The Language Warrior's Manifesto: How to Keep Our Languages Alive No Matter the Odds

by Anton Treuer

Book Overview

Across North America, dedicated language warriors are powering an upswell, a resurgence, a revitalization of indigenous languages and cultures. Through deliberate suppression and cultural destruction, the five hundred languages spoken on the continent before contact have dwindled to about 150. Their ongoing survival depends on immediate, energetic interventions.
Anton Treuer has been at the forefront of the battle to revitalize Ojibwe for many...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1681341549
• ISBN13: 9781681341545
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"