Most of the nearly 300 indigenous American languages in North America are moribund, including Ojibwe and Dakota. Despite numerous basic studies of stimulus equivalence, only a small handful of applied studies have demonstrated that a stimulus equivalence paradigm can be an effective and efficient means of teaching several concepts including math,…

This dissertation reports findings from a study documenting the use of multimedia technology among Indigenous language communities to assist language learners, speakers, instructors, and institutions learn about multimedia technologies that have contributed to Indigenous language revitalization, education, documentation, preservation, and…

Discusses a new technological means implemented by the Choctaw nation of Oklahoma to teach the Choctaw language. After an initial year of telecourses, an Internet course was introduced that has served 1,000 students at varying levels of intensity. The program has served other goals, such as cultural solidarity and political prestige for he tribal…