Midwest Native American Language Resource Center

A resource center supporting over 20 Native languages across the Midwest through tools, materials, and community-based language learning.

The Midwest Native American Language Resource Center is based at Little Priest Tribal College in Winnebago, Nebraska. We support over 20 Native American languages across the Midwest region by providing tools, materials, training, and community-based learning resources for both individuals and language programs.

We take pride in being the only Native American language resource center located within a Tribal College. This position gives us a unique connection to community, culture, and lived experience — something that sets us apart from centers housed at non-tribal universities.

Our work strengthens language revitalization efforts by offering:

Learning and teaching materials
Digital and print resources
Program support
Community-based language learning tools
Connections to tribes, speakers, and educators

Visitors to our site will be able to explore each of the 18 languages we serve, with dedicated pages linking to:

Individual language information
Tribal program websites
Cultural background
Learning resources
Teaching materials
Community initiatives

This center exists to uplift Indigenous languages, support those doing the work, and help learners of all ages reconnect with their languages.

The Midwest Native American Language Resource Center is based at Little Priest Tribal College in Winnebago, Nebraska. We support over 20 Native American languages across the Midwest region by providing tools, materials, training, and community-based learning resources for both individuals and language programs.

We take pride in being the only Native American language resource center located within a Tribal College. This position gives us a unique connection to community, culture, and lived experience — something that sets us apart from centers housed at non-tribal universities.

Our work strengthens language revitalization efforts by offering:

Learning and teaching materials
Digital and print resources
Program support
Community-based language learning tools
Connections to tribes, speakers, and educators

Visitors to our site will be able to explore each of the 18 languages we serve, with dedicated pages linking to:

Individual language information
Tribal program websites
Cultural background
Learning resources
Teaching materials
Community initiatives

This center exists to uplift Indigenous languages, support those doing the work, and help learners of all ages reconnect with their languages.

Language Resources

Native American Languages Act, 1990

https://www.congress.gov/101/statute/STATUTE-104/STATUTE-104-Pg1152.pdf

UNESCO International Decade of Indigenous Languages, 2022-2032, https://en.unesco.org/idil2022-2032

Research and repositories:

Teaching indigenous languages - books:

https://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/books.html

Teaching indigenous languages – articles:

https://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/Articles.html

Online bibliographies:

http://www.native-languages.org/

Native languages in the archive:

https://www.amphilsoc.org/library/guides/indigenous-peoples-and-languages

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage:

https://folklife.si.edu/language-vitality-initiative

Native American Languages Act, 1990

https://www.congress.gov/101/statute/STATUTE-104/STATUTE-104-Pg1152.pdf

UNESCO International Decade of Indigenous Languages, 2022-2032, https://en.unesco.org/idil2022-2032

Research and repositories:

Teaching indigenous languages - books:

https://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/books.html

Teaching indigenous languages – articles:

https://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/Articles.html

Online bibliographies:

http://www.native-languages.org/

Native languages in the archive:

https://www.amphilsoc.org/library/guides/indigenous-peoples-and-languages

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage:

https://folklife.si.edu/language-vitality-initiative