Salina Bookshelf
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| Founded | 1994 |
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| Founder | Eric and Kenneth Lockard |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official website | www |
Salina Bookshelf is a publishing company based in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Founded in 1994 by teenagers Eric and Kenneth Lockard, non-native but fluent in the Navajo language due to growing up among the Navajo,[1] the company specializes in Navajo-language books, mostly for children and teenagers, and is the only Navajo-language publisher in the United States.[2]
Among its publications are a bilingual edition of the children's book Who wants to be a prairie dog? in English and Navajo,[3] and Diné Bizaad Bínáhooʼaah, a Navajo language textbook that was officially adopted by the state of New Mexico in 2008.[4][5]
Salina Bookshelf currently has six full-time employees and three translators.[2]
References
- ^ Manus, Mihio (23 June 2004). "Salina Bookshelf, Inc". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b Kraker, Daniel (30 October 2009). "Navajo Language Lives On at Salina Bookshelf". Voice of America. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Who Wants to be a Prairie Dog?". Amazon.
- ^ "New Mexico first state to adopt Navajo textbook". NBC News. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Dine Bizaad Binahoo'aah: Rediscovering the Navajo". Amazon.