ELL: Endangered speaker

[Matthew McDaniel]

Paula:

What gives with the healthcare office in California, perhaps other than the
fact that this woman is presumeably Indian?

I will forward this to some lists and see what we can find out.

Matthew
Thailand




Paula Meyer wrote:

> Hello, all,
>     I don't know if this is the appropriate place to ask this question, but
> I think it might be.  Does anyone know where we can obtain financial
> assistance to save the life of one of a very small handful of totally fluent
> speakers of Kumeyaay, a Yuman language from the border area between
> California and Baja California?  This person in in the hospital for cancer
> surgery with lots of complications, and when she is released in a few days,
> there will be no funds for her follow-up care, including nursing,
> chemotherapy, etc.  She'll probably die.  Besides being a human tragedy,
> this is a language tragedy.  I hope someone can lead us in the right
> direction.
> Thanks.
> Paula Meyer
> San Diego State University
> Claremont Graduate University
>
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