Strategies for Overcoming Linguistic Genocide: How to Avoid Macroaggressions and Microaggressions that Lead Toward Indigenous Language Annihilation

Indigenous Archaeologies, Shell Heaps, and Climate Change

“…Threats to the culture and heritage of the Passamaquoddy people are not limited to climate change impacts on coastal sites. The Passamaquoddy community is also struggling to overcome the effects of linguistic genocide (Jacob 2015) associated with colonization. Language is critical to preserving Passamaquoddy identity, knowledges, and culture, but it is extremely fragile.…”

“…This component provides opportunities for both knowledge exchange and service through language preservation. Jacob (2015) proposes four strategies for overcoming linguistic genocide, three of which are relevant to the HPW field school. They include governmental support, Indigenous peoples' involvement, and leveraging new technologies for language learning.…”

Institutionalizing the intangible through research and engagement: Indigenous knowledge and higher education for sustainable development in Zambia

“…The second and last research question asked participants to describe the ways in which the university acted upon the knowledge generated from CBR to contribute to sustainable development. This is particularly significant for Indigenous or local people to avoid their native language, culture, identity and other insights from staying on the fence of interventions aimed at profiting them (Jacob 2015). Action and engagement of Indigenous people and their cultural assets are therefore required to not only preserve what could otherwise be lost but also make the most of it for sustainable development.…”