From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Thu Dec 3 22:03:59 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:03:59 -0700 Subject: Tribe receives language revitalization grant (fwd link) Message-ID: Tribe receives language revitalization grant By Jessica Bloch BDN Staff USA ORONO, Maine — Travel to an Indian community north of Florida and you probably won’t hear the tribal language being spoken. That’s not the case, however, in the communities of Pleasant Point and Indian Township in Washington County, and it’s something of which residents are proud. But there’s also a concern the continuation of the spoken language won’t last. In the past year alone 14 fluent speakers of the Passamaquoddy language died, one local leader said recently. The concern is so grave that several members of the community intend to use a grant from the Administration for Native Americans, or ANA, to support a language revitalization program. Donald Soctomah, the director of the Historic Preservation Office for the Passamaquoddy Tribe, recently received notice of the 12-month, $73,329 grant, the application for that he helped prepare. Access full article below: http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/131671.html From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Fri Dec 4 22:35:50 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:35:50 -0700 Subject: Quechua language TV hits the airwaves in Ecuador (fwd link) Message-ID: Quechua language TV hits the airwaves in Ecuador By Rick Kearns, Today correspondent Story Published: Dec 4, 2009 LATACUNGA, Ecuador – TV MICC Channel 47 of Ecuador became the country’s first Quechua-language community television station in July; it’s operated by the Indigenous and Campesino Movement of Cotopaxi (MICC) and will air 60 percent of its programming in Quechua. The new station is located in the city of Latacunga, in north central Ecuador in an Andean basin that has a large Quechua-speaking population and is near many other indigenous communities as well. On July 17, TV MICC hit the airwaves for the first time and reached 400 communities in the provinces of Cotopaxi, Tungurahua, Chimborazo and some parts of Pichincha and Pastaza in the east. Access full article below: http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/global/78524522.html From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Fri Dec 4 22:38:40 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:38:40 -0700 Subject: Video: Cherokee Nation employees immerse in tribe=?utf-8?Q?=C2=92slanguage_?= (fwd link) Message-ID: Video: Cherokee Nation employees immerse in tribe’s language USA TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Cherokee Nation citizen Carla Feathers has a father who speaks Cherokee fluently. Although she’s not fluent, she always wanted to learn the language. Now thanks to an initiative by the tribe’s Language Strategic Work Team, Feathers and other CN employees can immerse themselves in the language with hopes of learning it. On Oct. 1, the tribe replaced a 20-hour language class for employees with a 40-hour immersion class. All employees will be required to take it as part of a core curriculum, according to a CN Employee Development e-mail. Access full article below: http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20934/Article.aspx From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Fri Dec 4 22:42:42 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:42:42 -0700 Subject: Education failure in any language (fwd link) Message-ID: Education failure in any language Nicolas Rothwell From: The Australian December 05, 2009 12:00AM IN the murky realm of indigenous policy-making, the darkest, most confused region is the labyrinth of initiatives for education in Aboriginal languages and competing proposals for the preservation of Australia's original words and ways of life. For the past 18 months, since the Northern Territory scrapped its loose commitment to providing initial tuition, at a handful of remote schools, in Aboriginal languages, the flames of reactive controversy have burned bright. Reports have been drafted, new schemes proposed, campaigns waged, all aimed at saving indigenous languages and teaching in those languages, all to little effect. Access full article below: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/education-failure-in-any-language/story-e6frg6zo-1225807139266 From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Mon Dec 7 07:03:22 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 00:03:22 -0700 Subject: Andean nations seek revival for ancient Inca tongue (fwd link) Message-ID: Andean nations seek revival for ancient Inca tongue By Walker Simon Reuters Sunday, December 6, 2009; 8:04 PM LATACUNGA, Ecuador (Reuters) - A shaman blows a bull's horn on festival day and pivots to clouds of burning incense in a purification ceremony, all shot on video. The snapshot of native American life opens "Nukanchik Yuyay," a twice-daily newscast in Quechua, the language spoken by millions of people across the Andes and enjoying a revival as even presidents take up its cause. Access full article below: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/06/AR2009120602400.html From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Mon Dec 7 07:00:20 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 00:00:20 -0700 Subject: Speakers of Dena'ina race to save their language (fwd link) Message-ID: Speakers of Dena'ina race to save their language by Eric Sowl Friday, December 4, 2009 USA ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Forty years ago, there was very little recorded information regarding the Dena'ina Athabascan culture. But in the past four decades, Native leaders and scholars have been making a push to beat the clock in preserving this endangered Alaska Native language. There is no word for "computer" in the Dena'ina Athabascan language. But odds are great that the computer is the only place most of us will ever hear Dena'ina spoken. "There may be 40 fluent speakers left of the language," said linguistic anthropologist Roy Mitchell. For the past decade, groups like this have been getting together to teach and record the Dena'ina language. The goal is rescue this ancient tongue and revitalize its spoken word. Access full article below: http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=11625659 From andrekar at NCIDC.ORG Mon Dec 7 20:37:10 2009 