Language revitalization and historical trauma: A historical analysis of the Chickasaw and Chikashshanompa’
The Chickasaw experienced many difficulties that hampered their ability to survive as a culturally significant group of people. This paper seeks to examine the connection the Chickasaw have with their unique language and how this strong connection allowed for them to begin a revitalization process t...
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doaj-c92534380eb54ac298bc52d5a7ae912a2020-11-25T00:13:19ZengRoyal St. George's College The Young Researcher2560-98232560-98232017-07-0111515Language revitalization and historical trauma: A historical analysis of the Chickasaw and Chikashshanompa’Goodin, MThe Chickasaw experienced many difficulties that hampered their ability to survive as a culturally significant group of people. This paper seeks to examine the connection the Chickasaw have with their unique language and how this strong connection allowed for them to begin a revitalization process to overcome culture destroying hardships. A historical analysis provides a lens for examining the impact of Indian Removal and the boarding school era on the Chickasaw. This research illustrates that resilience and pride for their culture allowed for the language revitalization process to begin. Trough this process the Chickasaw have maintained a vibrant culture. However, this research only touches on one aspect of cultural survival. To fully understand this issue it is advisable to analyze other cultural traits that have remained significant despite the historical trauma endured by the tribe. http://www.theyoungresearcher.com/papers/goodin.pdflanguageChickasawIndian Removalrevitalizationhistorical traumasurvivance |
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Language revitalization and historical trauma: A historical analysis of the Chickasaw and Chikashshanompa’ |
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Language revitalization and historical trauma: A historical analysis of the Chickasaw and Chikashshanompa’ |
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Language revitalization and historical trauma: A historical analysis of the Chickasaw and Chikashshanompa’ |
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Language revitalization and historical trauma: A historical analysis of the Chickasaw and Chikashshanompa’ |
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Language revitalization and historical trauma: A historical analysis of the Chickasaw and Chikashshanompa’ |
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language revitalization and historical trauma: a historical analysis of the chickasaw and chikashshanompa’ |
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Royal St. George's College |
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The Young Researcher |
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2560-9823 2560-9823 |
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2017-07-01 |
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The Chickasaw experienced many difficulties that hampered their ability to survive as a culturally significant group of people. This paper seeks to examine the connection the Chickasaw have with their unique language and how this strong connection allowed for them to begin a revitalization process to overcome culture destroying hardships. A historical analysis provides a lens for examining the impact of Indian Removal and the boarding school era on the Chickasaw. This research illustrates that resilience and pride for their culture allowed for the language revitalization process to begin. Trough this process the Chickasaw have maintained a vibrant culture. However, this research only touches on one aspect of cultural survival. To fully understand this issue it is advisable to analyze other cultural traits that have remained significant despite the historical trauma endured by the tribe. |
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language Chickasaw Indian Removal revitalization historical trauma survivance |
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