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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">Scott, thank you so much for that
information.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">-------<BR>wahjeh<BR>rolland
nadjiwon</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=delancey@UOREGON.EDU href="mailto:delancey@UOREGON.EDU">Scott
DeLancey</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
href="mailto:ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU">ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 20, 2005 1:31
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [ILAT] Awards recognise
Indigenous culture preservation</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>On Wed, 19 Oct 2005, phil cash cash wrote:<BR><BR>> I am not
sure there is an avenue or forum that gives recognition to<BR>> community
contributions to language preservation and maintainance. I<BR><BR>Let me
mention SSILA's Ken Hale Prize:<BR><BR> The Ken Hale
Prize is presented annually by SSILA in recognition
of<BR> outstanding community language work and a deep
commitment to the<BR> documentation, maintenance,
promotion, and revitalization of<BR> indigenous
languages in the Americas. The Prize (which carries a
small<BR> monetary stipend and is not to be confused
with the LSA's Kenneth<BR> Hale Book Award) honors
those who strive to link the academic and<BR>
community spheres in the spirit of Ken Hale. Recipients can range
from<BR> native speakers and community-based linguists
to academic specialists,<BR> and may include groups or
organizations. No academic affiliation is<BR>
necessary.<BR><BR>Info & procedure for nominations are on the SSILA
website<BR><<A href="http://www.ssila.org/">http://www.ssila.org/</A>>,
click on "SSILA Award Winners".<BR><BR>SSILA is always eager for nominations
for this recognition, especially<BR>of folks that we might not hear about
through the linguistics social<BR>network.<BR><BR>Scott DeLancey<BR>Department
of Linguistics<BR>1290 University of Oregon<BR>Eugene, OR 97403-1290,
USA<BR><BR><A
href="mailto:delancey@darkwing.uoregon.edu">delancey@darkwing.uoregon.edu</A><BR><A
href="http://www.uoregon.edu/~delancey/prohp.html">http://www.uoregon.edu/~delancey/prohp.html</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>