The Omaha Language and the Omaha Way
An Introduction to Omaha Language and Culture
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The Omaha Language and the Omaha Way
An Introduction to Omaha Language and Culture
About This Book
Published through the Recovering Languages and Literacies of the Americas initiative, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Omaha Language and the Omaha Way provides a comprehensive textbook for students, scholars, and laypersons to learn to speak and understand the language of the Omaha Nation. Mark Awakuni-Swetland, Vida Woodhull Stabler, Aubrey Streit Krug, Loren Frerichs, and Rory Larson have collaborated with elder speakers, including Alberta Grant Canby, Emmaline Walker Sanchez, Marcella Woodhull Cavou, and Donna Morris Parker, to write this book. The original and creative pedagogical method used in this textbookâteaching the Omaha language through Omaha cultureâconsists of a structured series of lesson plans. It is the result of a generous collaboration between the Department of Anthropology at the University of NebraskaâLincoln and the UmĂł?ho? Language and Culture Center at UmĂł?ho? Nation Public School in Macy, Nebraska. The method draws on the accumulated wisdom and knowledge of Awakuni-Swetland to illustrate the Omaha values of balance and integration. The contents are shaped into two parts, each of which complements the otherâjust as the Earth and Sky do. This textbookfeatures an introduction by Awakuni-Swetland on the history and phonology of the Omaha language; lessons from the UmĂł?ho? Language and Culture Center at Macy, with a writing system quick sheet; situation quick sheets; lessons on games; lessons on spring, summer, fall, and winter; an Omaha language resource list; and a glossary in the standard Macy orthography of the Omaha language. The textbook also includes cultural lessons in the language by Awakuni-Swetland and lessons from the Omaha language class at the University of NebraskaâLincoln. The Omaha Language and the Omaha Way offersa linguistic foundation for tribal members, students, scholars, and laypersons, featuring Omaha community lessons, the standard Macy orthography, and UNL orthography all under one cover.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Guide for Readers
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Words of Encouragement