From: andrekar at NCIDC.ORG (Andre Cramblit) Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 12:37:10 -0800 Subject: Indian Education Conference Message-ID: Our theme this year is Saving Our Language-Saving Our Culture. (you can get more info at www.cieda.org) I am asking one person from the Northern, Central, and Southern California to participate as Co-Keynotes. Additionally, there is a two hour language forum that would allow for a more in depth discussion about the work and the general progress that Tribes are making. There will also be a brief question and answer period to allow the audience to get additional info. Do you have any suggestions on people I should invite to be on this Forum Panel? From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Tue Dec 8 07:14:59 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 00:14:59 -0700 Subject: IndigiTUBE - the voice of remote Indigenous Australia! (fwd link) Message-ID: IndigiTUBE - the voice of remote Indigenous Australia! IndigiTUBE is a forum to celebrate and enjoy media produced by people living WAY out bush ... in the remotest parts of Australia! Access full article below: http://www.indigitube.com.au/ From vstabler at ESU1.ORG Wed Dec 9 04:04:43 2009 From: vstabler at ESU1.ORG (vstabler at ESU1.ORG) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 22:04:43 -0600 Subject: Indian Education Conference In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Dear Andre Cramblit, I am from Nebraska...working hard at revitilization efforts of our UmoNhoN language. I attended a language workshop in Californaia some years back...I found it very helpful. I would like to talk to you about the progress our school, Omaha Nation Public School, in Macy, Nebraska, in colaboration with UNL in Lincoln Nebraska, is making to revitilize languag efforts on the "home front" of our community. Vida Stabler, Title VII/ULCC at UNPS 2009 ----- Original Message ----- From: Andre Cramblit Date: Monday, December 7, 2009 2:37 pm Subject: [ILAT] Indian Education Conference > Our theme this year is Saving Our Language-Saving Our Culture. > (you > can get more info at www.cieda.org) > > I am asking one person from the Northern, Central, and Southern > California to participate as Co-Keynotes. Additionally, there is > a > two hour language forum that would allow for a more in depth > discussion about the work and the general progress that Tribes are > > making. There will also be a brief question and answer period to > allow > the audience to get additional info. Do you have any suggestions > on > people I should invite to be on this Forum Panel? > From mikinakn at SHAW.CA Wed Dec 9 05:04:10 2009 From: mikinakn at SHAW.CA (Rolland Nadjiwon) Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:04:10 -0500 Subject: IndigiTUBE - the voice of remote Indigenous Australia! (fwd link) In-Reply-To: <20091208001459.zsg88k0w0ws8k0o0@www.email.arizona.edu> Message-ID: ...fantastic site Phil...megwetch. I will sure pass it along. It is really great to browse an indigenous site that is their own and not all uptown slick...like APTN maybe... ------- wahjeh rolland nadjiwon phil cash cash wrote: > IndigiTUBE - the voice of remote Indigenous Australia! > > IndigiTUBE is a forum to celebrate and enjoy media produced by people living WAY > out bush ... in the remotest parts of Australia! > > Access full article below: > http://www.indigitube.com.au/ > > From huangc20 at UFL.EDU Wed Dec 9 05:45:12 2009 From: huangc20 at UFL.EDU (Chun Jimmy Huang) Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:45:12 -0500 Subject: Kaxabu elders working on revitalizing their language Message-ID: Kaxabu (Austronesian) in Taiwan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQACRaPuiGM Jimmy From susan.penfield at GMAIL.COM Wed Dec 9 12:19:41 2009 From: susan.penfield at GMAIL.COM (Susan Penfield) Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 07:19:41 -0500 Subject: Kaxabu elders working on revitalizing their language In-Reply-To: <1236704704.115301260337512576.JavaMail.osg@osgjas01.cns.ufl.edu> Message-ID: Thank you for this post -- a great example! On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 12:45 AM, Chun Jimmy Huang wrote: > Kaxabu (Austronesian) in Taiwan > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQACRaPuiGM > > Jimmy > -- ********************************************************************************************** Susan D. Penfield, Ph.D. (Currently on leave to the National Science Foundation. E-mail: spenfiel at nsf.gov Phone at NSF: 703-292-4535) Department of English (Primary) Faculty affiliate in Linguistics, Language, Reading and Culture, Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT), American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI) The Southwest Center University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Apart from the economic factors, it was the nature of the communicating medium itself that proved appealing, he continues. “Among young people, in particular, texting quickly emerged as an index of belonging… I would also expect texting to become an index of prestige, within a group, as some members develop special kinds of expertise, such as texting speed or creative coinages.” Access full article below: http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/books/article62935.ece From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Thu Dec 10 07:55:37 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:55:37 -0700 Subject: Endangered speech(ies) (fwd link) Message-ID: Endangered speech(ies) Written by Bernice Trick Monday, 07 December 2009 Canada History, language and culture buffs should delight in a new book dedicated to the character of the Carrier language. Hot off the CNC Press, William J. Poser's book, The Carrier Language: A Brief Introduction, will explain where it is spoken, who speaks it and what it is like. Access full article below: http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20091207999919427/local/news/endangered-speechies.html From bernisantamaria at GMAIL.COM Thu Dec 10 19:00:07 2009 From: bernisantamaria at GMAIL.COM (Bernadette Santamaria) Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:00:07 -0700 Subject: apology Message-ID: All: I'm not sure if personal msgs between myself & granddaughter got on this list serve but this is to apologize if that happened. Bernadette A. SantaMaria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Access