Foreign Language Study Native American Languages
Nakón-i'a wo! Beginning Nakoda
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2019
- Category
- Native American Languages, Indigenous Studies
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780889776777
- Publish Date
- Nov 2019
- List Price
- $89.00
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 12 to 18
- Grade: 7 to 12
Description
Nakón-i’a wo! Beginning Nakoda is a language resource designed to help revitalize and document Nakoda, now spoken in Montana and Saskatchewan.
Written for beginning learners of Nakoda (also known as Assiniboine), this workbook, arranged thematically, provides a Nakoda/English lexicon, a vocabulary, a table of kinship terms, a glossary of linguistic terminology, and exercises to do after each lesson. This book was made possible with the assistance of Elders and Language Keepers of the Nakoda Nation: Armand McArthur and Wilma Kennedy, Main Consultants; with additional contributions by Pete Bigstone, Leona Kroscamp, Freda O'Watch, and Ken Armstrong.
About the authors
Vincent Collette teaches linguistics and Nakoda at First Nations University of Canada in Regina.
Vincent Collette's profile page
Armand McArthur is from the Siyónide Nakóna Oyáde (Pheasant Rump First Nation) and of mixed Wadopana-I?ha?´ ktu?wan origin. He is a Nakoda language instructor at First Nations University of Canada and also leads Nakoda language classes in Pheasant Rump.
Armand McArthur's profile page
Wilma Kennedy is a Language Keeper from Carry The Kettle Nakoda First Nation. She grew up with the Nakoda language and culture.
Awards
- Winner, Saskatchewan Book Awards, Publishing in Education,
- Short-listed, Saskatchewan Book Awards, Indigenous Peoples’ Publishing
Editorial Reviews
Winner, Saskatchewan Book Awards, Publishing in Education, 2021
Shortlisted, Saskatchewan Book Awards, Indigenous Peoples’ Publishing, 2020
