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cree syllabary
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you take one consonant and divide it with one vowel, each symbol equals on syllable
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Languages across the world
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7000 languages, most spoken by small populations
only 25 account for large languages |
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Declining linguistic diversity
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Minority languages replaced by regional and global languages
endangered languages, overtime linguistic diversity has decreased |
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Causes of the decline in linguistic diversity
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Population loss in the wake of colonization
- when europeans came they brought small pox, and decided to kill mass amounts of indians |
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Implicit and explicit pressure to assimilate
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Implicit: difficulty maneuvering your way within the system due to limitations like language or racism
Explicit: laws and policy to eradicate indigenous culture Implicit is often rooted in explicit assimilation |
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Education for assimilation
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residential boarding schools in or outside of reservations for native americans established in the late 19th century
used to remove families from native cultures and make them white |
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Carlisle Indian Industrial School
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Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1879-1918
over 10,000 kids attended As a result many people refused to teach their kids about indian culture after being brainwashed and indoctrinated |
