[Iswg3906.organizers] language and decolonization resources

[A.R.J. Gracey]

Hi everyone:

No problem whatsoever, Nikki. We're slowly pulling things together. You do
what needs to be done to take care of yourself and your family. Nothing
more important.

FYI: last night was pretty epic and thought provoking. Great question,
Pete. Really got me thinking. Allies versus supporters - interesting
distinction and a vital one to make, I think.

One thing we forgot to discuss yesterday was getting together to plan out
the workshop discussion questions. By the way, the announcement looks
great, Peter. The questions you popped into the announcement will be great
places to start.

Will get on the minutes, Jess, asap, and then send them along.

Take care,

Tony


On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 1:13 PM, Niki Thorne <csn.thorne at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Sorry for being so absent from the discussion.  I've been needing to
> prioritize school and family stuff for the past little while, and likely
> for the forseeable future, so I'm not much use at organizing for the
> moment.  I'm glad the workshop is going ahead.  I can't make it to the
> meeting today, but I hope to see you all at the speaking tour.
>
> take care,
> Niki
>
>
> On 21 February 2014 12:25, dprychitka . <dprychitka at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> See y'all today at 4pm, Nacho Palace (43 Hess North)!
>> Coffee is in full e-f-f-e-c-t,
>> -ddp
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 11:35 PM, Jessica Foran <foran.jessica at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> thanks for passing on those essays peter. i enjoyed both of them. my
>>> initial thoughts are the "The Words, The words..." maybe compliments the
>>> CBU resource a bit better, if that's something we're going for. i also
>>> really liked that they're both shorter but denser readings.
>>>
>>> i heard back from an academic friend that does work on language
>>> revitalization and so I've been looking through a few different pieces. i
>>> haven't been able to read through these in enough detail yet, but they look
>>> promising!
>>>
>>> *Learning to be a Nehiyaw (Cree) through Language* by Belinda
>>> Daniels-Fiss (attached)
>>>
>>> *Negotiating Metis Culture in Michif: Disrupting Indigenous Language
>>> Shift* by Judy Iseke
>>> http://decolonization.org/index.php/des/article/view/19587/17017
>>>
>>> Not from the Canadian context, which I would prefer, but it may help to
>>> raise other related questions.* Towards the Universal Struggle of
>>> Language* (it's the Introduction from Decolonizing the Mind: The
>>> Politics of Language in African Literature) by Nqugi wa Thiong' o
>>> http://www.swaraj.org/ngugi.htm
>>>
>>> ... and also, i came across a resource that's more related to our last
>>> workshop. it's great and really works to deepen some of the ideas Thomas
>>> King raised and that have been circulating in our discussions. perhaps we
>>> could make it available as a follow up resource.
>>>
>>> Indigenous Storytelling, Truth-telling, and Community Approaches to
>>> Reconcilliation by Jeff Corntassel, Chaw-win-is and T'lakwadzi (attached)
>>>
>>> all on this for now!
>>> j.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Peter Hopperton <
>>> peterhopperton at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks Jess, that article looks great.
>>>>
>>>> I haven't had much luck finding online any of the texts I wanted... I'm
>>>> going to keep looking and see if any surprises emerge though. Anyone have a
>>>> copy of Wasase by taiake alfred? I remember there being some good stuff on
>>>> language in there.
>>>>
>>>> -p
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 20:24:56 -0500
>>>> From: foran.jessica at gmail.com
>>>> To: iswg3906.organizers at lists.resist.ca
>>>> Subject: [Iswg3906.organizers] language and decolonization resources
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> hi all, i just came across this and figured I'd send it out to get the
>>>> ball rolling.
>>>>
>>>> its focused on the canadian context and i like how it brings a few
>>>> different issues together--namely language, education and knowledge. it's
>>>> an older piece too, which could be helpful for understanding some of the
>>>> more longstanding conversations that have been happening.
>>>> http://www.cbu.ca/mrc/autumn-seed
>>>>
>>>> looking forward to reading what others come across :)
>>>> j.
>>>>
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