Educational material

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The first in a series of booklets produced for Myaamia (Miami) language learners intended for practical and useful language learning. Focusing on common phrases used in daily situations, rather than basic vocabulary or individual words, the book also includes chapters with common commands, sample conversations, and a wordlist (glossary) compiled alphabetically in Myaamia. Instructions in English. Examples in Myaamia translated to English.

Abstract

The Miami Language Program Collection consists of books, audio recordings and ephemera for learning and understanding the Myaamia (Miami) language.

Scope and Contents Curriculum laid out in three units, each with several lessons. Unit 1 is primarily game activities consisting of vocabulary building exercises. Unit 2 consists of things to make so that students will have something visual in their every day life. Unit 3 consists of songs and plays. Along with the curriculum are two supplementary CDs: CD1 presents printed materials in Word format or PDF files and all images are JPGs. CD 2 is an audio CD with several tracks that reflect the lessons containing...

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2 of 2 accompaniment CDs to Myaamiaki piloohsaki amahsinaakanemawe iilaataweenki: a Miami children's language curriculum containing several tracks that reflect the lessons and containing all the language needed for the lessons.

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1 of 2 accompaniment CDs to Myaamiaki piloohsaki amahsinaakanemawe iilaataweenki: a Miami children's language curriculum containing printed materials in Word format or PDF files; all images are JPGs. Unit 1 - Games: Bingo; Color dice; Scavenger hunt. Unit 2 - Things to make: Build a body; Calendar; Kinship; Meal time. Unit 3 - Songs, plays and stories: Kwaniswa story; Moon and stars.

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Original Myaamia and Peoria narratives and winter stories by Frank Beaver, George Finley, Gabriel Godfroy, Sarah Jane Cass Keiser, William Pecongah, Thomas Richardville, William Skye, Nancy Stand, Elizabeth Vallier, Sarah Wadsworth, and other (unknown) storytellers. Edited and translated by David J. Costa with a cover design by Julie Olds and book design by Pamela Dean.

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This language workbook includes the Shawnee alphabet and pronunciation key as well as common phrases in the Shawnee language. This item also contains a companion CD narrated by the Language Specialist and a tribal volunteer.

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This story is an adaptation of a traditional story told by Nancy Skye, who was an Absentee Shawnee woman affiliated with the Eastern Shawnee and married to a Peoria tribal citizen. The "Desecration of Corn" story was recorded in 1934 by Erminie Wheeler-Voeglin, who was a trained folklorist as well as the first woman to obtain a doctorate in Anthropology from Yale University.

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We Respect Our Open Spaces: Cultural Curriculum, Grade 7-Adult Pt. 2 is the second of three curriculum guides for grades 7 through 12. It features the Three Sisters Legend and a detailed guide on culturally-significant plants.

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We Respect Our Open Spaces: Cultural Curriculum, Grade 7-Adult Pt. 3 is the third of three curriculum guides for grades 7 through 12. It features a detailed guide on culturally-significant plants along with a calendar of presentation dates.