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| Title | The Language of Basket Making in Abenaki |
| Body | From http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/living/education/Language-keepers-106978428.html Language keepers By Donna Laurent Caruso November 15, 2010 “L8dwaw8gan wji Abaznodakaw8gan” (The Language of Basket Making) is a newly available book (November 2010, Bowman Books, New York) by Jesse Bruchac with Elie Joubert and Jeanne Brink that presents a unique way to continue the revitalization of the Abenaki language. Bruchac writes in the preface that this is “the first attempt at creating a ‘how-to’ manual within the Abenaki language.” Western Abenaki is translated into colloquial English in a series of steps with clear black and white photographs showing the process – and thus revealing the culture – of wood splint ash basket making in the Wabanaki culture. Read the full story at http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/living/education/Language-keepers-106978428.html |
| Source | Indian Country Today |
| Inputdate | 2010-12-02 06:59:54 |
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| Publishdate | 2010-12-06 00:00:00 |
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