Languages Represented: The collection materials are in Sauk, Euchee (Yuchi) and English.
Extent: 38 items
Collection Date Range: 1995 – 2011
Creators: Sauk Language Program
Collection Identifier: SLP
Abstract: This collection consists of historical and educational materials produced by the Sauk Language Program in Stroud, Oklahoma.
Acquisition Information: These records came to the Sam Noble Museum in 2011 and were deposited by Terry Kinsey.
Access Restrictions: The materials are open for research. Contact the NALC at 405-325-3332 or language.samnoblemuseum@ou.edu.
Cite As: [title], [catalog number], Sauk Language Program Collection, Sam Noble Museum Department of Native American Languages.
Collection Scope and Contents: The materials in this collection are from the Sauk Language Program, located in Stroud, Oklahoma. The program serves to revitalize and integrate the Sauk language back into the daily lives of the Sauk people, producing stories, games, videos and educational resources to assist in supporting their mission to teach the language.
Sauk is one of several dozen languages in the Algonquian language family and is closely related to the Meskwaki dialect and Kickapoo language. Sauk was once spoken in areas of present day Kansas, Illinois and Michigan. Today it is still the traditional language used by a decreasing number of elder speakers of the Sac and Fox of Oklahoma.
There are 38 items in the Sauk Language Program Collection. They include:
- Video footage of Guy Wakolee telling the story of the migration of the Sac and Fox people (in Sauk with English subtitles)
- Meskwaki versions of Shawnee dance songs
- Extensive transcribed audio recordings of words produced by the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, plus other words spoken by Carl Butler
- Puppet and animation films
- Educational videos
- Language tools translated into Sauk, English and Euchee
- Childrens’ books
- Dictionaries
- Conversational guides
- Colorful, illustrated language workbooks for young learners
- Ephemera
| Catalog # | Title |
|---|---|
| SLP-001 | A concise dictionary of the Sauk language |
| SLP-002 | Sauk language basics workbook |
| SLP-003 | Sauk language basics workbook supplement |
| SLP-004 | Sauk Bookmark: Commands |
| SLP-005 | Sauk Bookmark: Shopping |
| SLP-006 | Sauk Bookmark: Phrases |
| SLP-007 | Mahwêwa |
| SLP-008 | Kemiyâwi |
| SLP-009 | “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” |
| SLP-010 | Sauk counting book: Numbers in Sauk and English |
| SLP-011 | “Conversational Sauk: A Practical Guide to the Language of Black Hawk” |
| SLP-012 | Guy Wakolee Speaks: Sac & Fox Migration Story |
| SLP-013 | The Shawnee Dance (Meskwaki Version) |
| SLP-014 | Sauk traditional night: Sac & Fox Powwow 2009 |
| SLP-015 | Sauk traditional night: Sac & Fox Powwow 2010 |
| SLP-016 | Passage excerpts from the Carl Butler Sauk language tapes |
| SLP-017 | Sauk Language Compilation #1 |
| SLP-018 | Sauk Language Compilation #4 |
| SLP-019 | Sauk Language Compilation #6 |
| SLP-020 | Sauk Language Compilation #7 |
| SLP-021 | Sauk Language Compilation #10 |
| SLP-022 | Sauk Language Compilation #11 |
| SLP-023 | Friends and relatives: Words and phrases spoken in English and Sauk |
| SLP-024 | Foods: Words and phrases spoken in English and Sauk |
| SLP-025 | Basic Sauk words and phrases |
| SLP-026 | Using numbers |
| SLP-027 | Sauk Street |
| SLP-028 | “Animals, Colors, and What's Your Name” |
| SLP-029 | “Let's Come Together” |
| SLP-030 | “Fox Plants a Garden” |
| SLP-031 | Sit, Stand, Walk, Jump & Run, Demonstrated Lesson 1 |
| SLP-032 | Counting 1 to 10 Sauk Language |
| SLP-033 | Sauk pronunciation guide |
| SLP-034.001 | Euchee and Sauk language supplemental resource |
| SLP-034.002 | Euchee and Sauk Language supplemental resource |
| SLP-035 | “I Love Sauk Language” bumper sticker |
| SLP-036 | Sauk Language Department pocket calendar |
| SLP-037 | Plastic Sauk language department beverage cup |
