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Links Links on native languages/linguistics Links on native orthographies/writing systems Links on Hawaiian Links on Lakota Links on Cherokee Links on PISL Links on native languages/linguistics • Society for the Study of Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA) <http://www.ssila.org/> Provides support for native language researchers; offers grants, puts out a bulletin. Consists of professional linguists who meet and discuss native language research. • Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) <http://www.sil.org/> Non-profit organization that sometimes offers classes and workshops for linguists to study native languages and pedagogy, and helps endangered languages in various countries survive. • Linguistic Society of America (LSA) <http://www.lsadc.org/> Sometimes offers institutes and meetings for linguists to study native languages. • Indigenous Languages Institute (ILI) <http://www.ilinative.org/> Non-profit providing vital language related services to native communities. • Native Languages of the Americas <http://www.native-languages.org> Non-profit organization that provides surface information on several native languages with copious links to various multimedia on those languages. They have basic language lessons for some languages too. • Ethnologue <http://www.ethnologue.org/home.asp> Lists statistical information on native languages such as number of speakers, regions spoken, ISO codes, etc. published by SIL. • UCLA Language Materials Project <http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/> Contains bibliographies of publications for learning various native languages. • The Linguist List <http://www.linguistlist.org> Networking and job site for linguists that can inform you of opportunities pertaining to native languages and put you in touch with professionals who study them. Links on native orthographies/writing systems • Omniglot <http://www.omniglot.com> Details writing systems and orthographies of numerous languages, including native ones. • Latin Character Picker <http://people.w3.org/rishida/scripts/pickers/latin/> Native languages were transcribed using all sorts of special symbols and diacritics, and figuring out how to display these characters on the computer has become a challenge. This website tells you how to make special characters in html. Depending on your computer's software you might be able to copy & paste characters directly into your word processor, as an alternative to using fonts. • IPA Character Picker <http://www.rishida.net/scripts/pickers/ipa/> Use this site to learn how to display International Phonetic Alphabet characters on your website. Depending on your computer's software you might be able to copy & paste characters directly into your word processor, as an alternative to using fonts. • Language Geek <http://www.languagegeek.com/> Provides fonts for various native languages; partnered with ILI. Links on Hawaiian • Ulukau <http://www.ulukau.org/> Electronic Hawaiian library; contains several dictionaries are searchable at <http://www.wehewehe.org>. Caution: frequently contains major typos. • Kualono <http://www.olelo.hawaii.edu/> Offers online Hawaiian language college classes. • Kulāiwi <http://ksdl.ksbe.edu/kulaiwi/> Contains distance video Hawaiian language lessons through the Kamehameha Schools. • ‘Aha Pūnana Leo <http://www.ahapunanaleo.org/> Website of the renowned Hawaiian language immersion school. Offers inexpensive online lessons. • Hisurf English-Hawaiian Dictionary <http://hawaiiandictionary.hisurf.com/> Electronic English-Hawaiian dictionary. Caution: does not mark all sounds of words, indicate parts of speech nor elaborate on word meaning. • !Speak Hawaiian <http://alter-native-tongue.podomatic.com/> Contains podcats of Hawaiian language songs and basic language lessons. Links on Lakota • Lakota Language Consortium (LLC) <http://www.lakhota.org/> Non-profit organization that creates textbooks and other teaching materials for students on Lakota reservations. • Inext Lakota Language <http://www.inext.cz/siouan/> Contains many glossed Lakota texts in a reliable orthography with sound files and some basic language lessons. Written by the leader of the LLC, Jan Ullrich. • Lakota Language Forum <http://lakotadictionary.org/forums/> Forum associated with the LLC with live help assisting students in their Lakota language learning journies. • Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre (SICC) <http://www.sicc.sk.ca/heritage/sils/ourlanguages/dnl.html> Offers some interactive flash tutorials in Siouan languages with sound files. • Malakota <http://www.malakota.com/> Offers an expensive web course for learning the Lakota language and cultural perspective from a native speaker. • Lakota Iyapi <http://www.elexion.com/lakota/iyapi/index2.html> Contains a pronunciation guide, grammar lessons and vocabulary lists with some sound files pronounced by a native speaker of Lakota. Also contains copious cultural information. • Lakhota.com <http://www.lakhota.com/> Offers some basic resources for learning the Lakota language and culture. • Siouan Bibliographic Resources Page <http://puffin.creighton.edu/lakota/index_bibliographies.html> Lists works of published material for learning about the Sioux. Links on Cherokee • Cherokee Nation Language Lessons <http://www.cherokee.org/Culture/Language/Default.aspx> Official site of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, with a talking dictionary and some basic language materials. Offers online classes for certain individuals. • Echota Tsalagi Language Revitalization Project <http://www.auburn.edu/outreach/dl/echota/tlr_about_cherokee.php> Partially illustrated Cherokee-English dictionary. • Cherokee <http://www.culturev.com/cherokee/home.html> Contains songs and stories with images from Qualla Cherokee. • Cherokee-English Dictionary <http://www.wehali.com/tsalagi/> Electronic English-Cherokee dictionary in the syllabary with phonetic spelling and other resources. Caution: does not mark all sounds of words, indicate parts of speech nor elaborate on word meaning. • Raven's Tsalagi Resources <http://public.csusm.edu/raven/cherokee.dir/cher1.html> English-Cherokee dictionary and other resources. Caution: does not mark all sounds of words, indicate parts of speech nor elaborate on word meaning. • Manataka Cherokee Dictionary <http://www.manataka.org/page122.html> Contains English-Cherokee word lists. Caution: does not mark all sounds of words, indicate parts of speech nor elaborate on word meaning. • Powersource Cherokee Lessons <http://www.powersource.com/cocinc/language/> Contains some basic Cherokee language lessons from the Cherokee of California. Links on PISL • Hand Talk <http://sunsite.utk.edu/pisl/> Official online research database for PISL lead by Prof. Jeffery Davis. Contains a few preliminary resources. • Intertribal Deaf Council (IDC) <http://www.deafnative.com/Deaf_Native/Welcome.html> A council of deaf American Indians, some fluent in PISL.