full article below: http://www.newsreview.com/reno/content?oid=1336132 From Melvin.Peltier at SAULTCOLLEGE.CA Fri Dec 11 19:25:54 2009 From: Melvin.Peltier at SAULTCOLLEGE.CA (Melvin Peltier) Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:25:54 -0500 Subject: Happy Holidays from Melvin Peltier - Sault College Message-ID: Good Day, Wishing you all the best during this festive season. Thank you for your time and I look forward to corresponding with you in the new year. Best Wishes......Melvin <> Sault College Greetings Melvin Peltier Native Student Recruitment Officer SAULT COLLEGE Promotion Services Phone: (705) 759-2554 Ext. 2762 Email: melvin.peltier at saultcollege.ca Web: www.saultcollege.ca/Services/Recruitment design.recruit.communicate. <> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Lewis, PhD Manager, Cultural Resources Department Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Office 503.879.1634 David.Lewis at grandronde.org .·`·..`·.. ><{{{{º>`·..·`·...><{{{{º>`·..· "Eating Popcorn, is Like Eating Little Explosions"- Saghaley Lewis 2009 From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Mon Dec 14 02:24:45 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:24:45 -0700 Subject: Hundreds of Indian languages struggle to survive (fwd link) Message-ID: Hundreds of Indian languages struggle to survive By Yasmeen Mohiuddin (AFP) – 23 hours ago NEW DELHI — Classrooms at the Adivasi Academy in western India echo to the speech patterns of languages that may soon become no more than a meaningless jumble of noises. Kukna, Panchmahali and Rathvi are just three of dozens of tribal Indian tongues taught at the academy, which was set up in 1996 in an attempt to preserve the country's indigenous cultures. India's 1.16-billion people speak more than 6,500 languages and dialects, according to the 2001 census. But almost 200 of them are seriously endangered, says the United Nations cultural agency UNESCO, as Hindi and English strengthen their grip in an increasingly mobile and interconnected world. Access full article below: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g2qgpQTticv6FirmYbjWDLhpXAjA From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Wed Dec 16 19:53:48 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:53:48 -0700 Subject: The Government of Canada Supports Aboriginal Language Preservation (fwd) Message-ID: Dec 16, 2009 13:30 ET The Government of Canada Supports Aboriginal Language Preservation ALERT BAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 16, 2009) - On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, John Duncan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Member of Parliament (Vancouver Island North), today announced funding for the U'mista Cultural Society for their project "Talking with Technology." The funding will allow the Society to create video and audio recordings of Elders speaking the Kwak'wala language. These professionally recorded audio and video files will be digitally archived in the collections of the U'mista and will be available to the Kwakwaka'wakw and other language learners and teachers for their lesson planning. In addition, 12 new Kwak'wala language lessons plans will be produced and made available on the U'mista website. "The Government of Canada is pleased to partner with an organization that is contributing to the revitalization and promotion of an Aboriginal language," said Minister Moore. "These materials being developed and created with the latest technologies will help ensure that unique elements of this culture can be passed down and shared." "The U'mista Cultural Society is an important part of the community and an essential repository for First Nations cultural heritage," said Mr. Duncan. "Preserving the Kwak'wala language will help to retain an important piece of our shared history and to advance a vibrant and sustainable culture well into the future." The U'mista Cultural Society was created in British Columbia in 1974. Its mandate is to ensure the survival of all aspects of Kwakwaka'wakw cultural heritage. The Government of Canada has provided $50,000 in funding through the Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI) Innovation Fund. The objective of the ALI Innovation Fund is to encourage and support innovative community-based language projects utilizing existing technology in the promotion and preservation of First Nations languages. The Aboriginal Languages Initiative provides funding to support the preservation and promotion of Aboriginal languages to increase their use in community and family settings. The Initiative is part of the Department of Canadian Heritage's Aboriginal Peoples' Program, which supports the full participation of Aboriginal peoples in Canadian society and the promotion, revitalization, and preservation of Aboriginal languages and cultures. It also helps enable Aboriginal peoples to address the social, cultural, economic, and political issues affecting their lives. (This news release is available on the Internet at www.canadianheritage.gc.ca under Media Room.) From clairebowern at GMAIL.COM Thu Dec 17 13:15:01 2009 From: clairebowern at GMAIL.COM (Claire Bowern) Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:15:01 -0500 Subject: recording sound through web Message-ID: Hi everyone, does anyone know of an application (or whether it's possible to write a java program) to record sound remotely? What I want to do is have a web form where someone can click on a word, use their computer to record the word (ideally without having to install extra software) and then have the file automatically saved on my server. There must be distance learning tools that do this sort of thing? Thanks, Claire -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bulbulthegreat at GMAIL.COM Thu Dec 17 13:30:37 2009 From: bulbulthegreat at GMAIL.COM (=?UTF-8?B?U2xhdm9tw61yIMSMw6lwbMO2?=) Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:30:37 +0100 Subject: recording sound through web In-Reply-To: <59c9c4cc0912170515m57a2c1e5mc4c6af49d8f6595b@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Dear Claire, do you mean something like Forvo - http://forvo.com/pronounce/ ? They use a simple Flash app where the only setting a user must change is to allow the application access to the microphone. Yours, bulbul On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Claire Bowern wrote: > Hi everyone, > does anyone know of an application (or whether it's possible to write a > java program) to record sound remotely? What I want to do is have a web form > where someone can click on a word, use their computer to record the word > (ideally without having to install extra software) and then have the file > automatically saved on my server. 