Death of linguist stuns UNCC, American Indians (fwd link)

Wed Apr 2 17:03:43 UTC 2008

DR. BLAIR RUDES
Death of linguist stuns UNCC, American Indians
Professor worked to restore long-lost Algonquian language

RICH HAAG
rhaag at charlotteobserver.com

Word has spread slowly about the death last month of Dr. Blair Rudes.

The linguist and renowned translator of American Indian languages died of a
heart attack after working out at a gym near UNC Charlotte.

Some students got the word from professors and classmates.

And some of the people most touched by Rudes' work -- members of the Algonquan,
Tuscarora and Catawba tribes -- are still learning of the news.

Rudes, 57, devoted his life to linguistics -- the study of a language's
structure and development -- and gave thousands of Algonquans their native
voice.

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