Rejuvenating Native Languages - HeVo 105

On this month’s episode, Jessica speaks with Dr. Neyooxet Greymorning (University of Montana; Departments of Anthropology and Native American Studies) about language rejuvenation. Dr. Greymorning tells the story of his journey into the work of language rejuvenation, as well as his own experiences with Arapaho as a child. He then explains how he developed his rapid language teaching methods based on how children learn and understand language but that would also fit the context of where he would be teaching. Dr. Greymorning describes the incredible language learning of his students using this method, as well as the challenges in getting educators to try to accept the method and the possible outcomes. Ultimately, these challenges led to one aspect of his current work where he is conducting language learning tests with dolphins!

Links

• Heritage Voices on the APN
• Natives Strengthening Indigenous Languages & Cultures
• Raising Indigenous Voices in Academia and Society webpage
• Raising Indigenous Voices in Academia and Society YouTube
• Dr. Greymorning’s Faculty Page at the University of Montana
• Being Indigenous: Perspectives on Activism, Culture, Language and Indentity (Book by Dr. Greymorning)
• ABC Fox News Article "UM professor tests dolphins for language"

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