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<DIV class=Section1><PRE><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN class=630082119-20112001><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>Please note that due to space limitations in Majordomo postings, only the names and project titles of the recipients are </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN class=630082119-20112001><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>included here -- contact ELF's website (listed below) for fuller details.</FONT> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN class=630082119-20112001></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN class=630082119-20112001> </SPAN>ELF Awards 10 Grants in 2001<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Endangered Language Fund is pleased to announce the grants<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">awarded</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> in 2001. Thanks to the generosity of our members, we were<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">able</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> to fund ten of the sixty proposals that we received this year. The<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">selection</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> was harder than ever, as more and more worthy proposals are<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">submitted</SPAN></FONT></SPAN>. We hope to be able to expand our fundraising so that a larger<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">proportion</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> of these efforts can be funded.<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Two projects were funded for work in </SPAN></FONT><st1:State><st1:place>Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:State>, thanks to the<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">generosity</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> of the Kerr Foundation. As in the previous year, the<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">=46oundation's grant allowed us to promote work in this language-rich<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">portion</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> of the <st1:country-region><st1:place>U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> One grant, spearheaded by Joyce Twins, will allow<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">the</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> Cheyenne-Arapaho tribe to record materials for the teaching of<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><st1:City><st1:place><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Cheyenne</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:City>. Another grant will allow Justin Neely, a member of the<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Citizen <SPAN class=SpellE>Potawatomi</SPAN> Nation, to apprentice himself to the some of the last<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">truly</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> fluent speakers of <SPAN class=SpellE>Potawatomi</SPAN>. Both of these projects will result in<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">the</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> collection of material that will soon be irreplaceable.<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We invite you to become a member, to help us stem the tide of<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">language</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> loss.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Pick up a form at <A href="http://www.ling.yale.edu/~elf/join.html">http://www.ling.yale.edu/~elf/join.html</A>.<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Here are the ten awardees:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Justin T. Neely (Citizen <SPAN class=SpellE>Potawatomi</SPAN> Nation), <SPAN class=SpellE>Potawatomi</SPAN> Language<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Preservation and Apprenticeship Program</SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mary D. Stewart (<SPAN class=SpellE>Sto<SPAN class=GramE>:lo</SPAN></SPAN> Nation), Preservation and Revitalization of<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">the</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> Upriver <SPAN class=SpellE>Halq'emeylem</SPAN> Dialect Language within the Family Entity<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Angela M. <SPAN class=SpellE>Nonaka</SPAN> (UCLA), Saving Signs from <SPAN class=SpellE>Bhan</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>Khor</SPAN>: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Documentation and Preservation of an Indigenous Sign Language in<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><st1:country-region><st1:place><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thailand</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mildred <SPAN class=SpellE>Quaempts</SPAN> (Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Reservation), Umatilla Immersion Camp<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Paula L. Meyer (</SPAN></FONT><st1:City><st1:place>Claremont</st1:place></st1:City> and <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>San Diego</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>), <SPAN class=SpellE>Baha</SPAN> <st1:State><st1:place>California</st1:place></st1:State><o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=SpellE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Tiipay</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> Comparative Dictionary<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Marina <SPAN class=SpellE>Dmitrievna</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>Lublinskaya</SPAN> (</SPAN></FONT><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>St. Petersburg</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>U.</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>), Collection of<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Audio Material in the <SPAN class=SpellE>Nganasan</SPAN> Language<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Kristine <SPAN class=SpellE>Stenzel</SPAN> (U. </SPAN></FONT><st1:State><st1:place>Colorado</st1:place></st1:State>), <SPAN class=GramE>The</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>Wanano</SPAN> Project<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Kenny Holbrook (</SPAN></FONT><st1:place><st1:City>Capitola</st1:City>, <st1:State>CA</st1:State></st1:place>), Instruction in Northeastern <SPAN class=SpellE>Maidu</SPAN><o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN class=SpellE>Zarifa</SPAN> <SPAN class=SpellE>Nazirova</SPAN> (</SPAN></FONT><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Tajik</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Academy</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> of Sciences), <SPAN class=GramE>The</SPAN> Vocabulary of the<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Traditional Culture of the <SPAN class=SpellE>Ishkashim</SPAN> Language<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Joyce Twins (</SPAN></FONT><st1:City><st1:place>Cheyenne</st1:place></st1:City> and Arapaho Tribes of <st1:State><st1:place>Oklahoma</st1:place></st1:State>), <st1:City><st1:place>Cheyenne</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pedagogical Materials<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE> </PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Marcia Haag (</SPAN></FONT><st1:place><st1:PlaceType>U.</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName>Oklahoma</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>) and Laura Gibbs (Talking Leaves<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">consortium</SPAN></FONT></SPAN>) will lend their expertise to this project as well. Creating this<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">material</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> while there are still native speakers with us is of the utmost<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">importance</SPAN></FONT></SPAN>. While many tribes are recreating their languages from<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">historical</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> records, those still blessed with native speakers can create a<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">much</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> more usable curriculum with modern technology, which lets us<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">preserve</SPAN></FONT></SPAN> the sounds of language in addition to writing it down.<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Endangered Language Fund<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Dept. of Linguistics<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Yale</SPAN></FONT></st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><st1:address style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(file://C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\MICROSOFT SHARED\SMART TAG\mstag.bmp); BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x"><st1:Street><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">P. 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Box</SPAN></FONT></st1:Street> 208236</st1:address><o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><st1:place><st1:City><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">New Haven</SPAN></FONT></st1:City>, <st1:State>CT</st1:State><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><st1:PostalCode>06520</st1:PostalCode></st1:place>-<SPAN class=GramE>8236<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN class=GramE>USA</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Tel:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>203-432-2450<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Fax:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>203-432-4087<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A href="http://www.ling.yale.edu/~elf">http://www.ling.yale.edu/~elf</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE></DIV></BODY></HTML>