news cycle...

[Rolland Nadjiwon]

I apologize for not having written much lately but I have not forgotten you
or your people. I often get and idea and do research on it. This evening, in
responding to a Latvian friend on colonialism, I mentioned knowing you in my
dialogue. After I posted to him, I wanted to refresh my memory on some
points of your peoples. I found the following article which speaks a lot and
quite highly of a friend of mine who is, like myself and my people, 'fwan-a'
(番). I hope I have gotten this correct and it is complimentary rather than
derogatory. We also, to this day are thought of as 'barbarians'.


<http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=rdmap&Itemid=262&id
=903>
http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=rdmap&Itemid=262&id=
903

I was quite fascinated and after a sleep, as it is quite late here, 3:32 AM,
I will do more research on all this information. I hope all is well with
your family and I often think of your elder who walked so quietly to sit on
the entrance to the parliament and I hope he is well. My Dad turned 92 years
on March 10th 2012 and he is still going very well and independent. He stood
for all the rights of our people for as long as I can remember him.
I have to have a cup of tea and go to sleep so I will say good night Huang
Chun(Jimmy) and have a great day. I will probably be sleeping....

wahjeh
rolland nadjiwon
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  “in the cabaret of globalization, the state appears as a stripper -
it strips off all its characteristics until only the bare essential remains:
repressive force.” SubCommander Marcos...


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From: Indigenous Languages and Technology [mailto:ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU]
On Behalf Of Huang,Chun
Sent: June-22-12 11:15 AM
To: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Subject: Re: [ILAT] news cycle...



Thanks, Phil,

definitely love to see more of the localized news!

Jimmy

On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:39:16 -0500, Phillip E Cash Cash wrote:

Greetings folks,

The news of Google's recent launch of the Endangered Languages Project made
a rush of headlines yesterday.  All quite exciting (since I search the news
daily).  I'm sure we will see more of the same in the coming month.  Keep an
eye out for original journalistic articles as these seem to take a uniquely
local perspective containing new information.  For example, in today's
headline, we saw:

Island takes centre stage in battle to save languages
http://www.timescolonist.com/life/Island+takes+centre+stage+battle+save+lang
uages/6824099/story.html#ixzz1yX286qic

This article was good because it "localized" the news of Google's ELP launch
during"...(a big pancake breakfast) at the offices of the First Peoples'
Cultural Council on the Tsartlip reserve" in Victoria, Canada.  :P

l8ter,
Phil







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