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Shawnee
Language Preservation Project
Language:
Shawnee
Program
Base: Tribal facility and community setting
Goals:
- To
provide the language in written form and in a form appropriate
for teaching.
- To
provide audiotapes and videos of current language speakers.
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To utilize current speakers as part of the process of teaching
and learning the language.
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To teach those who are interested in the language.
Brief
Description:
The instructor is fluent in the Shawnee language and has permission
from the tribe to teach the language. A University of Kansas linguist
has helped program personnel develop a pronunciation key, pictionary,
workbook, and tapes. Program personnel utilize these along with
native speakers to teach the language, making every effort to meet
every other week to teach. Participants now range in age from young
adults to elders. Shawnee children are also allowed to participate
as long as they are members of the Shawnee tribe.
Materials:
Pronunciation key, pictionary, workbook, and audiotapes of
fluent speakers in conversation and saying single words.
Support:
The Shawnee Language Preservation Project has received help
from a University of Kansas linguist, tribal government leaders,
fluent native speakers, and volunteers. Both now and in the past,
financial support has come from the tribe, from the personal funds
of program personnel, and a Cherokee Nation grant.
Contact
Information:
Mary Mead, Tribal Council Member and Language Coordinator
Loyal Shawnee Tribe
P. O. Box 893
Tahlequah, OK 74465
(918) 458-4718/ Fax: (918) 256-4102
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