The Value-Added Language Archive: Increasing Cultural Compatibility for Native American Communities

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2016-12

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University of Hawaii Press

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458

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479

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Language archives represent a complicated theoretical and practical site of convergence for Native American language communities. In this article, I explore how functionality and operation of language archives are misaligned with core sociopolitical priorities for Native American tribes. In particular, I consider how the concept of cultural and political self-determination contextualizes lack of use or resistance to participation in language archiving projects. In addition to critical evaluation, I envision a dramatically expanded role for language archives, with the goal of increasing their cultural and political compatibility for Native American groups and beyond. I use the term, ‘value-added language archive’ to describe an archive with features and support services that address emergent needs of a diverse stakeholder community.

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Indigenous language revitalization, digital tools, archival materials, Native American, Language Archive

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Shepard, Michael Alvarez. 2016. The Value-Added Language Archive: Increasing Cultural Compatibility for Native American Communities. Language Documentation & Conservation 10. 458-479.

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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

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