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Asoshiitiik (forthcoming)
“The work that is closest to my heart is bringing the language back into my home and using it with my family.” Chew, K. A. B. (forthcoming). Asoshiitiik. In B. Brayboy, A. Marin, A. Craig, M. Villegas, K. Kawaiʻaeʻa, L. T. Smith (Eds.), Across lands and waters: Storying the future…
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Decolonizing Indigenous language pedagogies: Additional language learning and teaching
Given the experiences of colonization common to North American Indigenous communities, people learn Indigenous languages in situations with multiple layers of removal: communities from land; relations from intergenerational continuity; and grammar from real communicative contexts, places, and spirituality. Indigenous languages are often taught in ways inscribed by norms and assumptions…
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Chikashshanompaat bílli’ya: The Chickasaw language is forever
Drawing on research with Chickasaw citizens committed to Chikashshanompa’ (Chickasaw language) reclamation work, this chapter focuses on how Chikashshanompa’ learners and teachers engage in nation-building as they work to ensure the continuance of Chikashshanompa’ for future generations. Complementing Michelle Cooke’s chapter about teaching university Chickasaw language courses, I draw upon…