Findings

Figurative Language, Tribes, and Treaty-Making

June 7, 2019June 10, 2019 lyen

The use of figurative language by Native American speakers, particularly through natural metaphors and symbolism, has been well-recognized to the point of fueling stereotypical perspectives and portrayals of Native speech. […]

Questions of Gender and Race

June 7, 2019June 9, 2019 jkim

This study examines the perspectives of Native American speakers representing a number of different tribes in the Ohio River Valley and Wabash Valley in what is now the American Midwest […]

The Transfer of Religious and Spiritual Language

June 5, 2019June 10, 2019 mhuang

Both the Native and Non-Native parties held religious beliefs and spiritual practices. We thought this would be a worthy topic of analysis because of the importance of these beliefs to […]

Concepts of Nationhood, Sovereignty, Power, and Responsibility

May 29, 2019June 10, 2019 akim

Research Question 1: Are there any key words, phrases or word strings that denote non-Native ideas of nationhood, power, & sovereignty? shall 55 must 21 necessary 30 command 34 oblige […]