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Inuktitut Urkausiliriniq
Inuktitut is not just the name for the language of the indigenous peoples of the Eastern Arctic. It also means “like one of the Inuit” in that language, reflecting not only how one speaks, but also the culture, attitudes, lifestyle, and behaviors of Inuit peoples: Inuktitut is a way of life.
Family Education and Government
North American Indian languages have been a strong research interest at the Smithsonian Institution virtually since its founding. SI Libraries holds about 20 published texts in Choctaw – primarily grammars, glossaries, and translations of the Bible. This work is particularly interesting in that it seems to be a translation of an early-19th century English pamphlet on domestic and social life, albeit within a strong religious context.
