Empowering Language Revitalization
Language revitalization thrives when diverse resources are available.The more materials that exist for a language, the stronger and more vibrant its revitalization journey becomes. The Language Conservancy has proudly developed and distributed over 300 titles in print and digital formats with numerous languages, and we continue to create new innovative resources regularly. These include textbooks, story books, mobile apps, and dictionaries—all are set in motion alongside trained teachers who use these resources to bring language to life within their communities. Below is a sample of the materials made publicly available by the organizations we’ve partnered with.
If your community is interested in developing resources like these for your language, partner with TLC—request a consultation today.
Keyboards
- Aniiih Keyboard and Font Bundle – for iOS
- Arikara Keyboard and Font Bundle – for PC, Android
- Dakhóta Keyboard – available Mac, PC and mobile for iOS
- Hidatsa Keyboard – available for Android and iOS
- Lakota Keyboard and Font Bundle – for Desktop and Mobile
- Mandan Keyboard and Font Bundle – for PC, Android and iOS
- Nakota (Assiniboine) Keyboard and Font Bundle – for iOS
- Nisqually Keyboard – Mobile – available for iOS
- Oneida Keyboard and Font Bundle – for Mac and PC
Vocab Builders
- Alaskan Gwich’in Vocab Builder – available for Android and iOS
- Arikara Vocab Builder – available for Android
- Cowlitz Vocab Builder – available for Android and iOS
- Crow Vocab Builder – available for Android and iOS
- Dakota (Yanktonai) Vocab Builder – available for Android and iOS
- Eastern Shoshone Vocab Builder– available for Android and iOS
- Esk’etemc Vocab Builder – available for Android and iOS
- Frog Lake Cree Vocab Builder – available for Android and iOS
- Hadia Vocab Builder – available for Android and iOS
- Ho-Chunk (Nebraska) Vocab Builder – available for iOS
- Luiseño Vocab Builder – available for Android and iOS
- Lakota Vocab Builder – available for Android and iOS
- Malak Malak Vocab Builder – available for Android
- Mandan Vocab Builder – available for Android and iOS
- Mvskoke / Maskoke Vocab Builder – available for iOS
- Nakoda (Assiniboine) Vocab Builder – available for iOS
- Ngarluma Vocab Builder – available for Android
- Northern Cheyenne Vocab Builder – available for Android and iOS
- North Slavey Vocab Builder – available for Android and iOS
- Omaha / Ponca Vocab Builder – available for iOS
- San Carlos Apache Vocab Builder – available for Android and iOS
- Stoney Nakoda Vocab Builder – available for Android and iOS
- Tlingit Vocab Builder – available for Android and iOS
- Tsimshian Vocab Builder – available for Android and iOS
- Quinault Vocab Builder – available for Android and iOS
- Wichita Vocab Builder – available for Android and iOS
- Wolastoqey (Oromocto) Media Player – available for Android and iOS
- Wolastoqey (Oromocto) Vocab Builder – available for Android and iOS
Dictionaries
- Alaskan Gwich’in Dictionary – available Online
- Arikara Dictionary – available Online, Android and iOS
- Crow Dictionary – available Online, Android and iOS
- Dakóhta Dictionary – available for iOS
- Eastern Shoshone – available Online, Android and iOS
- Hidatsa Dictionary – available Online, Android and iOS
- Ho-Chunk Dictionary – available Online, Android, and iOS
- Lakota Dictionary – available for Android and iOS
- Stoney Nakoda Dictionary – available Online, Android and iOS
- Ute Mountain Ute Dictionary – available Online, Android and iOS
- Wipukpa-Tolkapaya Yavapai Dictionary – available Online, Android and iOS
E-Learning
Media Players
- Arikara Media Player – available for Android and iOS
- Crow Media player – available for Android and iOS
- Hidatsa Media Player Builder – available for iOS
- Lakota Media Player – available for Android and iOS
- Mandan Media Player – available for iOS
- Moose Cree Media Player – available for Android and iOS
- Ojibwe Media Player – available for iOS
- Oneida Media Player – available for Android and iOS
- San Carlos Apache Media Player – available for Android and iOS
- Stoney Nakoda Media Player – available for Android and iOS
- Wolastoqey (Oromocto) Media Player – available for Android and iOS
Textbooks & Children’s Books
Story Books
- Arikara Coloring Book
- Northern Cheyenne Étónėšéveo’o? (What Are They Doing?)
- Northern Cheyenne Hotóá’e Tsehoxovéstavatse (Buffalo Travels)
- Crow Iáxuxke iláaxaxxe íkaak (The Fox Who Saw His Own Shadow)
- Crow Suuálak kalíhichiilak baleeóhchipchik (Thunder and Lightning are our Guardians)
- Hidatsa Xúhgewa awágaac! (I Saw a Skunk!)
- Lakota Gnaškála (Froggy)
- Lakota Wačhí Awášteyalaka he? (Do you like to dance?)
- Mandan Shópka wáakapus ótit réeho’sh (Prairie Dog Goes to School)
Textbooks
- Crow Level 3 Textbook
- Dakota Language Materials
- Lakota Grammar Handbook 2nd Edition
- Lakota Levels 1–4 Textbook Package
- Mandan Level 1 Audio CD
- Omaha-Ponca Level I Textbook
These are just a few of the publications available, check out the TLC Bookstore and the TLC YouTube channel for many more resources!
Education & Teacher Training
- Summer Institutes – These 2 – 3 week long events allow beginner or intermediate students and teachers to immerse themselves in language with other enthusiastic learners! Past events include:
- Apache Summer Institute
- Arikara Summer Institute
- Crow Summer Institute
- Dakota Summer Institute
- Hidatsa Summer Institute
- Lakota Summer Institute
- Mandan Summer Institute
- Northern Cheyenne Summer Institute
- Omaha-Ponca Summer Institute
- Language Immersion Schools – TLC has supported immersion schools in the past, but more consistently has creating materials that help teach the teacher, and support the classroom such as:
- LOWI School
- Chickadee Lodge K–2 Immersion School
- Language Assessment Tests – TLC has developed an assessment test that meets K-12 assessment requirements in many schools. With audio and visual language prompts teachers can use the assessment tests to measure the progress of students in the comfort of their classrooms.
- Acoma
- Arikara
- Cheyenne
- Crow
- Dakota (Santee)
- Dakota (Yanktonai)
- Hidatsa
- Hochunk
- Lakota
- Mandan
- Maskoke
- Omaha