DR. JOHN SMELCER'S COMPLIMENTARY
NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES ESSAY & DICTIONARIES

As part of a global preservation effort, the author/editor encourages readers to preserve the dictionaries in any format in an attempt to safeguard the survival of these languages for the future. (Consider printing, binding and donating these dictionaries to local school, public and college libraries or linking or posting them on relevant websites.)

Complimentary Essay: The Origins of Native American Languages (PDF)
Written by John Smelcer
Also translated into Marathi and published in India. Arun Prabhune, Ed. Delhi: Padmagandha Prakashan, 2009. Received the 2009 Best Book Award from the Chandrakumar Public Library, Maharashtra, India.

Complimentary Ahtna Dictionary, Revised June 2011 (1.7 MB, PDF)
Compiled and edited by John Smelcer
Forewords by Noam Chomsky, Steven Pinker, Ken Hale, and James Welch
World Conservators: The Alaska State Library's Historical Collection and Oxford University/MPT
Contains a dictionary of nouns common to the Copper River Indians of Alaska.

Ahtna Place Name Maps (Google Earth) (176 KB, PDF)

Complimentary Alutiiq Noun Dictionary and Pronunciation Guide, Revised December 2010 (1.0 MB, PDF)
Compiled and edited by John Smelcer
Forewords by H. H. The Dalai Lama, Dale Seeds and Chief Morrie Smith
World Conservators: The Alaska State Library's Historical Collection and Oxford University/MPT
Contains Common Nouns in Prince William Sound and Kenai Peninsula Region Alutiiq (Excluding Kodiak Island). To see several of the Alutiiq language posters created by Dr. Smelcer and Robert Wooten, click here>