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URL: From gabrielemueller at HOTMAIL.COM Thu Dec 17 17:00:14 2009 From: gabrielemueller at HOTMAIL.COM (Gabriele Schwiertz) Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:00:14 +0100 Subject: recording sound through web In-Reply-To: <59c9c4cc0912170515m57a2c1e5mc4c6af49d8f6595b@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Dear Claire, people at the university of Munich are doing this kind of thing, I have not used the system yet, so I don't know how well it actually works for doing fieldwork. e. g.: http://www.eurasip.org/Proceedings/Ext/SPECOM2006/papers/003.pdf Then there is this learning/language-lab platform, that might be able to do what you want as well, again I have no experience with this: http://www.sanako.com/Products/Language_Learning/SANAKO_Study_1200.iw3 Great question, this is something we were thinking about setting up as well, but haven't started yet... Best, Gabriele -- Gabriele Schwiertz Institut für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft Aegidiistr. 5 Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster 48143 Münster +49-251-8324497 Claire Bowern schrieb: > Hi everyone, > does anyone know of an application (or whether it's possible to write a java > program) to record sound remotely? What I want to do is have a web form > where someone can click on a word, use their computer to record the word > (ideally without having to install extra software) and then have the file > automatically saved on my server. There must be distance learning tools that > do this sort of thing? > Thanks, > Claire > From pat at FILESLIP.NET Fri Dec 18 03:22:38 2009 From: pat at FILESLIP.NET (Patrick Hall) Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:22:38 -0800 Subject: recording sound through web In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hello, I am also interested in this topic; I don't have a ready-for-prime-time response, but more of a heads-up on some work that may solve your problem within a couple years. There is some interesting work going on at Mozillalabs that aims to incorporate both audio and video recording into Firefox: http://ajaxian.com/archives/jetpack-to-the-future-with-recording-audio-api Work is also ongoing at the W3C on defining how all browsers (not just Firefox) should implement similar functionality. This would make it possible to create web pages with Javascript that can access and record with web cams and microphones over the web (assuming the end-user agrees to it, of course!): http://dev.w3.org/2009/dap/camera/ Recent developments in the web space like these will have significant and empowering consequences for linguists and language activists, in my opinion. Best, Pat Hall From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Fri Dec 18 17:41:07 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:41:07 -0700 Subject: Hupacasath First Nation fears its language may die (fwd link) Message-ID: Hupacasath First Nation fears its language may die Last fluent speakers of the dialect have passed away BY JUDITH LAVOIE, CANWEST NEWS SERVICE DECEMBER 17, 2009 Canada The last two members of the Hupacasath First Nation able to speak the language fluently died within the last month and there are fears the dialect could die with them. Dorothy Unger, 76, died Nov. 21 and Edward Tatoosh, known as Tat, one of the Port Alberni band’s best known and most colourful characters, died on Saturday. This week, more than 400 people attended a memorial service for Tatoosh, a talented jazz musician. “Our language has gone from critical to very near extinct,” said Judith Sayers, former Hupacasath chief, who was instrumental in starting an intensive Hupacasath language program which has produced 10 books and numerous CDs and DVDs with the help of five fluent speakers. Access full article below: http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Hupacasath+First+Nation+fears+language/2353849/story.html From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Tue Dec 22 02:00:54 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:00:54 -0700 Subject: Brief Update... Message-ID: Greetings ILAT subscribers! A short hiatus on news is in effect until after 1st week of the new year.  Am on travel in the Pacific NW (and always on the look out for WiFi).  Also, a big welcome to all the new ILAT subscribers!!  Please carry on with your engaging discussions, news, and announcements.  Speak your endangered language! Life and language always, Phil Cash Cash ILAT mg -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mikinakn at SHAW.CA Tue Dec 22 21:46:10 2009 From: mikinakn at SHAW.CA (Rolland Nadjiwon) Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:46:10 -0500 Subject: [Fwd: Keep the Olympics Authentic and Accountable- Petition (Please sign)] Message-ID: -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Keep the Olympics Authentic and Accountable- Petition (Please sign) Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:35:52 -0500 From: Kevin Nadjiwon To: wnadjiwon at yahoo.com Please support and circulate...... OOOOOOO+++++++OOOOOOO Keep the Olympics Authentic and Accountable Vancouver Olympics neither Authentic nor Accountable Local Aboriginal producers of “Authentic Aboriginal Products” -- those designed, produced and distributed by Aboriginal people in Canada –- are dismayed by the lack of commitment to authenticity and accountability of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic Games (VANOC). We took VANOC at its word when it promised unprecedented support for Aboriginal economic development as well as Aboriginal employment and training leading up to and during the 2010 Winter Olympics. VANOC has said all the right things through its Aboriginal Procurement Strategy, Aboriginal Licensing and Merchandising Program, and Buy Smart Program. However, VANOC’s words and the reality don’t match. Local Aboriginal businesses have found themselves on the short end of an unfair competition with non-Aboriginal companies who appropriate First Nations culture by selling products with Aboriginal designs on them, but originate overseas. VANOC actually licenses these products and allows them to carry the label of “Authentic Aboriginal Products”. They are not. By appropriating the term "Authentic Aboriginal Products", VANOC, along with its associated suppliers, are profiting in the tune of millions of dollars, all the while leaving Aboriginal owned businesses and their Aboriginal employees – the producers of truly Authentic Aboriginal Products – with virtually nothing. How does this meet VANOC’s objectives of promoting Aboriginal participation and optimizing opportunities for Aboriginal businesses? It does not. It is not too late to call on VANOC to honour its commitment to people from First Nations communities and their businesses. 