Traditional ecological knowledge in Indigenous language revitalization
| dc.contributor.author | Moffat, Anna | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Urbanczyk, Suzanne Claire | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-09-03T20:55:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-09-03T20:55:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.degree.department | Department of Linguistics | |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts MA | |
| dc.description.abstract | Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is the knowledge and understanding of the complex systems of local ecology. Indigenous Language Revitalization (ILR) is a movement against the shifting use of a language within its particular community. Both languages and TEK are passed by intergenerational instruction and carried by each specific culture. This thesis explores how ILR and TEK are interconnected in many ways, including in language lessons (both method and content), in understanding worldviews which provide conceptual foundations in language, in language reclamation, and in understanding the land. This thesis follows an Indigenist paradigm and uses the structure of Parker (2012) to answer the following questions: how do communities include TEK in their language revitalization work? What are some of the effects of including TEK in Indigenous language revitalization work? What about TEK is important to language revitalization? To answer these questions, the thesis includes a review of the literature, interviews with Indigenous experts, a website survey and finally, a usable resource. The literature review contains analysis of extant literature. Interviews with experts who have been involved in the work of incorporating TEK in ILR in four Indigenous languages brings additional insight through their greater depth of knowledge, experience and perspective. The website survey contains an analysis of community ILR websites which correspond to the languages spoken by the interviewees. Finally, the creation of a resource ensures that this research is reciprocal. This study contributes to our knowledge of how TEK and ILR are intertwined, and underscores the importance of incorporating, respecting, and recognizing TEK in ILR. | |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1828/20354 | |
| dc.language | English | eng |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | |
| dc.subject | Indigenous language revitalization | |
| dc.subject | Traditional ecological knowledge | |
| dc.subject | Indigenous science | |
| dc.subject | Language revitalization | |
| dc.title | Traditional ecological knowledge in Indigenous language revitalization | |
| dc.type | Thesis |