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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>At the launch in February the Editor-in-chief of the Atlas, Christopher
Moseley, discussed the challenges of locating languages, single data points
being easier and less controversial than areas defined by polygons. He has
already had lots of feedback. UNESCO wants updates to improve the quality of the
data and has supplied a <a
href="http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?pg=00213">questionnaire</a>. If
you only have one comment to make and don’t want to fill in the
questionnaire then write to <u><a href="mailto:atlas@unesco.org" target="_blank"><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Indigenous Languages and Technology
[mailto:ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jimrem@AOL.COM<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 10 April 2009 18:41<br>
<b>To:</b> ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [ILAT] Map Shows Thousands of Dead or Dying Languagesn(fwd
link)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>>>I went to the UNESCO map (listed under resources below the
article). Some<br>
of the data is not quite accurate. Does anyone on this list know where/if<br>
such data can be corrected? Without it taking endless amounts of time?</span><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>I also would like to know how to correct this
misinformation. The map shows</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>the
Munsee dialect of Lenape (Delaware Indian language) in central PA as a
living language, while the only speakers are in Ontario. The Unami
dialect is shown in Maryland and listed as extinct. Lenape was
spoken not in Maryland, but in northern DE, all of NJ, eastern PA, and
southeastern NY state. We still have partial speakers located in OK.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Jim
Rementer, director<br>
Lenape Language Project<br>
The Delaware Tribe<br>
Bartlesville OK 74006</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Feeling the pinch at the grocery
store? <a href="http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001">Make
dinner for $10 or less</a>.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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