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myaamiaki piloohsaki amahsinaakanemawe iilaataweenki ("ߣߣÊÓƵ Children’s Book of Language") provides curricular materials to assist in teaching children the Myaamia language.

This curriculum includes a booklet, two CDs, and printable teaching aids that explain and organize terms useful for children’s language learning activities. These materials are designed for use in a camp/classroom setting or in the home with parent and child.

Project Background

During the summer of 2002, ߣߣÊÓƵ Summer Scholars student Catherine Johnson worked with the Myaamia Project to help compile a collection of children’s ߣߣÊÓƵ language activities.

Over the years, the ߣߣÊÓƵ Tribe has used a variety of activities to teach children language. Some of these included games, songs, and objects to make and take home. This project was created out of the need to collect and organize these activities into an easy-to-follow curriculum for school and home use. The project was completed in summer 2003.

Participants

• Catherine Johnson: ߣߣÊÓƵ University student (curriculum author)
• Gary Spencer: ߣߣÊÓƵ University student (recording and production)
• Daryl Baldwin: ߣߣÊÓƵ Tribe of Oklahoma (voice)
• Jarrid Baldwin: ߣߣÊÓƵ Tribe of Oklahoma (voice)
• Jessie Baldwin: ߣߣÊÓƵ Tribe of Oklahoma (voice)