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North American Indian Sign Language
Describes the basic vocabulary needed to communicate in the most commonly used form of sign language used among North American Indians.
64 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1990
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August 22, 2010
Quite a difference between ASL and the signs in this book!
September 7, 2018
3 3/4 stars
June 24, 2011
Illustrator: Don Berry
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Year: 1990
Interest Level: 2-6
Reading Level: 3-4
Karen Liptak introduces the text some of the reasons why Native Americans used sign language. She has written other books about Native Americans and she thanks Carol Locust, who is a director of training at the Native American Research and Training Center in Tucson, AZ for her reviewing of the book.
While this is not a book to learn many facts about Native Americans, it gives the reader an appreciation for one of the ways some Native Americans communicated. Thinking about a form of communication used between tribes that used different oral languages and most not having written languages can lead to a discussion of communication in our global community. What can we learn from the Native Americans? What aspects of our modern society have a similar bridge with communication? While I think younger children will be fascinated to simply learn the signs (I know I did as a child), older students can take it further by considering some of those deeper questions related to communication in a global society.
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Year: 1990
Interest Level: 2-6
Reading Level: 3-4
Karen Liptak introduces the text some of the reasons why Native Americans used sign language. She has written other books about Native Americans and she thanks Carol Locust, who is a director of training at the Native American Research and Training Center in Tucson, AZ for her reviewing of the book.
While this is not a book to learn many facts about Native Americans, it gives the reader an appreciation for one of the ways some Native Americans communicated. Thinking about a form of communication used between tribes that used different oral languages and most not having written languages can lead to a discussion of communication in our global community. What can we learn from the Native Americans? What aspects of our modern society have a similar bridge with communication? While I think younger children will be fascinated to simply learn the signs (I know I did as a child), older students can take it further by considering some of those deeper questions related to communication in a global society.
July 25, 2011
I really enjoyed this book the Plains Indians sign language is so much easier than ours and fun.
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