Back to the Future: Recreating Natural Indigenous Language Learning Environments Through Language Nest Early Childhood Immersion Programs

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dc.contributor.authorMcIvor, Onowa
dc.contributor.authorParker, Aliana
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-23T16:13:17Z
dc.date.available2018-04-23T16:13:17Z
dc.date.copyright2016en_US
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractFor a language to have a stable future, children need to be learning it. Immersion for young children is the best method for rapid language regeneration as it can produce new proficient speakers within a few years. Although early childhood language immersion programs, commonly known as language nests, have been recognized internationally as the most successful means available today for language revitalization, this method is not yet well subscribed to in Indigenous Canada. This paper provides a picture of early childhood Indigenous immersion language programming and presents it as one viable solution to the challenge of Indigenous language loss in Canada. In addition, it is hoped that this paper can be a starting point for Indigenous community members interested in immersion early childhood approaches to their children’s health, identity development, and overall wellbeing.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.identifier.citationMcIvor, O. & Parker, A. (2016). Back to the Future: Recreating Natural Indigenous Language Learning Environments Through Language Nest Early Childhood Immersion Programs. The International Journal of Holistic Early Learning and Development, 3, 21-35. https://ijheld.lakeheadu.ca/article/view/1444en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ijheld.lakeheadu.ca/article/view/1444
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/9245
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe International Journal of Holistic Early Learning and Developmenten_US
dc.subjectNEȾOLṈEW̱ ‘one mind, one people’: Indigenous Language Research Network
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Indigenous Education
dc.titleBack to the Future: Recreating Natural Indigenous Language Learning Environments Through Language Nest Early Childhood Immersion Programsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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