From marino at skyway.usask.ca Wed Apr 11 05:46:02 2007 From: marino at skyway.usask.ca (Marino) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:46:02 -0600 Subject: SCLC 2007 Message-ID: Dear colleagues, First my apologies for not contacting you sooner about arrangements for SCLC 2007. I am having serious problems with my internet connection, related to the renovations being done in my house. I suppose it is related to the rewiring in the basement and kitchen. At any rate, I keep losing email messages and internet contact. I am composing this off-line, and will have to find some resolution of this problem. At any rate, if you plan to attend this year's conference and would like accommodation on campus, please contact this website: http://www.usask.ca/hospitality/upcomingevents.html Please let me know if you book into campus accommodation so that I can know more precisely what reservations to make in off-campus sites. More later. Mary Marino -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marino at skyway.usask.ca Thu Apr 12 04:24:20 2007 From: marino at skyway.usask.ca (Marino) Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:24:20 -0600 Subject: SCLC 2007 Message-ID: Date: 11 April 2007 Subject: SCLC 2007 The Siouan and Caddoan Linguistics Conference will be held on 24 and 25 May 2007 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The conference will take place in the Archaeology Building on the U of S campus. If you wish to give a paper please notify me as soon as possible, giving your intended title and send me your abstract by 20 May so that I can prepare the program. Please advise me of the number of days you plan to be in Saskatoon. The Canadian Linguistics Association conference will begin on 26 May and will end on 29 May. The CLA plans to run three simultaneous sessions on each of the four days, morning and afternoon, so there should be plenty of interesting papers to attend. I do not yet have the program for that conference, but I expect to see it shortly. If you wish to stay on campus, please make room bookings directly at the following website: http://www.usask.ca/hospitality/upcomingevents.html (Go to the link titled "summer housing reservations") The campus coordinators will not reserve blocks of rooms in the residence halls; each visitor must make his or her own reservation. Rates are $25.44/night for a double room and $31.99/night for a single room. Bathroom facilities are shared; soap, towels and bed linen are provided. If you plan to stay beyond the 25th of May you will need other accommodation. For this purpose, I am going to make some reservations off campus. I need to know how many rooms I will need to reserve and for what number of nights. Please advise me of your plans as soon as possible. I will have more information in the next few days. Mary Marino -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marino at skyway.usask.ca Mon Apr 16 15:53:55 2007 From: marino at skyway.usask.ca (Marino) Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:53:55 -0600 Subject: SCLC 2007 Message-ID: Hello colleagues, For those who are waiting to finalize their plans for attendance at SCLC 2007, the preliminary program for the CLA, which begins on 26 May is available at the CLA website: . Please let me know by the middle of this week whether you plan to attend, and the approximate number of days that you plan to stay. Thanks, Mary Marino From Rgraczyk at aol.com Wed Apr 18 16:16:07 2007 From: Rgraczyk at aol.com (Rgraczyk at aol.com) Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:16:07 EDT Subject: SCLC 2007 Message-ID: Hi, Mary. I am planning on attending the conference in Saskatoon. I will be staying three nights--May 23-25, and would like to stay on campus. Randy Graczyk ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marino at skyway.usask.ca Thu Apr 19 03:21:53 2007 From: marino at skyway.usask.ca (Marino) Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:21:53 -0600 Subject: SCLC 2007 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hello Randy, You should contact the following: http://www.usask.ca/hospitality/upcomingevents.html to make your room booking. I cannot book on-campus accommodations for conference attenders. I urge you to do it as soon as possible. Best, Mary At 10:16 AM 4/18/2007, you wrote: >Hi, Mary. I am planning on attending the conference in Saskatoon. I will >be staying three nights--May 23-25, and would like to stay on campus. > >Randy Graczyk > > > > >---------- >See what's free at AOL.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From okibjonathan at yahoo.com Sun Apr 29 23:59:34 2007 From: okibjonathan at yahoo.com (Jonathan Holmes) Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:59:34 -0700 Subject: Fwd: [Anthropology] Cree Language Message-ID: CaveTank at aol.com wrote: From: CaveTank at aol.com Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:03:45 EDT To: anthropology at listserv.nku.edu Subject: [Anthropology] Cree Language Cree language to go online with new Internet dictionary Kerry Benjoe The Leader-Post Saturday, April 28, 2007 The Cree language is going high tech as part of the Cree Language Resource Project that was announced on Friday at the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv). The project is a joint initiative between the FNUniv, the Miyo Wahkohtowin Community Education Authority (MWCEA) and Intellinet Technologies Inc. The partners are working towards developing an online Cree-English dictionary. "It's not for profit," said Loretta Pete-Lambert, director of education at the MWCEA. "Its intention is to preserve Cree, enhance Cree for individuals interested in learning about Cree." The MWCEA, a K-to-12 school located on the Ermineskin Cree Nation in Alberta, is responsible for spearheading the initiative. Pete-Lambert said the concept of an online dictionary that was both educational and interactive grew out of the need to find resources to teach the Cree language. She anticipates the dictionary will be available by the end of May or the beginning of June. The dictionary is currently being worked on to ensure that everything is working as it should. In November, Pete-Lambert signed a similar agreement with the University of Alberta to make its Cree dictionary available online. She feels it's important to convert as many of the existing First Nations dictionaries to an online version as a way of creating a more complete resource tool. The