E-mail-A-Friend: Indian languages meeting focus

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Randy:
Thanks for the news article, which I have E'd to some Baxoje, 
Jiwere~Ñut^achi.  Indeed, Thank You very much and with heartfelt 
appreciation.  It seems seems these simple words are such a small return to 
you for everything in regard to the facilitation of the conference that 
included economy dorm apts, meals, city directions, evening cafes, copys of 
papers and guest speakers.  No doubt, everyone should be home recuperating 
by now, and reviewing their return to daily routine.  I'll look for 
opportunity to allow to the reading and review of so many interesting 
papers.
I cannot recall a conference of such shared fellowship, support and with so 
many interesting discussions on language and comparative issues.  I look 
forward to the draft of John's paper on Pronouns, which was tempting to stay 
for, but I know now my decision to opt out towards the 20hr drive home was 
the better decision.  Granddaughter drove 3.5hrs and with a box of Nodoz and 
an answered prayer, we got back home in one piece.  Hintagwaiñe was marked 
with sinje shuje from being strapped in his car seat so long.  The drive 
home was the low point of the trip, as the literal high of our ten days was 
the awesome and scary Beartooth trail above timberline and the clouds - 
NEVER that route again!

I'll get Bob's verb reference examples to him and John's complex sentence 
examples as I'm able to look them up.  I forgot to get the IOM CD's to 
Johannes.  I've learned I must act when I think of something, or I fail to 
do it.  If he will send me an address to his location in Wisconsin or 
wherever, I package them for shipment.
For those who were unable to make the conference, it will be a loss which 
may be be lightened by accessing the presented papers when possible and 
available, or talking with one of us participants.
.
Upon my return, there was mail from D.C., notifying that the grant applied 
for will be funded.  Apparently, I would have known the decision before 
leaving except that Fast Lane did not notify the agency of my E-address 
change as they said, and the actual grant notice letter to my name was sent 
to the tribe's address.  I do not live there in the tribal offices.  So this 
is tremendously great news.  The project will begin officially in October, 
when they work out bookkeeping with the tribe.
There is more, for my cup runneth over, but enough for the moment.
I thank each of you fellow participants for the special persons you are, the 
kindness to my grandchildren and the blessing you extend to the Native 
communities (weather they can appreciate it now or latter, as everyone's 
enlightenment continues).
NawoPi uramañi taho ...(Vayan con Dios)
Jimm


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <rgraczyk at aol.com>
To: <siouan at lists.colorado.edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 12:47 PM
Subject: E-mail-A-Friend: Indian languages meeting focus



> Comment:
> This is the article on the SCLC that appeared in the Billings Gazette.
> Randy
> ---
>
> Story:
> Indian languages meeting focus
>
> Language is so bound up in culture that the loss of American Indian 
> languages is a loss of an important part of their speakers' identities.
>
> Linguists working to preserve the Siouan family of Indian languages will 
> meet in Billings on the Rocky Mountain College campus Friday through 
> Sunday.
>
> For more of this story, click on or type the URL below:
>
> http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/06/16/news/local/55-language.txt
>