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<!--StartFragment--><div style="margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Re-visiting
the State of Indigenous Languages</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">: AILDI 2013
National Conference</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times">June 17 & 18, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Times">The American Indian
Language Development Institute (AILDI) at the University of Arizona is hosting
a national conference on Indigenous languages on June 17 and 18, 2013, '</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Re-visiting the State
of Indigenous Languages</span></b><span style="font-family:Times">.' In addition
to an exciting set of invited talks by leading scholars and community language
experts, we are soliciting posters and demonstrations that address this topic. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Posters,
demonstration/ exhibit sessions from indigenous community members are strongly
encouraged. (Questions should be directed to Colleen Fitzgerald; see below for
contact information.) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The purpose of the conference is to
re-assess and re-evaluate the status of Indigenous languages.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The
conference will address three key questions related to the vitality of US
Indigenous languages: where have we been, what do we know and where are we
going? These questions will be applied to the Native American Language Act,
language documentation and pedagogical trends. The conference provides an opportunity
to make a critical examination of the history of Indigenous language vitality,
existing documentation and the various methodologies that have been adopted and
practiced in an effort to save these languages.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Times;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Posters and demonstration/exhibit sessions
on these questions and other topics on the status of Indigenous languages are
scheduled, and abstracts from indigenous community members are especially
encouraged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The deadline for abstracts
for this session is March 25, 2013.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>We seek presenters on the state of Indigenous languages, not only as
traditional academics posters (see LSA poster presentation guidelines at </span><a href="http://www.lsadc.org/info/meet-poster.cfm"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">http://www.lsadc.org/info/meet-poster.cfm</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">),
but also as more practical-oriented demonstration or exhibit sessions from Indigenous
language programs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Abstracts
indicate the nature of their poster/demonstration/exhibit, with possible topics
ranging from curriculum, teaching materials, software, databases, dictionaries,
and more.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Times;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Abstracts should be between<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>300-500 words and include a title and
whether the presenter is doing a poster or a demonstration/exhibit.
Contact details, including institutional affiliation (university, tribe, or
both), must be included. Poster presentations are especially encouraged from
students and community language program teams who want to present
work-in-progress or receive more individual feedback.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:14.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Abstracts may be submitted via
EasyAbstracts at the link below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:Times;color:windowtext"><a href="http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/2013AILDI">http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/2013AILDI</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; "> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Times;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Questions may be submitted to Colleen
Fitzgerald at </span><span style="font-family:Times"><a href="mailto:aildi2013conference@gmail.com">aildi2013conference@gmail.com</a></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">.
Please put 'AILDI 2013 Conference' in the subject header.</span><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times"><br></font></p>
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<div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>*******************************</div><div>Dr. Colleen Fitzgerald </div></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><div>Professor</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><div>Dept. of Linguistics & TESOL</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">The University of Texas at Arlington</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Native American Languages Lab </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><a href="http://ling.uta.edu/swnal">http://ling.uta.edu/swnal</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><a href="http://www.uta.edu/faculty/cmfitz">http://www.uta.edu/faculty/cmfitz</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; 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