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The concern is so grave that several members of the community intend to use a grant from the Administration for Native Americans, or ANA, to support a language revitalization program. Donald Soctomah, the director of the Historic Preservation Office for the Passamaquoddy Tribe, recently received notice of the 12-month, $73,329 grant, the application for that he helped prepare. Access full article below: http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/131671.html From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Fri Dec 4 22:35:50 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:35:50 -0700 Subject: Quechua language TV hits the airwaves in Ecuador (fwd link) Message-ID: Quechua language TV hits the airwaves in Ecuador By Rick Kearns, Today correspondent Story Published: Dec 4, 2009 LATACUNGA, Ecuador ? TV MICC Channel 47 of Ecuador became the country?s first Quechua-language community television station in July; it?s operated by the Indigenous and Campesino Movement of Cotopaxi (MICC) and will air 60 percent of its programming in Quechua. The new station is located in the city of Latacunga, in north central Ecuador in an Andean basin that has a large Quechua-speaking population and is near many other indigenous communities as well. On July 17, TV MICC hit the airwaves for the first time and reached 400 communities in the provinces of Cotopaxi, Tungurahua, Chimborazo and some parts of Pichincha and Pastaza in the east. Access full article below: http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/global/78524522.html From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Fri Dec 4 22:38:40 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:38:40 -0700 Subject: Video: Cherokee Nation employees immerse in tribe=?utf-8?Q?=C2=92slanguage_?= (fwd link) Message-ID: Video: Cherokee Nation employees immerse in tribe?s language USA TAHLEQUAH, Okla. ? Cherokee Nation citizen Carla Feathers has a father who speaks Cherokee fluently. Although she?s not fluent, she always wanted to learn the language. Now thanks to an initiative by the tribe?s Language Strategic Work Team, Feathers and other CN employees can immerse themselves in the language with hopes of learning it. On Oct. 1, the tribe replaced a 20-hour language class for employees with a 40-hour immersion class. All employees will be required to take it as part of a core curriculum, according to a CN Employee Development e-mail. Access full article below: http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20934/Article.aspx From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Fri Dec 4 22:42:42 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:42:42 -0700 Subject: Education failure in any language (fwd link) Message-ID: Education failure in any language Nicolas Rothwell From: The Australian December 05, 2009 12:00AM IN the murky realm of indigenous policy-making, the darkest, most confused region is the labyrinth of initiatives for education in Aboriginal languages and competing proposals for the preservation of Australia's original words and ways of life. For the past 18 months, since the Northern Territory scrapped its loose commitment to providing initial tuition, at a handful of remote schools, in Aboriginal languages, the flames of reactive controversy have burned bright. Reports have been drafted, new schemes proposed, campaigns waged, all aimed at saving indigenous languages and teaching in those languages, all to little effect. Access full article below: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/education-failure-in-any-language/story-e6frg6zo-1225807139266 From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Mon Dec 7 07:03:22 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 00:03:22 -0700 Subject: Andean nations seek revival for ancient Inca tongue (fwd link) Message-ID: Andean nations seek revival for ancient Inca tongue By Walker Simon Reuters Sunday, December 6, 2009; 8:04 PM LATACUNGA, Ecuador (Reuters) - A shaman blows a bull's horn on festival day and pivots to clouds of burning incense in a purification ceremony, all shot on video. The snapshot of native American life opens "Nukanchik Yuyay," a twice-daily newscast in Quechua, the language spoken by millions of people across the Andes and enjoying a revival as even presidents take up its cause. Access full article below: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/06/AR2009120602400.html From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Mon Dec 7 07:00:20 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 00:00:20 -0700 Subject: Speakers of Dena'ina race to save their language (fwd link) Message-ID: Speakers of Dena'ina race to save their language by Eric Sowl Friday, December 4, 2009 USA ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Forty years ago, there was very little recorded information regarding the Dena'ina Athabascan culture. But in the past four decades, Native leaders and scholars have been making a push to beat the clock in preserving this endangered Alaska Native language. There is no word for "computer" in the Dena'ina Athabascan language. But odds are great that the computer is the only place most of us will ever hear Dena'ina spoken. "There may be 40 fluent speakers left of the language," said linguistic anthropologist Roy Mitchell. For the past decade, groups like this have been getting together to teach and record the Dena'ina language. The goal is rescue this ancient tongue and revitalize its spoken word. Access full article below: http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=11625659 From andrekar at NCIDC.ORG Mon Dec 7 20:37:10 2009 From: andrekar at NCIDC.ORG (Andre Cramblit) Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 12:37:10 -0800 Subject: Indian Education Conference Message-ID: Our theme this year is Saving Our Language-Saving Our Culture. (you can get more info at www.cieda.org) I am asking one person from the Northern, Central, and Southern California to participate as Co-Keynotes. Additionally, there is a two hour language forum that would allow for a more in depth discussion about the work and the general progress that Tribes are making. There will also be a brief question and answer period to allow the audience to get additional info. Do you have any suggestions on people I should invite to be on this Forum Panel? From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Tue Dec 8 07:14:59 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 00:14:59 -0700 Subject: IndigiTUBE - the voice of remote Indigenous Australia! (fwd link) Message-ID: IndigiTUBE - the voice of remote Indigenous Australia! IndigiTUBE is a forum to celebrate and enjoy media produced by people living WAY out bush ... in the remotest parts of Australia! Access full article below: http://www.indigitube.com.au/ From vstabler at ESU1.ORG Wed Dec 9 04:04:43 2009 From: vstabler at ESU1.ORG (vstabler at ESU1.ORG) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 22:04:43 -0600 Subject: Indian Education Conference In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Dear Andre Cramblit, I am from Nebraska...working hard at revitilization efforts of our UmoNhoN language. I attended a language workshop in Californaia some years back...I found it very helpful. I would like to talk to you about the progress our school, Omaha Nation Public School, in Macy, Nebraska, in colaboration with UNL in Lincoln Nebraska, is making to revitilize languag efforts on the "home front" of our community. Vida Stabler, Title VII/ULCC at UNPS 2009 ----- Original Message ----- From: Andre Cramblit Date: Monday, December 7, 2009 2:37 pm Subject: [ILAT] Indian Education Conference > Our theme this year is Saving Our Language-Saving Our Culture. > (you > can get more info at www.cieda.org) > > I am asking one person from the Northern, Central, and Southern > California to participate as Co-Keynotes. Additionally, there is > a > two hour language forum that would allow for a more in depth > discussion about the work and the general progress that Tribes are > > making. There will also be a brief question and answer period to > allow > the audience to get additional info. Do you have any suggestions > on > people I should invite to be on this Forum Panel? > From mikinakn at SHAW.CA Wed Dec 9 05:04:10 2009 From: mikinakn at SHAW.CA (Rolland Nadjiwon) Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:04:10 -0500 Subject: IndigiTUBE - the voice of remote Indigenous Australia! (fwd link) In-Reply-To: <20091208001459.zsg88k0w0ws8k0o0@www.email.arizona.edu> Message-ID: ...fantastic site Phil...megwetch. I will sure pass it along. It is really great to browse an indigenous site that is their own and not all uptown slick...like APTN maybe... ------- wahjeh rolland nadjiwon phil cash cash wrote: > IndigiTUBE - the voice of remote Indigenous Australia! > > IndigiTUBE is a forum to celebrate and enjoy media produced by people living WAY > out bush ... in the remotest parts of Australia! > > Access full article below: > http://www.indigitube.com.au/ > > From huangc20 at UFL.EDU Wed Dec 9 05:45:12 2009 From: huangc20 at UFL.EDU (Chun Jimmy Huang) Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:45:12 -0500 Subject: Kaxabu elders working on revitalizing their language Message-ID: Kaxabu (Austronesian) in Taiwan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQACRaPuiGM Jimmy From susan.penfield at GMAIL.COM Wed Dec 9 12:19:41 2009 From: susan.penfield at GMAIL.COM (Susan Penfield) Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 07:19:41 -0500 Subject: Kaxabu elders working on revitalizing their language In-Reply-To: <1236704704.115301260337512576.JavaMail.osg@osgjas01.cns.ufl.edu> Message-ID: Thank you for this post -- a great example! On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 12:45 AM, Chun Jimmy Huang wrote: > Kaxabu (Austronesian) in Taiwan > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQACRaPuiGM > > Jimmy > -- ********************************************************************************************** Susan D. Penfield, Ph.D. (Currently on leave to the National Science Foundation. E-mail: spenfiel at nsf.gov Phone at NSF: 703-292-4535) Department of English (Primary) Faculty affiliate in Linguistics, Language, Reading and Culture, Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT), American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI) The Southwest Center University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Apart from the economic factors, it was the nature of the communicating medium itself that proved appealing, he continues. ?Among young people, in particular, texting quickly emerged as an index of belonging I would also expect texting to become an index of prestige, within a group, as some members develop special kinds of expertise, such as texting speed or creative coinages.? Access full article below: http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/books/article62935.ece From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Thu Dec 10 07:55:37 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:55:37 -0700 Subject: Endangered speech(ies) (fwd link) Message-ID: Endangered speech(ies) Written by Bernice Trick Monday, 07 December 2009 Canada History, language and culture buffs should delight in a new book dedicated to the character of the Carrier language. Hot off the CNC Press, William J. Poser's book, The Carrier Language: A Brief Introduction, will explain where it is spoken, who speaks it and what it is like. Access full article below: http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20091207999919427/local/news/endangered-speechies.html From bernisantamaria at GMAIL.COM Thu Dec 10 19:00:07 2009 From: bernisantamaria at GMAIL.COM (Bernadette Santamaria) Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:00:07 -0700 Subject: apology Message-ID: All: I'm not sure if personal msgs between myself & granddaughter got on this list serve but this is to apologize if that happened. Bernadette A. SantaMaria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Access full article