Perspectives on Indigenous writing and literacies

Coppéllie Cocq, Ph.D. (2008), Umeå University, Sweden, is Professor of European Ethnology at the University of Helsinki, specializing in Minority Studies. She extends folkloristic approaches to various forms of expressive culture including digital expressions of folklore.Kirk PH Sullivan, Ph.D. (1992), Southampton University, Ed.D. (2010), Bristol University, is Professor of Linguistics at Umeå University, Sweden. He has published many articles on Indigenous writing, computer keystroke logging, and other aspects of educational linguistics.

• Notes on Contributors1 Indigenous Writing and Literacies: Perspectives from Five ContinentsCoppélie Cocq and Kirk P.H. SullivanPart 1 Sketching the Context2 “I’ve Admired Them for Doing so Well”: Where to Now for Indigenous Languages and Literacies?Nathan John Albury3 Indigenous Education: Affirming Indigenous Knowledges and Languages from a Turtle Island Indigenous Scholar’s Perspective: Pikiskēwinan (Let Us Voice)Laara Fitznor4 Literacy Proficiency among Students in Aotearoa-New Zealand: Why the Gap between Māori and Pākehā?Dean SutherlandPart 2 Enhancing Writing5 Indigenous Storytelling and Language Learning: Digital Media as Vehicle for Cultural Transmission and Language AcquisitionJames Barrett and Coppélie Cocq6 Enhancing Information Accessibility and Digital Literacy for Minorities Using Language Technology—the Example of Sámi and Other National Minority Languages in SwedenRickard Domeij, Ola Karlsson, Sjur Moshagen and Trond TrosterudPart 3 Creating the Future7 Teachers, Textbooks, and Orthographic Choices in Quechua: Bilingual Intercultural Education in Peru and EcuadorNancy H. Hornberger and Nicholas Limerick8 Researching Writing Development to Support Language Maintenance and Revitalization Design and Methodological ChallengesHanna Outakoski, Eva Lindgren, Asbjørg Westum and Kirk P.H. Sullivan9 Indigenous Literacy in South Africa: an Argument for Psycholinguistically Responsive TeachingMark de VosPart 4 Reflections10 A Coda and a PrefaceShelley Stagg Peterson11 Education is Not Sufficient—Exploring Ways to Support and Research Indigenous Writing and LiteraciesKirk P.H. Sullivan, Virginia Langum and Coppélie CocqIndex