Literacy, Wampums, the gudebuk, and How Indians in the Far Northeast Read  

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Walker, Willard

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Anthropological Linguistics (ada di JSTOR) vol. 26 no. 1 (1984), page 42-52.
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Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 405/ALI/26 Non-tandon: tidak ada Tandon: 1

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Many Indian American communities are reported to have shown little interest in native literacy but enthusiastic support for traditional forms of oral communication. The history of the Algonquian peoples of the far northeast indicates a persistent and pervasive tradition of oratory associated with various systems of mnemonic aids used to ensure accuracy in the recitation of sacred texts. These mnemonic devices serve as catalysts for accurate recitation, rather than visual representations of speech. Native literacy programs, however, teach Indians that words and sentences, and even sounds in their language can be represented by sequences of graphic signs. It is this proposition that seems to encounter resistance, for the use of graphic symbols as catalysts for speech has a long history in the area. The northeastern evidence suggests that the native perception is that native literacy does not simply support and enhance one's cultural heritage; it threatens the vitality of the oral tradition without which there can be no cultural heritage worth preserving.

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