Research Guides: Native American Languages: Books and Articles

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A sampling of authors who have published on this topic include:

Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America This link opens in a new window
Former Name: Bibliography of Native North Americans. This resource covers all aspects of Native North American culture, history, and life. It covers a wide range of topics including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, and literacy.
Includes citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents of the United States and Canada. A research tool for anthropologists, educators, historians, political scientists, sociologists, psychologists, legal and medical researchers, linguists, theologians, ethnobotanists, and policy makers.
Coverage dates: 16th century-present.
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Searches through Native American newspapers such as Navajo Times, News from Indian Country, Tribal College Journal and other resources written from a Native American perspective.

How to Keep Your Language Alive by Leanne Hinton
This language manual by Leanne Hinton and other language activists provides exercises used in various master-apprentice language programs. Written for students of all languages, from Yurok to Yiddish, Washoe to Welsh.
Language Planning and Policy in Native America by Teresa L. McCarty
This book examines the history of language policy by and for Native Americans, and contemporary language revitalization initiatives. Offering a critical-theory view and emphasizing the perspectives of revitalizers themselves, the book explores innovative language regenesis projects, the role of Indigenous youth in language reclamation, and prospects for Native American language and culture continuance.
Telling Stories in the Face of Danger by Paul V. Kroskrity (Editor)
The contributors to this volume, all linguists and linguistic anthropologists concerned with the revitalization of indigenous languages explore Native American storytelling both as a response to and a symptom of language endangerment.