Instructions/Manuals/Guides
- Knowledge Base
- Contact Page
Reviews/Articles
- Lyall, Nelson, Rosenblum, and Turin (2019): Ḵ̓a̱ḵ̓otł̓atła̱no’x̱w x̱a ḵ̓waḵ̓wax̱ ’mas: Documenting and Reclaiming Plant Names and Words in Kwak̓wala on Canada’s West Coast
- Bourget (2016): Case Study: An Evaluation of Information and Communication Technology Use in Upriver Halq’eméylem Language Programs
- Wasson, Holton, and Roth (2016): Bringing User-Centered Design to the Field of Language Archives
Instructions/Manuals/Guides
Resource Type: Website
First Peoples’ Cultural Council. “Working on FirstVoices.” FirstVoices Knowledge Base. https://firstvoices.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FIR1/pages/1704914/Working+on+FirstVoices. Accessed June 15, 2022.
This First People’s Cultural Council resource has information and guides outlining many steps to create a dictionary using FirstVoices. Each sub-topic has step-by-step instructions, which are accompanied by screenshots that demonstrate the specific steps.
Topics include how to register users, use immersion mode, add recordings and images, edit a language’s alphabet, and manage data.
This knowledge base can be found here.
Resource Type: Website
First Peoples’ Cultural Council. “FirstVoices Support.” FPCC Technology Help Center. https://firstvoices.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/6/group/16/create/57. Accessed June 15, 2022.
This page allows users to contact the First People’s Cultural Council for support services, organized by type of concern. Options include website issues, app issues, keyboard issues, suggestions, and reporting copyright infringements. Each option brings the user to a contact form where a query can be entered.
This contact page can be found here.
Reviews/Articles
Resource Type: Academic Article
Lyall, A.,Rosenblum, H., Nelson, D., and Turin, M. 2019. “Ḵ̓a̱ḵ̓otł̓atła̱no’x̱w x̱a ḵ̓waḵ̓wax̱ ’mas: Documenting and Reclaiming Plant Names and Words in Kwak̓wala on Canada’s West Coast.” Language Documentation and Conservation, 13: 401-425. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342819955_Kakotlatlano%27xw_xa_kwakwax_%27mas_Documenting_and_reclaiming_plant_names_and_words_in_Kwakwala_on_Canada%27s_west_coast.
Ḵ̓a̱ḵ̓otł̓atła̱no’x̱w x̱a ḵ̓waḵ̓wax̱ ’mas:
Documenting and Reclaiming Plant Names and Words in Kwak̓wala on Canada’s West Coast
Abstract:
“This paper describes the process and outcomes of a project focused on community-centered reclamation of plant-based knowledge in the Kwakwala language from previously published materials as well as new documentation with Kwak̓wala- speaking Elders. The paper describes our research process resulting in the documentation of 300 plant word names and phrases, starting with 135 plants with names and words in Kwak̓wala that had been documented between the late 19th and early 20th century by Franz Boas and George Hunt, subsequently added to and enriched by community members and academics. An audio-visual dictionary of these plant names and associated phrases is now available through the FirstVoices web portal. The corresponding author initiated the work and then further developed the research in collaboration with Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw fluent speakers, linguists, biologists, and the U’mista Cultural Society. The project has stimulated interest among community members who provided valuable feedback on the different ways in which this research can be further accessed and then delivered. The paper concludes with some structured reflections on how to proceed in community-led research projects such as this. The authors see further opportunities for continued cross-disciplinary and community-based research.”
This article can be found here.
Resource Type: Academic Article
Bourget, N. 2016. “Case Study: An Evaluation of Information and Communication Technology Use in Upriver Halq’eméylem Language Programs.” Language Documentation and Conservation, 10: 165-187. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/1259669a-89aa-4d85-88ef-74c8c12f1889/content.
Case Study: An Evaluation of Information and Communication Technology Use in Upriver Halq’eméylem Language Programs
Abstract:
“Indigenous communities are using information and communications technology (ICT) to document languages and to support language maintenance and revitalization activities. Both critical funding and effort goes into the development, deployment, and maintenance of ICT; however, the effectiveness of ICT is not always clearly understood. This case study examines how ICT has been incorporated into Upriver Halq’eméylem language programs. Participants indicated that ICT is being used successfully as a supplementary tool in coordination with specific learning strategies and activities such as story-telling, games, and looking up a word or concept. However, they indicated that ICT is not being used outside of those specific learning activities. The study indicates that ICT can be a valuable tool in the effort to revitalize a language; however, the type of ICT and how it is integrated into the program and community need to be carefully planned out. A list of key findings is provided.”
This article can be found here.
Resource Type: Academic Article
Wasson, C., Holton, G., and Roth, H. S. 2016. “Bringing User-Centered Design to the Field of Language Archives.” Language Documentation and Conservation, 10: 641-681. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/43f6b16c-aef4-42e7-8556-67bbaa2328c6/content.
Bringing User-Centered Design to the Field of Language Archives
Abstract:
“This article describes findings from a workshop that initiated a dialogue between the fields of user-centered design (UCD) and language archives. One of the challenges facing language archives is the fact that they typically have multiple user groups with significantly different information needs, as well as varying cultural practices of data sharing, access and use. UCD, informed by design anthropology, can help developers of language archives identify the main user groups of a particular archive; work with those user groups to map their needs and cultural practices; and translate those insights into archive design. The article describes findings from the workshop on User-Centered Design of Language Archives in February 2016. It reviews relevant aspects of language archiving and user-centered design to construct the rationale for the workshop, relates key insights produced during the workshop, and outlines next steps in the larger research trajectory initiated by this workshop. One major insight from the workshop was the discovery that at present, most language archives are not meeting the needs of most users. Representatives from all user groups expressed frustration at the current design of
most language archives. This discovery points to the value of introducing a user-centered approach, so that the design of language archives can be better informed by the needs of users.”
This article can be found here.