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A scholarly but personal reflection on language issues faced by the Kaska community in British Columbia. The author, Barbara Meek, uses language renewal efforts as a lens through which she pulls into focus the language challenges the community faces as well as some of the reasons those challenges exist. [ Meek ] also presents ideas for how to move forward. -- Spoken First

This is an important book. Anyone involved in language revitalization would gain a lot by reading it. Original, informative, and well written. --Leanne Hinton, co-author of How to Keep Your Language Alive: A Commonsense Approach to One-on-One Language Learning This is an important book. Anyone involved in language revitalization would gain a lot by reading it. Original, informative, and well written. Leanne Hinton, co-author of How to Keep Your Language Alive: A Commonsense Approach to One-on-One Language Learning A scholarly but personal reflection on language issues faced by the Kaska community in British Columbia. The author, Barbara Meek, uses language renewal efforts as a lens through which she pulls into focus the language challenges the community faces as well as some of the reasons those challenges exist. [Meek] also presents ideas for how to move forward. --Spoken First A scholarly but personal reflection on language issues faced by the Kaska community in British Columbia. The author, Barbara Meek, uses language renewal efforts as a lens through which she pulls into focus the language challenges the community faces as well as some of the reasons those challenges exist. [ Meek ] also presents ideas for how to move forward. -- Spoken First

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Barbra A. Meek is an associate professor of anthropology and linguistics at the University of Michigan. In addition to conducting her research, she has helped organize and produce Kaska language workshops and teaching materials.

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