Indigenous Language Research Guide
This guide is for those interested in finding resources on Indigenous languages at Harvard and beyond. This guide understands the term “Indigenous” in its globally applied usage and will highlight Indigenous languages from around world.
This guide is broken into the following sections:
- How to search HOLLIS for language material
- Harvard Language Research Guides
- Indigenous Language Databases and Dictionaries
- Indigenous Language Film
- Indigenous Language Journals
- Revitalization Projects and Centers
If users believe there are relevant collections or materials missing from this guide, please let the guide author know as this guide is a continual work in progress.
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This guide would like to acknowledge that Harvard University is located on the traditional and ancestral land of the Massachusett, the original inhabitants of what is now known as Boston and Cambridge. We pay respect to the people of the Massachusett Tribe, past and present, and honor the land itself which remains sacred to the Massachusett People.
Additionally, between 1636 and 1783, more than 70 individuals were enslaved by Harvard leaders, faculty, and staff. May we honor their memory, and the memory of all the enslaved women, men, and children whose labor generated wealth that helped create the Harvard we know today.
Additional information on land acknowledgements and Harvard's history of slavery can be read on the Native Governance Center, HUNAP's Acknowledgement of Land and People statement, and Harvard's Legacy with Slavery Report.
Flutes of Fire by An essential book on California's Indigenous languages, updated for the first time in over 25 years. Before outsiders arrived, about one hundred distinct Indigenous languages were spoken in California, and many of them are in use today. Since its original publication in 1994, Flutes of Fire has become one of the classic books about California's many Native languages. It is written to be approachable, entertaining, and informative--useful for people doing language revitalization work in their own communities, for linguists, and for a general readership interested in California's rich cultural heritage. With significant updates by the author, this is the first new edition of Flutes of Fire in over 25 years. New chapters highlight the exciting efforts of language activists in recent times, as well as contemporary writing in several of California's Native languages. Both a practical guide and a joy to read, Flutes of Fire is an essential book for anyone who cares about the Indigenous languages of California and their flourishing for many generations to come.
ISBN: 9781597145664Publication Date: 2022-07-26