{"product_id":"the-language-warriors-manifesto-how-to-keep-our-languages-alive-no-matter-the-odds-paperback","title":"The Language Warrior's Manifesto: How to Keep Our Languages Alive No Matter the Odds - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnton Treuer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA clarion call to action, incorporating powerful stories of struggles and successes, that points the way for all who seek to preserve indigenous languages.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Anton Treuer has been at the forefront of the battle to revitalize Ojibwe for many years. In this impassioned argument, he discusses the interrelationship between language and culture, the problems of language loss, strategies and tactics for resisting, and the inspiring stories of successful language warriors. He recounts his own sometimes hilarious struggle to learn Ojibwe as an adult, and he depicts the astonishing success of the language program at Lac Courte Oreilles, where a hundred children now speak Ojibwe as their first language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is a manifesto, a rumination, and a rallying cry for the preservation of priceless languages and cultures.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnton Treuer\u003c\/strong\u003e, professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University, is the author of \u003cem\u003eEverything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask\u003c\/em\u003e and fourteen other books on Indigenous history and language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.9 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52765634330931,"sku":"9781681341545","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NFgyOVY2eGxxSkZIVDNDdWF3SUk0Zz09.webp?v=1764626620","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-language-warriors-manifesto-how-to-keep-our-languages-alive-no-matter-the-odds-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}