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Reversing Language Shift: Can Kwak'wala Be Revived?
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Anonby, Stan J. – 1999
This paper discusses the status of the endangered Kwak'wala language on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and efforts to revive it. Kwak'wala, also known as Kwakiutl, belongs to the Kwakiutlian group of the Wakashan language family. Following a description of Kwak'wala's historic decline and current status (mostly elderly speakers comprising…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Canada Natives, Community Attitudes