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Native American Language Resources

Languages listed alphabetically. Links open up a new browser window. Close new window to return to this page.
Updated June 1, 2010

General:

• Native Languages of the Americas
• The Endangered Language Fund - Information of efforts to save Native languages of the Americas and around the world.
• Shea's Native Place: Native American publications, language, legal resources, history. Updated 3/06
• Yamada Language Guide - includes lessons, fonts and software. from University of Oregon. Languages listed alphabetically
• Native American Association of Germany - It sounds weird, but these guys actually have a great list of Native American language links from many languages not found here.

• Blackfoot language page Detailed linguistic description of the language; includes bibliography.
• Ethnologue on Blackfoot - distribution, classification

• Raven'sTsa-La-Gi (Cherokee) Page. Links to Cherokee resources and some language info.
• Official Site of the Cherokee Nation
• Cherokee Language Lessons - from Cherokees of California, Inc.
  

Chinook

• Tenas Wawa/ The Chinook Jargon (Oregon)
• From the White River Valley Journal - Tenas Wawa of the Northwest

Dakota

• Talk Dakota! Three online lessons with audio files.
• Dakota Language HomePage

• Lakota Language Consortium - info. on reviving Lakota with language learning materials for purchase
• Lakota introductory lesson and vocabulary
• Lakota/Sioux phrases and culture at Saint Joseph's

• Kanienkehaka Language Page includes words, dictionary sources and other language references for Mohawk Iroquois.
• Mohawk Language - sound system and bulletin board
• Mohawk Language Standardization Project - Ontario Ministry of Education

Quechua is spoken in Peru, Eduador, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. The Quechua tribe originally constituted the ruling class of the Incan Empire.

• Culture of the Andes's Basic Quechua lessons include vocabulary arranged by category, proverbs, jokes and songs.
• Barry Werger's Quechua Language homepage includes online Quechua language lessons.
• Quechua links from Pimsleur-Language.com