John Alderete (SFU Linguistics) and I have published an annotated bibliography of Tahltan language materials in the open access Northwest Journal of Linguistics. Abstract:
This bibliography lists and summarizes materials on the Tahltan language, including linguistic and anthropological research papers, dictionaries, collections of stories, and teaching materials. We hope that the bibliography will give language [...]
CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada hosts “Hockey Day in Canada,” the annual tribute to the game of hockey tomorrow, February 9, 2008. As usual, all six Canadian NHL teams are in action but given the quirky schedule, some of the games involve American-based opponents.
What really caught my attention is that the broadcast languages will [...]
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
‘Ideas’ on CBC Radio is featuring stories from the Secwepemc (formerly Shuswap; Interior Salish) on January 30. From their program guide:
STORIES FROM THE KEKULI: LEGENDS OF THE SHUSWAP From the shores of Shuswap Lake in British Columbia come the foundation stories of the Secwepemc people: rich accounts of the magic in nature that [...]
Language Hat has a fun and informative post on the shift in meaning of the word ‘elk’ as Europeans came to North America and found different species of large mammals. The comments are interesting too, including some discussion of the names of bears in Alaska. If nothing else, the post and comments are [...]
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An editorial in the Weekend Vancouver Sun reviews the postive and negative spins put on the recent announcement from the Provincial Government granting control of native education to First Nations communities. Titled “Language and Culture: First Nations Education Can Embrace Two Worlds” the story notes that the First Nations Education Accord has been publicly [...]
Friday, February 10, 2006
A cedar tree from Bella Coola, a town on the British Columbia Central Coast, is the centrepiece of the Canada Pavillion at the Torino Olympics. According to the Vancouver Sun, however, Bella Coola sounds too much like the Italian for ‘nice bum’ and Canadian officials have stopped telling people where the tree comes from.
Bill Poser [...]
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