Flutes of Fire

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An Introduction to Native California Languages Revised and Updated

By Leanne Hinton

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Flutes of Fire offers an in-depth exploration of California's Indigenous languages, originally numbering around one hundred distinct tongues. Updated for the first time in over 25 years, this essential book combines historical context with contemporary language revitalisation efforts and showcases new writing in several Native languages. It is designed to be accessible and engaging for a wide audience, including language activists, linguists, and anyone interested in California's Indigenous cultural heritage.
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This book is ideal for language revitalisation workers, linguists, historians, and general readers keen to understand and support the preservation of California’s Indigenous languages and cultures.

"A book about the Indigenous languages of California. With significant updates by the author, this is the first new edition of Flutes of Fire in over twenty-five years. New chapters highlight the efforts of language activists in recent times, as well as contemporary writing in several of California's Native languages"--

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An essential book on California's Indigenous languages, updated for the first time in over 25 years.

Before outsiders arrived, about one hundred distinct Indigenous languages were spoken in California, and many of them are in use today. Since its original publication in 1994, Flutes of Fire has become one of the classic books about California's many Native languages. It is written to be approachable, entertaining, and informative—useful for people doing language revitalization work in their own communities, for linguists, and for a general readership interested in California's rich cultural heritage.

With significant updates by the author, this is the first new edition of Flutes of Fire in over 25 years. New chapters highlight the exciting efforts of language activists in recent times, as well as contemporary writing in several of California's Native languages. Both a practical guide and a joy to read, Flutes of Fire is an essential book for anyone who cares about the Indigenous languages of California and their flourishing for many generations to come.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781597145664

Publisher: Heyday Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 September 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Heyday Books

Illustration: b&w photos, maps, and charts

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 304

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Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Leanne Hinton Non-Fiction

About the Author

Leanne Hinton is professor emerita at the University of California, Berkeley, and a founding member of the board of the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival. She has authored many articles and several books on language revitalization, includingFlutes of Fire: Essays on California Indian Languages;The Green Book of Language Revitalization in Practice(edited with Ken Hale); andHow to Keep Your Language Alive: A Commonsense Approach to One-on-One Language Learning(with Matt Vera and Nancy Steele). She has worked with AICLS to develop and implement the Master-Apprentice Language Learning Program and the Breath of Life Language Workshops, both of which have expanded throughout the US and internationally. In 2005 she received the Cultural Freedom Award from the Lannan Foundation for her work on the revitalization of endangered languages. Leanne lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband, Gary Scott, and delights in family time with their four children and seven grandchildren.