Saving Endangered Languages in Latin America

[BSantaMaria]

Susan:

Thanks for your info--we'll discuss & think more on this, we have a big
Apache summit coming up in the Spring 2012 & hope to include this topic on
the agenda. We were planning on involving local GIS tech savvy people in our
natural resources depts, etc & the idea of technology involvement is good
for local purposes but we have the problem of trying not to publish maps of
locations of culturall-sensitive info such as sacred sites, ruins, etc. to
greater public or Internet access so that will have to be worked out with
more planning meetings.

Also, collaborating with a university would be an option but needs more
planning also. Please do send me contact info for those agengies you
mentioned.

Again, thanks!

Berni




On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Susan Penfield
<susan.penfield at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi again,
> Forgot to add that I think such a grant would easily provide stipends for
> elders, assistant salaries, etc....and DEL is about the only place that
> supports this kind of work right now -- Although there are some other
> possibilities at NSF that could play into this with the right 'tweaking'
> --..Some places develop roll-over maps using technology (very cool) --
> showing collaboration on such a project across so many tribes is a certain
> plus as well....Also consider  NEH funding -- I can put you in touch with
> folks in both agencies...
>
> Best,
> susan
>
>  On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 11:54 AM, BSantaMaria <bernisantamaria at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Ms. Penfield:
>>
>> Have a question for possible grant applic to DEL next year--we've been
>> working on Apache place-names for the Western Apache reservations in AZ for
>> a couple of years without any grant funding but now find a need since the
>> areas we are going to focus on are very large reservation areas & will need
>> additional resources, etc.
>>
>> My question is if you think it would be feasible for us to submit a grant
>> application to conduct fieldwork on gathering place-names utilizing elder
>> consultants (will need stipends), some current staff (can we use part of
>> salaries as In-Kind contribution?), & additional staff as needed?  The main
>> goal is to revitalize & maintain the Apache place names for use by future
>> generations, for teaching tools in local classrooms, develop maps, etc. (in
>> a nutshell) although proposal not yet developed, just ideas for now.
>>
>> I would deem this to be a project that would assist our tribes in
>> revitalizing our Apache languages, along with teaching the oral histories of
>> how place-names came to be, what some represent symbolically, etc. for our
>> young people to learn along with the names.
>>
>> One of the consultants/advisors for several years is Dr. Keith Basso,
>> retired Anthropology professor, & the whole group would be an adivsory
>> committee that consists of the Western Apache groups:  White Mountain
>> Apache, San Carlos Apache, Yavapai-Apache Nation, Tonto Apache Nation.
>>
>> We've already been in discussions on this for several meetings & would
>> like an idea if the DEL grant funding or other you might suggest that might
>> be more apt?, we'd like some feedback on whether we can plan on a submission
>> for next year's grant cycle.
>>
>> Thanks for any info & I think I mentioned before that I'm a UA graduate &
>> working on language & cultural knowledge issues.
>>
>> Bernadette Adley-SantaMaria, Cultural Advisory Board Member/Grant Writer
>> White Mountain Apache Tribe & Western Apache NAGPRA Working Group Member
>>
>> PH:  (928) 594-6826
>>
>>   On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 7:50 PM, Susan Penfield <
>> susan.penfield at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Apologies for cross-posts --
>>>
>>> http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/health/2011/08/25/effort-to-save-endangered-languages/
>>>
>>> Good projects with support of the DEL program at NSF!
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> **********************************************************************************************
>>> *Susan D. Penfield, Ph.D.
>>> *
>>> Research Coordinator,
>>> CERCLL, The Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and
>>> Literacy
>>> University of Arizona
>>> Phone: (520) 626-8071
>>> Fax: (520) 626-3313
>>> Website: cercll.arizona.edu
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> --
>
> **********************************************************************************************
> *Susan D. Penfield, Ph.D.
> *
> Research Coordinator,
>  CERCLL,  Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and
> Literacy
> CONFLUENCE, Center for Creative Inquiry
>   University of Arizona
> Phone: (520) 626-8071
> Fax: (520) 626-3313
> Website: cercll.arizona.edu
>
>
>
>
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