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Native signs
This is a good book for any person wanting to know signs from the Native Americans. very interesting

good reference
My daughter loves this book and finds the directions very easy to follow. ... Read more

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Lexical acculturation refers to the accommodation of languages to new objects and concepts encountered as the result of culture contact. This unique study analyzes a survey of words for 77 items of European culture (e.g. chicken, horse, apple, rice, scissors, soap, and Saturday) in the vocabularies of 292 Amerindian languages and dialects spoken from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego. The first book ever to undertake such a large and systematic cross-language investigation, Brown's work provides fresh insights into general processes of lexical change and development, including those involving language universals and diffusion. ... Read more

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great book!
You have probably read the bible. You have probably read the Koran. You have probably read at least 3 books. Well, hold on to your hat. This book rings and rings with truth and beauty. If you don't buy it you are a dear person. Why not. Ok. Go for it. ... Read more

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The Native American language family called Athabaskan has received increasing attention from linguists and educators. The linguistic chapters in this volume focus on syntax and semantics, but also involve morphology, phonology, and historical linguistics. Included is a discussion of whether religion and secular issues can be separated in Navajo classrooms. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on December 4, 2005. The length of the article is 690 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: College Pow Wow a day of pride.(Higher Education)(The event celebrates LCC's new program for teaching Native American languages)
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: December 4, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: C1

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This digital document is an article from Language, Learning & Technology, published by University of Hawaii, National Foreign Language Resource Center on May 1, 2002. The length of the article is 8526 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: WORDS AS BIG AS THE SCREEN: NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES AND THE INTERNET.
Author: Tracey McHenry
Publication: Language, Learning & Technology (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 2002
Publisher: University of Hawaii, National Foreign Language Resource Center
Volume: 6Issue: 2Page: 102

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This long-awaited anthology celebrates the experience ofNative American women and is at once an important contribution to ourliterature and an historical document. It is the most comprehensiveanthology of its kind to collect poetry, fiction, prayer, and memoir fromNative American women. Over eighty writers are represented from nearlyfifty nations, including such nationally known writers as Louise Erdrich,Linda Hogan, Leslie Marmon Silko, Lee Maracle, Janet Campbell Hale, andLuci Tapahonso; others-Wilma Mankiller, Winona LaDuke, and BeaMedicine-who are known primarily for their contributions to tribalcommunities; and some who are published here for the first time in thislandmark volume. ... Read more

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Spellbinding Women's Literature
I bought this book out of my interest in Indian literature, but found that it resonated as deeply with my non-Indian womaness.Simple and clear, the writings take you all over the place and bring you back to yourself. Thanks to my Indian sisters.

exceptional range of work
I teach Native American literature. Since the publication of this book I have been unable to exclude it from my syllabus. Students almost unanimously have endorsed this choice, even when they had to shell out themoney for the hardcover. Now that it is in paperback, no one should excludeit.

I only regret that an anthology of similar quality of organization,focus, and selection does not exist for male and female Native writers. ... Read more