Siouan language programs?

[Tleonard]

Bob:

an update on the j. goodtracks message below.......Frontier School, Red
Rock Oklahoma is instituting a new program for Ponca and Otoe language
education, begining 09/99, incorporating teaching grammars. Preliminary
kick-off is Wednesday, May 19, 1999. Program is funded and has good
community participation. More detail to follow.

TL

At 10:53 PM 5/17/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Bob:
>In regard to your update for the Plains Volume for the Handbook of the
>NAm by the Smithsonian, follows is a current update on the teaching of
>Baxoje-Jiwere (Ioway-Otoe/Missouri) languages at this time:
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>Otoe-Missouria Tribe at Red Rock, Oklahoma=	
>	1998.  Tony Arkikita perform survey of enrolled speakers of Jiwere
>identified 6 persons who have semi fluency/ knowledge of language
>(speaking & comprehension).  4 are still living. 70yoa+.  Total fluent
>speakers (first language)=zero.
>	1999.  Kenneth Black asked to teach evening adult classes.  10-15
>attending. Using IO Books I & II as only text.  KB says the word/
>phrases; students told to write it out as it sounds to them.  KB also
>supplies oral history.  Tribe provides class room space, but no monetary,
>moral support, etc.  Class currently suspended as KB tends health
>concerns.  Hope to resume and add Autumn language classes at Headstart
>via some younger person.  KB declines teaching children.  Truman Black,
>OKCity, said to hold class in OKCity. 	
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>Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma at Perkins, OK=
>	Tribe has hired an interested historian, archivist, (Cultural
>Preservationist) who has sponcered members to various seminars, museums,
>etc. in past/ current several years.  Previously, it is said that Truman
>Black offered class instructions (at public school?), but was
>discontinued as some political persons objected to an enrolled Otoe
>teaching enrolled Ioways in Ioway area (jurisdiction) [Note: This latter
>information was given me by several IO individuals.  So I am not  the
>original source who shares that note with you.]
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>Iowa Tribe of Kansas/ Nebraska at White Cloud, KS=
>	No classes, no support, no interest by Tribe.  Some varied interest by
>perhaps 12 - 18 known enrolled members pursuing random language learning
>at own cost & time.  Some small cultural grants given these individuals
>by Kansas Historical Society for various projects, songs, language,
>crafts, etc.
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>Jimm GT
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