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The Resource The bearer of this letter : language ideologies, literacy practices, and the Fort Belknap Indian community, Mindy J. Morgan

The bearer of this letter : language ideologies, literacy practices, and the Fort Belknap Indian community, Mindy J. Morgan

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Summary
  • New Literacies and Old WaysNotes; Bibliography; Index
  • The Bearer of This Letter illuminates the enduring effects of colonialism by examining the decades-long tension between written words and spoken words in a reservation community. Drawing on archival sources and her own extensive work in the community, Mindy J. Morgan investigates how historical understandings of literacy practices challenge current Indigenous language revitalization efforts on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xvi, 325 pages)
Contents
  • Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Notes on Terminology and Abbreviations; Introduction: Fort Belknap and the Question of Indigenous-Language Literacy; 1. Before the Reservation: Language Practices and the Documentary Record; 2. Creating Boundaries: English Literacy in the Early Reservation Era; 3. English Only: Language Ideologies and the Limits of Literacy; 4. Shifts in Practice: Literacy during the Indian New Deal; 5. Bringing the Languages Back: Developing Bilingual Education at Fort Belknap; 6. The Nakoda Alphabet: Reimagining Literacy and Tradition
Isbn
9780803226296
Instance
Label
The bearer of this letter : language ideologies, literacy practices, and the Fort Belknap Indian community
Title
The bearer of this letter
Title remainder
language ideologies, literacy practices, and the Fort Belknap Indian community
Statement of responsibility
Mindy J. Morgan
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • New Literacies and Old WaysNotes; Bibliography; Index
  • The Bearer of This Letter illuminates the enduring effects of colonialism by examining the decades-long tension between written words and spoken words in a reservation community. Drawing on archival sources and her own extensive work in the community, Mindy J. Morgan investigates how historical understandings of literacy practices challenge current Indigenous language revitalization efforts on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana
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digitized
Cataloging source
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http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Morgan, Mindy J
Dewey number
305.897/524078615
Government publication
government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
Illustrations
maps
Index
index present
LC call number
E99.A84
LC item number
.B43 2009eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
Series statement
Indigenous education
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Assiniboine Indians
  • Assiniboine Indians
  • Hidatsa Indians
  • Hidatsa Indians
  • Yankton dialect
  • English language
  • English language
  • Education, Bilingual
  • Multicultural education
  • Fort Belknap Indian Reservation (Mont.)
  • Fort Belknap Indian Reservation (Mont.)
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE
  • HISTORY
  • Education, Bilingual
  • English language
  • English language
  • Multicultural education
  • Social conditions
  • Yankton dialect
  • Montana
  • Indianerreservat
  • Schule
  • Montana
  • anglais (langue)
  • acculturation
  • Assiniboine (peuple)
  • Assiniboine (peuple)
  • Schule
  • Montana
Label
The bearer of this letter : language ideologies, literacy practices, and the Fort Belknap Indian community, Mindy J. Morgan
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Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Notes on Terminology and Abbreviations; Introduction: Fort Belknap and the Question of Indigenous-Language Literacy; 1. Before the Reservation: Language Practices and the Documentary Record; 2. Creating Boundaries: English Literacy in the Early Reservation Era; 3. English Only: Language Ideologies and the Limits of Literacy; 4. Shifts in Practice: Literacy during the Indian New Deal; 5. Bringing the Languages Back: Developing Bilingual Education at Fort Belknap; 6. The Nakoda Alphabet: Reimagining Literacy and Tradition
Control code
593259876
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xvi, 325 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780803226296
Lccn
2009014554
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
maps
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
  • 242393
  • 22573/ctt1dgm1cv
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction.
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)593259876
System details
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Label
The bearer of this letter : language ideologies, literacy practices, and the Fort Belknap Indian community, Mindy J. Morgan
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Notes on Terminology and Abbreviations; Introduction: Fort Belknap and the Question of Indigenous-Language Literacy; 1. Before the Reservation: Language Practices and the Documentary Record; 2. Creating Boundaries: English Literacy in the Early Reservation Era; 3. English Only: Language Ideologies and the Limits of Literacy; 4. Shifts in Practice: Literacy during the Indian New Deal; 5. Bringing the Languages Back: Developing Bilingual Education at Fort Belknap; 6. The Nakoda Alphabet: Reimagining Literacy and Tradition
Control code
593259876
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xvi, 325 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780803226296
Lccn
2009014554
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
maps
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
  • 242393
  • 22573/ctt1dgm1cv
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction.
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)593259876
System details
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

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