Celebrating and Revitalizing Language: Indigenous Bilingual Children's Books

Children's literature is a powerful means of connecting children and adults in language and literacy development, potentially contributing to multilingualism and indigeneity. This article considers how indigenous bilingual children's books from Australia, Canada, and New Zealand can be par...

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Published in:Bookbird 2013-07, Vol.51 (3), p.56-68
Main Authors: Hadaway, Nancy L, Young, Terrell A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging (Individuals)
Authors
Beliefs
Bilingualism
Canadian literature
Childrens literature
Childrens picture books
Community
Cultural Background
Cultural Context
Dialect Studies
Dialects
Families & family life
Family Relationship
Ideology
Indigenous Populations
Language acquisition
Language Maintenance
Language revitalization
Language Variation
Literacy
Literary Genres
Multilingualism
Native languages
Native peoples
Oral Tradition
Ownership
Reading Instruction
Tales
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Summary:Children's literature is a powerful means of connecting children and adults in language and literacy development, potentially contributing to multilingualism and indigeneity. This article considers how indigenous bilingual children's books from Australia, Canada, and New Zealand can be part of language revitalization by applying three emphases of ideological theory—awareness, positionality, and multiple perspectives—in order to better understand the issues and increase the likelihood that indigenous bilingual books can be used in language revitalization efforts.
ISSN:0006-7377
1918-6983
1918-6983
DOI:10.1353/bkb.2013.0062