Revitalization; covers topics such as language death, degree of language endangerment, ethics, etc. Maintained as of 2006.

Whose language is it anyway?

Addresses what they call 'Historical Fetishism', as it applies to Bolivian language planning. Covers moral/philosophical/ethical issues around language that are arising as standardized education materials are coming into play with their indigenous languages, Guarani, Quechua and Aymara.

Scholar the sole speaker of Huron

An article about Huron and work on documentation. See also the short letter in response about language revitalization at www.thestar.com/article/289346