Monday, October 13, 2008

Indigenous Languages on Indigenous Peoples Day

Today is Indigenous Peoples Day. If you're interested in bringing a Native language into your classroom, library, home, or office, order a wall clock from the Indigenous Language Institute. Yesterday I posted a photo of my wall clock, with Tewa words in the place of numbers.

The Institute has clocks available in the languages listed below, but will work with you to get one in your language:

  • Anishnabemowin
  • Anishinaabemowin—Michigan
  • Chickasaw
  • Chinuk-Wawa
  • Chemehuevi
  • Comanche
  • Diné
  • Hopi
  • Kanien’kéha
  • Keres
  • Kiowa
  • Lakota
  • Luiseño
  • Lushootseed
  • Maliseet
  • Māori
  • Mi'kmak
  • Mikasuki/Seminole Tribe of FL
  • Nimipu Nez Perce
  • Nomlaki
  • Okanagan
  • Oneida
  • Passamaquoddy
  • Penobscot
  • Potawatomi
  • Sauk
  • Seneca
  • Tewa
  • (Northern) Tewa
  • (Northern) Tiwa
  • Tolowa
  • Umoⁿhoⁿ
  • Ute Mountain Ute
  • Yup’ik

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