North American Indigenous Linguistics, Languages & Language Revitalization

Welcome! This guide provides strategies and resources for finding information about North American Indigenous linguistics, languages and language revitalization. This guide will be a continual work in progress as new information and community needs evolve. 

This guide intentionally prioritizes materials created by Indigenous peoples and centers Indigenous perspectives, ontologies, and epistemologies. Based on CU Boulder's geographic location in Colorado, we highlight materials centering the Indigenous peoples of these lands, specifically the Cheyenne, Ute, and Arapaho.

CU Boulder's Land Acknowledgement: The University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado’s flagship university, honors and recognizes the many contributions of Indigenous peoples in our state. CU Boulder acknowledges that it is located on the traditional territories and ancestral homelands of the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Ute and many other Native American nations. Their forced removal from these territories has caused devastating and lasting impacts. While the University of Colorado Boulder can never undo or rectify the devastation wrought on Indigenous peoples, we commit to improving and enhancing engagement with Indigenous peoples and issues locally and globally.