Taanshi, hello!<br><br>I am earching for precedents for having an Native Elder(s) as fully enfranchised Members of a MA thesis committee. My thesis incorporates video documentation, storytelling, oral history, linguistic analysis of a Native language done through a reflexive and collaborative process with the fluent speakers involved. As the knowledge and direction of one Elder in particular is essential for me to be able to do the project, I would like to ask her to be on my thesis commitee. However, I need to make a case for this and the dean our graduate school (University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada) has asked me to do some research. She is very supportive but I need to supply her with hard facts so she can go to the president of the university with my request and hopefully set some new policy.<br>
<br>Kihchi-maarsii por toń aad! Thanks for your help!<br><br>Eekoshi pitamaa. That is it for now.<br>Heather Souter<br>MA Candidate, Michif Language and Linguistics<br>University of Lethbridge<br>Alberta<br>Canada<br>