https://padlet.com/elizabetho060/vnaets8ipr4e en-us 2016-10-27 13:31:57 UTC 2025-10-01 15:07:07 UTC hello@padlet.com elizabetho060 https://padlet.com/elizabetho060/vnaets8ipr4e/wish/133617681 Over the past few centuries Indians have been forced onto reservations and pushed into cultural assimilation with "American" customs, cultures, and traditions brought over by the Europeans.  For the past 40-50 years Navajo Indians have begun pushing to have their culture reinvigorated.  Navajo children are now being taught the tribal language and attend traditional pow wows to experience the vitality and liveliness of traditional Navajo culture.  The biggest trait the Indians are now trying to reinvigorate in our modern world is their native language that almost died out a century ago.]]> 2016-10-27 13:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabetho060/vnaets8ipr4e/wish/133617681 elizabetho060 https://padlet.com/elizabetho060/vnaets8ipr4e/wish/133621899 The article tells of the disappearing of Navajos through cultural assimilation and how they survived these hardships]]> 2016-10-27 14:01:02 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabetho060/vnaets8ipr4e/wish/133621899 elizabetho060 https://padlet.com/elizabetho060/vnaets8ipr4e/wish/133623945 Navajo language nearly disappeared  about a hundred years ago due widespread assimilation however the Navajo have been working to develop undisturbed reservations where they can reinvigorate the language.  Through rurality and reteaching they hope the language can be brought about again.]]> 2016-10-27 14:05:28 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabetho060/vnaets8ipr4e/wish/133623945 elizabetho060 https://padlet.com/elizabetho060/vnaets8ipr4e/wish/134097683 The website tells about some of the challenges of keeping the Navajo native language alive even the reservation and why one of their chiefs believes it is becoming scarce.]]> 2016-10-30 18:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabetho060/vnaets8ipr4e/wish/134097683 elizabetho060 https://padlet.com/elizabetho060/vnaets8ipr4e/wish/134098316 The video tells about the disappearing of not only the Navajo languages but many tribal dialects and reasons why the languages are slowly dying. ]]> 2016-10-30 18:31:31 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabetho060/vnaets8ipr4e/wish/134098316 elizabetho060 https://padlet.com/elizabetho060/vnaets8ipr4e/wish/134098827 The Navajo Language is a beautiful dialect that has been spoken for centuries however in the past two hundred years it has faded from having nearly 90% of Navajos speaking the language to a little less than 30%.
1) Tell about the history and roots to the trait as well as how the trait began being forced away from the natives.  Give at least two examples of the ways that the trait was taken away during American Assimilation.
2) Explain how isolation of the Navajos will help to reteach the language.  Expound on whether you think reservations will help revitalize the language.  Why or Why Not?
3) What are some of the major challenges the Navajo people are faced with in wanting to reinvigorate the language? ]]> 2016-10-30 18:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabetho060/vnaets8ipr4e/wish/134098827