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    The book focuses on cultural revitalization efforts of the Yakama Tribe in Washington. Specifically, it discusses how the Wapato Indian Club, established in 1973, worked to teach tribal dances and history to youth to encourage cultural preservation. It also explores how language loss due to colonial policies undermined the intergenerational transmission of the Yakama language. In response, activists like Greg Sutterlict created language lessons to stem loss. Additionally, the University of Oregon Northwest Indian Language Institute partnered with the tribe on applied language revitalization work. The non-profit organization Xwayamami Ishich also teaches traditional practices to emphasize intergenerational learning and women's important roles as culture bearers.

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    The book focuses on cultural revitalization efforts of the Yakama Tribe in Washington. Specifically, it discusses how the Wapato Indian Club, established in 1973, worked to teach tribal dances and history to youth to encourage cultural preservation. It also explores how language loss due to colonial policies undermined the intergenerational transmission of the Yakama language. In response, activists like Greg Sutterlict created language lessons to stem loss. Additionally, the University of Oregon Northwest Indian Language Institute partnered with the tribe on applied language revitalization work. The non-profit organization Xwayamami Ishich also teaches traditional practices to emphasize intergenerational learning and women's important roles as culture bearers.

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    The book focuses on cultural revitalization efforts of the Yakama Tribe in Washington. Specifically, it discusses how the Wapato Indian Club, established in 1973, worked to teach tribal dances and history to youth to encourage cultural preservation. It also explores how language loss due to colonial policies undermined the intergenerational transmission of the Yakama language. In response, activists like Greg Sutterlict created language lessons to stem loss. Additionally, the University of Oregon Northwest Indian Language Institute partnered with the tribe on applied language revitalization work. The non-profit organization Xwayamami Ishich also teaches traditional practices to emphasize intergenerational learning and women's important roles as culture bearers.

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    The book focuses on the cultural revitalization of the Yakama Tribe in Washington through teaching traditional culture and language to the youth. The culture had become westernized and the goal was to revive important aspects of Yakama heritage.

    The Wapato Indian Club was established in 1973 by Sue Rigdon to bring the Yakama community closer together. It taught traditional dances to children to educate them about tribal history and encourage unity.

    Yakama people faced difficulties deciding how to raise their children during a time of assimilation policies that undermined indigenous rights. This led to loss of language as fewer spoke the Yakama language at home.

    Yakama Rising

    Michelle Jacob (2013)


    Victoria D., Ester A., Kaitlyn S.,
    Rayman K.

    What the books about


    This book mainly focuses on the cultural
    revitalization of the Yakama Tribe from
    Washington. The Yakama culture has become
    Westernized, and the book deals with teaching the
    youth of the tribe their culture and how to revive
    it.

    Teaching the Youth

    -The Wapato Indian Club established in


    1973 by Sue Rigdon and a group of her
    students
    -Goal was to bring community closer
    together
    -Would teach the children dances in order
    to teach history of tribe and encourage
    unity among the children
    -As of April 2016, the Wapato Indian Club
    has closed

    Language Loss
    Ch. 2

    -Language loss is one of the most important


    contemporary issues facing indigenous
    communities today (Meek 2010; Silver and
    Miller 1997).
    -In the federal policy era of termination
    and with the continual assault upon
    indigenous peoples lives and rights,
    Yakama people made difficult decisions
    about how to raise their children, including
    whether and where they should attend
    school, and which language or languages
    should be spoken at home.

    Language
    Survivance

    -Activists are mindfully working to resist the


    issue of language loss.
    - Greg Sutterlict: A Yakama tribal member
    who has dedicated his life to preserving and
    revitalizing the tribes language.
    - He has collaborated to create tapes and
    CDs of language lessons and recordings to
    distribute within the community.
    -Their work to recover, reclaim, and
    revitalize the language is a powerful form of
    resistance to the ongoing effects of
    colonialism.

    -Efforts to resist the ongoing effects of colonialism


    continue to be undermined by the overall lack of
    resources within Indian country.
    -Federal funds, or the leadership of the tribal
    government, are not sufficient answers to the
    people's language loss problem.

    Intergenerational
    Responsibility
    Indigenous resistance is inherently
    intergenerational. Without the guidance of
    elders, younger generations will not have a
    pathway to follow.

    -The lack of material resources available on the


    reservation led language activists to partner with
    educational institutions and linguists.
    - The activists feel responsible to learn and teach
    all they could so that the future generations can
    have a greater connection and sense of
    empowerment with their language.

    University of Oregon Northwest


    Indian Language Institute
    Partnership work with tribal
    peoples to support language
    revitalization.

    -Led to a long-term partnership in which


    both the university and tribal peoples
    benefited through language revitalization
    efforts that were dedicated to practical and
    applied work.
    -The institute was not looking just to teach
    educated people, they are interested in
    teaching people at all levels, and to help
    them discover that sense of identity, that
    being a Yakama is important.

    Building a Moral
    Community
    -The Yakama-NILI partnership promotes a
    vibrant form of community- empowered
    language revitalization. As such, it is
    supporting a grassroots effort to revive
    Yakama cultural traditions.

    Xwayamami Ishich Ch. 3

    Non-profit organization with goals for


    for revitalizing the culture

    Organization started in 2003 and is


    based on the Yakama Reserve

    Teaches the tribe about traditional


    practices and way of life through
    workshops

    Emphasizes on two themes

    Prophecy of the Seven


    Generations

    Womens Roles as Cultural


    Bearers

    Values of Xwayamami Ishich


    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.

    Humility
    Faith
    Grassroots empowerment
    Place-based teaching
    Intergenerational teaching
    and learning

    These values are represented by a


    golden eagle, that serves as a
    protector

    Prophecy of the
    Seven Generations:

    A way of life that teaches all


    generations to think about how
    their actions will affect the long
    term, and the entirety of their
    tribe.
    Most learning is done through
    storytelling from the elder of the
    tribe who helps the younger
    generations build on their
    learning to help teach future
    generations

    Women are seen as


    complementary but equal to
    men. The goal of XI is to
    encourage women to be a bigger
    part of the tribe, like women were
    before Westernization. The elders
    in the tribe are female, and
    women are in charge of the
    economy within the tribe as well.

    The Role of Women


    as Culture Bearers

    Teaching the Young


    Ch. 4

    -The Whip Man someone used


    to discipline the younger
    generation
    -Molding thoughts to be more
    appreciative of Native American
    culture/ancestors
    -Children think in the present and
    the future

    Teaching Methods
    -The Whip Man to teach stories
    and to pass on knowledge
    -Learning sign language
    -Dancing
    -The mothers knowledge

    Man vs. Woman

    -Women hold a very strong


    position
    -Equal to their counterpart
    -Upbringing the children in a
    respectful manner, to become
    fully functioning additions to
    society

    Universal Declaration
    of Human Rights
    15. Right to a nationality
    17. Right to your own things
    18. Freedom of thought
    19. Freedom of expression
    26. Right to education
    28. A fair and free world
    29. Responsibility
    No one can take away your human rights.

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