below: http://www.newsreview.com/reno/content?oid=1336132 From Melvin.Peltier at SAULTCOLLEGE.CA Fri Dec 11 19:25:54 2009 From: Melvin.Peltier at SAULTCOLLEGE.CA (Melvin Peltier) Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:25:54 -0500 Subject: Happy Holidays from Melvin Peltier - Sault College Message-ID: Good Day, Wishing you all the best during this festive season. Thank you for your time and I look forward to corresponding with you in the new year. Best Wishes......Melvin <> Sault College Greetings Melvin Peltier Native Student Recruitment Officer SAULT COLLEGE Promotion Services Phone: (705) 759-2554 Ext. 2762 Email: melvin.peltier at saultcollege.ca Web: www.saultcollege.ca/Services/Recruitment design.recruit.communicate. <> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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"Eating Popcorn, is Like Eating Little Explosions"- Saghaley Lewis 2009 From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Mon Dec 14 02:24:45 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:24:45 -0700 Subject: Hundreds of Indian languages struggle to survive (fwd link) Message-ID: Hundreds of Indian languages struggle to survive By Yasmeen Mohiuddin (AFP) ? 23 hours ago NEW DELHI ? Classrooms at the Adivasi Academy in western India echo to the speech patterns of languages that may soon become no more than a meaningless jumble of noises. Kukna, Panchmahali and Rathvi are just three of dozens of tribal Indian tongues taught at the academy, which was set up in 1996 in an attempt to preserve the country's indigenous cultures. India's 1.16-billion people speak more than 6,500 languages and dialects, according to the 2001 census. But almost 200 of them are seriously endangered, says the United Nations cultural agency UNESCO, as Hindi and English strengthen their grip in an increasingly mobile and interconnected world. Access full article below: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g2qgpQTticv6FirmYbjWDLhpXAjA From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Wed Dec 16 19:53:48 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:53:48 -0700 Subject: The Government of Canada Supports Aboriginal Language Preservation (fwd) Message-ID: Dec 16, 2009 13:30 ET The Government of Canada Supports Aboriginal Language Preservation ALERT BAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 16, 2009) - On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, John Duncan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Member of Parliament (Vancouver Island North), today announced funding for the U'mista Cultural Society for their project "Talking with Technology." The funding will allow the Society to create video and audio recordings of Elders speaking the Kwak'wala language. These professionally recorded audio and video files will be digitally archived in the collections of the U'mista and will be available to the Kwakwaka'wakw and other language learners and teachers for their lesson planning. In addition, 12 new Kwak'wala language lessons plans will be produced and made available on the U'mista website. "The Government of Canada is pleased to partner with an organization that is contributing to the revitalization and promotion of an Aboriginal language," said Minister Moore. "These materials being developed and created with the latest technologies will help ensure that unique elements of this culture can be passed down and shared." "The U'mista Cultural Society is an important part of the community and an essential repository for First Nations cultural heritage," said Mr. Duncan. "Preserving the Kwak'wala language will help to retain an important piece of our shared history and to advance a vibrant and sustainable culture well into the future." The U'mista Cultural Society was created in British Columbia in 1974. Its mandate is to ensure the survival of all aspects of Kwakwaka'wakw cultural heritage. The Government of Canada has provided $50,000 in funding through the Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI) Innovation Fund. The objective of the ALI Innovation Fund is to encourage and support innovative community-based language projects utilizing existing technology in the promotion and preservation of First Nations languages. The Aboriginal Languages Initiative provides funding to support the preservation and promotion of Aboriginal languages to increase their use in community and family settings. The Initiative is part of the Department of Canadian Heritage's Aboriginal Peoples' Program, which supports the full participation of Aboriginal peoples in Canadian society and the promotion, revitalization, and preservation of Aboriginal languages and cultures. It also helps enable Aboriginal peoples to address the social, cultural, economic, and political issues affecting their lives. (This news release is available on the Internet at www.canadianheritage.gc.ca under Media Room.) From clairebowern at GMAIL.COM Thu Dec 17 13:15:01 2009 From: clairebowern at GMAIL.COM (Claire Bowern) Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:15:01 -0500 Subject: recording sound through web Message-ID: Hi everyone, does anyone know of an application (or whether it's possible to write a java program) to record sound remotely? What I want to do is have a web form where someone can click on a word, use their computer to record the word (ideally without having to install extra software) and then have the file automatically saved on my server. There must be distance learning tools that do this sort of thing? Thanks, Claire -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From gabrielemueller at HOTMAIL.COM Thu Dec 17 17:00:14 2009 From: gabrielemueller at HOTMAIL.COM (Gabriele Schwiertz) Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:00:14 +0100 Subject: recording sound through web In-Reply-To: <59c9c4cc0912170515m57a2c1e5mc4c6af49d8f6595b@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Dear Claire, people at the university of Munich are doing this kind of thing, I have not used the system yet, so I don't know how well it actually works for doing fieldwork. e. g.: http://www.eurasip.org/Proceedings/Ext/SPECOM2006/papers/003.pdf Then there is this learning/language-lab platform, that might be able to do what you want as well, again I have no experience with this: http://www.sanako.com/Products/Language_Learning/SANAKO_Study_1200.iw3 Great question, this is something we were thinking about setting up as well, but haven't started yet... Best, Gabriele -- Gabriele Schwiertz Institut f?r Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft Aegidiistr. 5 Westf?lische Wilhelms-Universit?t M?nster 48143 M?nster +49-251-8324497 Claire Bowern schrieb: > Hi everyone, > does anyone know of an application (or whether it's possible to write a java > program) to record sound remotely? What I want to do is have a web form > where someone can click on a word, use their computer to record the word > (ideally without having to install extra software) and then have the file > automatically saved on my server. There must be distance learning tools that > do this sort of thing? > Thanks, > Claire > From pat at FILESLIP.NET Fri Dec 18 03:22:38 2009 From: pat at FILESLIP.NET (Patrick Hall) Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:22:38 -0800 Subject: recording sound through web In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hello, I am also interested in this topic; I don't have a ready-for-prime-time response, but more of a heads-up on some work that may solve your problem within a couple years. There is some interesting work going on at Mozillalabs that aims to incorporate both audio and video recording into Firefox: http://ajaxian.com/archives/jetpack-to-the-future-with-recording-audio-api Work is also ongoing at the W3C on defining how all browsers (not just Firefox) should implement similar functionality. This would make it possible to create web pages with Javascript that can access and record with web cams and microphones over the web (assuming the end-user agrees to it, of course!): http://dev.w3.org/2009/dap/camera/ Recent developments in the web space like these will have significant and empowering consequences for linguists and language activists, in my opinion. Best, Pat Hall From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Fri Dec 18 17:41:07 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:41:07 -0700 Subject: Hupacasath First Nation fears its language may die (fwd link) Message-ID: Hupacasath First Nation fears its language may die Last fluent speakers of the dialect have passed away BY JUDITH LAVOIE, CANWEST NEWS SERVICE DECEMBER 17, 2009 Canada The last two members of the Hupacasath First Nation able to speak the language fluently died within the last month and there are fears the dialect could die with them. Dorothy Unger, 76, died Nov. 21 and Edward Tatoosh, known as Tat, one of the Port Alberni band?s best known and most colourful characters, died on Saturday. This week, more than 400 people attended a memorial service for Tatoosh, a talented jazz musician. ?Our language has gone from critical to very near extinct,? said Judith Sayers, former Hupacasath chief, who was instrumental in starting an intensive Hupacasath language program which has produced 10 books and numerous CDs and DVDs with the help of five fluent speakers. Access full article below: http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Hupacasath+First+Nation+fears+language/2353849/story.html From cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Tue Dec 22 02:00:54 2009 From: cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (phil cash cash) Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:00:54 -0700 Subject: Brief Update... Message-ID: Greetings ILAT subscribers! A short hiatus on news is in effect until after 1st week of the new year.? Am on travel in the Pacific NW (and always on the look out for WiFi).? Also, a big welcome to all the new ILAT subscribers!!? Please carry on with your engaging discussions, news, and announcements.? 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OOOOOOO+++++++OOOOOOO Keep the Olympics Authentic and Accountable Vancouver Olympics neither Authentic nor Accountable Local Aboriginal producers of ?Authentic Aboriginal Products? -- those designed, produced and distributed by Aboriginal people in Canada ?- are dismayed by the lack of commitment to authenticity and accountability of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic Games (VANOC). We took VANOC at its word when it promised unprecedented support for Aboriginal economic development as well as Aboriginal employment and training leading up to and during the 2010 Winter Olympics. VANOC has said all the right things through its Aboriginal Procurement Strategy, Aboriginal Licensing and Merchandising Program, and Buy Smart Program. However, VANOC?s words and the reality don?t match. Local Aboriginal businesses have found themselves on the short end of an unfair competition with non-Aboriginal companies who appropriate First Nations culture by selling products with Aboriginal designs on them, but originate overseas. VANOC actually licenses these products and allows them to carry the label of ?Authentic Aboriginal Products?. They are not. By appropriating the term "Authentic Aboriginal Products", VANOC, along with its associated suppliers, are profiting in the tune of millions of dollars, all the while leaving Aboriginal owned businesses and their Aboriginal employees ? the producers of truly Authentic Aboriginal Products ? with virtually nothing. How does this meet VANOC?s objectives of promoting Aboriginal participation and optimizing opportunities for Aboriginal businesses? It does not. It is not too late to call on VANOC to honour its commitment to people from First Nations communities and their businesses. Tell VANOC to be authentic and accountable, by signing the petition below: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/keep-the-olympics-authentic-and-accountable.html -- ------- wahjeh rolland nadjiwon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From clairebowern at GMAIL.COM Wed Dec 30 20:28:28 2009 From: clairebowern at GMAIL.COM (Claire Bowern) Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:28:28 -0500 Subject: recording sound through web In-Reply-To: <6465924d0912171922v3ed16cc8kdd53210fb282d27c@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi all, many thanks for these suggestions. Forvo is closest to what I'm looking for but I need more demographic data. What I've decided to do for now is use a Skype recorder (I chose http://www.ifree-recorder.com/index.htm but there are others) hooked up to a dedicated account. It's not optimal but the recording quality is surprisingly good from what I've tested so far. Happy New Year all! 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