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<p class="" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Dear All,</span></p>
<p class="" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt">the deadline for the submission of abstracts has
been extended to <b><u>3oth April 2013</u></b><u>.</u> We look forward
to your contributions!</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal" align="center"><u><span style="font-size:12pt">Second
call for papers</span></u><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt">The <b>2013
Dene (Athabaskan) Languages Conference</b> will take place <b>June
12-14, 2013</b>, on the pow-wow grounds of the <b>Tsuu T’ina Nation just
outside of Calgary</b>, Canada. This is the only conference in North America
that focuses specifically on Dene (Athabaskan, Na-Dene) languages and
communities, and has Dene from all over North America in attendance.</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt">The theme
of this year’s conference is <b>“Dene Drum and Discourse”</b>. It
expresses the idea that language is intimately connected with its social and
cultural setting. In many Dene communities, drumming represents one practice in
which all of these related elements – language, culture, and social interaction
– come together, and where the sharing of language and culture with younger
generations has often been particularly successful. The conference will feature
performances by Dene drum groups who span the entire Dene territory from north
to south. These groups will also talk about their cultural and language work.
The rest of the conference will consist of presentations on language
maintenance and revitalization, language and linguistic studies, and more
presentations on drums and drumming.</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt">We invite
you all to come – Elders, youth and other community members, teachers, speakers
and learners, linguists and other academics.</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Preliminary
Program:</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">June 12:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"> ”Language maintenance and revitalization” – reports by community
members, teachers, linguists, activists</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">June 13:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"> ”Drum” – the drum and drumming in its different Dene
manifestations, connection to language (e.g., groupings within the Na-Dene
family), connection to language/culture maintenance and revitalization,
language and culture</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">June 14:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"> ”Discourse” – language and linguistic studies, from sounds to the
transmission of meaning, with a focus on language in context and meaning in
language</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">We invite
presentations</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"> on all three days. Time slots
for presentations will be 20-30 minutes, plus 10 minutes discussion. Please
submit your abstract to:</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:12pt"><a href="mailto:deneconference2013@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">deneconference2013@gmail.com</span></a></span></i><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt">or</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Dene
Languages Conference 2013, 4-32 Assiniboia Hall, University of Alberta,
Edmonton, Canada T6G 2E7. Fax: <a href="tel:%28780%29%20492-0806" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">(780) 492-0806</span></a></span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Abstract
guidelines:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Please
provide an overview of the presentation you plan to make, on no more than one
8.5×11 page, in a font no smaller than 11point. Include examples and references
as required. If possible, send your abstract as a PDF document.</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Presentations
will be chosen from the abstracts submitted, based on relevance, and soundness
of argument.</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Abstract
deadline:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"> April 30, 2013</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Conference
accommodation:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt">There are
hotels, B&B’s and motels in nearby Cochrane, Bragg Creek, and Calgary.
Camping on the fully equipped pow-wow campground is free for conference
participants. A list of hotels will soon be posted.</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Watch the<b> conference
website </b>for updates: <a href="http://deneconference2013.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://deneconference2013.wordpress.com/</span></a>
OR <a href="http://www.uaf.edu/alc/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.uaf.edu/alc/</span></a> (and click on the
“2013 Conference Website” link)</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Questions:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:12pt"><a href="mailto:deneconference2013@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">deneconference2013@gmail.com</span></a></span></i><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt">or</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Dene
Languages Conference 2013, 4-32 Assiniboia Hall, University of Alberta,
Edmonton, Canada T6G 2E7. Fax: <a href="tel:%28780%29%20492-0806" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">(780) 492-0806</span></a>, Tel. <a href="tel:%28780%29%20492-3434" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">(780)
492-3434</span></a>.</span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Conference
hosts and organizers:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tsuu
T’ina Nation, Cold Lake First Nations, University of Alberta (Department of
Linguistics)</span></p>
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