Rising Above: Language Revitalization in the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians: Many Wests
Autor Benjamin E. Freyen Limba Engleză Hardback – iul 2025
In Rising Above Eastern Band Cherokee citizen Benjamin E. Frey chronicles his odyssey of being introduced to the Cherokee language with trepidation as a young adult and his eventual work revitalizing the Cherokee language in a Cherokee way. In the first book to examine the process of language shift and revitalization among this band, Frey explores the institutional, economic, and social factors that drove the language shift from Cherokee to English, interpreted through the lens of a member of the Eastern Band Cherokee community in conversation with other community members. Rising Above navigates Frey’s upbringing, the intricacies of language and relationships, the impact of trauma, and the quest for joy and healing within the community.
In addition to language documentation and preservation, Rising Above explores how to breathe new life into the language and community, using storytelling to discuss the Cherokee language, its grammatical components, and its embedded cultural ideologies alongside its interactions with broader American society.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781496235701
ISBN-10: 1496235703
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: 7 photographs, 1 illustration, 3 tables, 2 appendixes, index
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Editura: Nebraska
Colecția University of Nebraska Press
Seria Many Wests
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 1496235703
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: 7 photographs, 1 illustration, 3 tables, 2 appendixes, index
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Editura: Nebraska
Colecția University of Nebraska Press
Seria Many Wests
Locul publicării:United States
Notă biografică
Benjamin E. Frey (Eastern Band Cherokee) is an assistant professor of Cherokee language and culture at the University of North Carolina–Asheville. He is the coauthor, with John D. Loftin, of People of Kituwah: The Old Ways of the Eastern Cherokees.
Cuprins
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
1. Coming Home through Language
2. Language and Relationships
3. The Piercing of Our Container via Trauma and Violence
4. Where’s the Joy?
5. Living in a Good Way
Appendix A: Recommendations for Language Reclamation Initiatives
Appendix B: An Incomplete List of Cherokee Language Learning and Revitalization Resources
Notes
Bibliography
Index
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
1. Coming Home through Language
2. Language and Relationships
3. The Piercing of Our Container via Trauma and Violence
4. Where’s the Joy?
5. Living in a Good Way
Appendix A: Recommendations for Language Reclamation Initiatives
Appendix B: An Incomplete List of Cherokee Language Learning and Revitalization Resources
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Recenzii
“Rising Above unearths the systemic roots of language endangerment and plants the seeds of language persistence. Benjamin E. Frey illustrates dozens of ways to fearlessly use Cherokee as he generously shares his extensive knowledge of the language. Engaging and beautifully written, Rising Above is a must-read for language teachers and learners, scholars of Cherokee, and anyone seeking connections between Cherokee language and lifeways.”—Ellen Cushman, Cherokee Nation citizen and author of The Cherokee Syllabary: Writing the People’s Perseverance
“Benjamin Frey is an excellent teacher and storyteller. Rising Above will make an important contribution to the cultural sovereignty of the Cherokee people and to the study of language shift, Native studies, cultural studies, and modern Indigenous history. Rising Above makes a powerful argument that will change lives.”—Gregory D. Smithers, author of Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal, and Sovereignty in Native America
Descriere
Rising Above examines the process of language shift and revitalization among the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina.