The Language Warrior's Manifesto Birds Guided by NMAI historian Gabrielle

Guided by NMAI historian Gabrielle Tayac

This book is based on a project originally conceived to document the biographies of Elders by the Gwich’in Social and Cultural Institute

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The Language Warrior's Manifesto Birds Guided by NMAI historian GabrielleA clarion call to action, incorporating powerful stories of failure and success, that points the way for all who seek to preserve indigenous languages. Across North America, dedicated language warriors are powering an upswell, a resurgence, a revitalization of indigenous languages and cultures. Through deliberate suppression and cultural destruction, the five hundred languages spoken on the continent before contact have dwindled to about 150. Their