project is moving forward very quickly because of the support Pete-Lambert has received from those involved in the project, like her school's information technologies person, Ahmed Jawad. "He sees this as a very good resource for our school system. He's committed to it. He has passion behind it," Pete-Lambert said of Jawad, who has also had to learn the Cree-syllabics system so that he's able to understand the intricacies involved with the First Nations language. Jawad is also the president of Intellinet Technologies Inc. and is responsible for developing the online version. Richard Lightning, an elder from the Ermineskin First Nation, said he was overwhelmed by the whole project and is amazed by what technology is able to do. "Hopefully the First Nations people in this province support every effort to be able to revive and restore the language and the culture, because the two go hand in hand," said Lightning. Arok Wolvengrey, an associate professor in the Indian Languages Department at the FNUniv, has provided all the information from his dictionary, nehiyawewin: itwewina/Cree words, for the online version. He jumped at the opportunity to have his dictionary go online because he knew it was not something he would have been able to do on his own. "I certainly did not have the expertise to take it to that next level," said Wolvengrey. "So this is perfect. It allows us to expand, to continually add information to the database ... But we're going way beyond that, doing audio files and video clips." Wolvengrey's passion for the Cree language began when he was introduced to it as a child. He has dedicated much of career to learning and preserving it. Wolvengrey sees the potential the Internet can play in Cree retention intiatives and says incorporating the syllabic-writing system as well as a pronunciation key will go a long way in helping people learn and retain the language. The dictionary converts words from their English form into their Cree translation using Cree syllabics or the Roman alphabet. It can create flash cards and story boards, and includes games and testing components for children as well as a database of lesson plans for teachers. --------------------------------- See what's free at AOL.com. Be a friend... Help support the Lakota Communities on Pine Ridge, go to: http://FriendsofPineRidgeReservation.org --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marino at skyway.usask.ca Wed Apr 11 05:46:02 2007 From: marino at skyway.usask.ca (Marino) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:46:02 -0600 Subject: SCLC 2007 Message-ID: Dear colleagues, First my apologies for not contacting you sooner about arrangements for SCLC 2007. I am having serious problems with my internet connection, related to the renovations being done in my house. I suppose it is related to the rewiring in the basement and kitchen. At any rate, I keep losing email messages and internet contact. I am composing this off-line, and will have to find some resolution of this problem. At any rate, if you plan to attend this year's conference and would like accommodation on campus, please contact this website: http://www.usask.ca/hospitality/upcomingevents.html Please let me know if you book into campus accommodation so that I can know more precisely what reservations to make in off-campus sites. More later. Mary Marino -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marino at skyway.usask.ca Thu Apr 12 04:24:20 2007 From: marino at skyway.usask.ca (Marino) Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:24:20 -0600 Subject: SCLC 2007 Message-ID: Date: 11 April 2007 Subject: SCLC 2007 The Siouan and Caddoan Linguistics Conference will be held on 24 and 25 May 2007 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The conference will take place in the Archaeology Building on the U of S campus. If you wish to give a paper please notify me as soon as possible, giving your intended title and send me your abstract by 20 May so that I can prepare the program. Please advise me of the number of days you plan to be in Saskatoon. The Canadian Linguistics Association conference will begin on 26 May and will end on 29 May. The CLA plans to run three simultaneous sessions on each of the four days, morning and afternoon, so there should be plenty of interesting papers to attend. I do not yet have the program for that conference, but I expect to see it shortly. If you wish to stay on campus, please make room bookings directly at the following website: http://www.usask.ca/hospitality/upcomingevents.html (Go to the link titled "summer housing reservations") The campus coordinators will not reserve blocks of rooms in the residence halls; each visitor must make his or her own reservation. Rates are $25.44/night for a double room and $31.99/night for a single room. Bathroom facilities are shared; soap, towels and bed linen are provided. If you plan to stay beyond the 25th of May you will need other accommodation. For this purpose, I am going to make some reservations off campus. I need to know how many rooms I will need to reserve and for what number of nights. Please advise me of your plans as soon as possible. I will have more information in the next few days. Mary Marino -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marino at skyway.usask.ca Mon Apr 16 15:53:55 2007 From: marino at skyway.usask.ca (Marino) Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:53:55 -0600 Subject: SCLC 2007 Message-ID: Hello colleagues, For those who are waiting to finalize their plans for attendance at SCLC 2007, the preliminary program for the CLA, which begins on 26 May is available at the CLA website: . Please let me know by the middle of this week whether you plan to attend, and the approximate number of days that you plan to stay. Thanks, Mary Marino From Rgraczyk at aol.com Wed Apr 18 16:16:07 2007 From: Rgraczyk at aol.com (Rgraczyk at aol.com) Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:16:07 EDT Subject: SCLC 2007 Message-ID: Hi, Mary. I am planning on attending the conference in Saskatoon. I will be staying three nights--May 23-25, and would like to stay on campus. Randy Graczyk ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marino at skyway.usask.ca Thu Apr 19 03:21:53 2007 From: marino at skyway.usask.ca (Marino) Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:21:53 -0600 Subject: SCLC 2007 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hello Randy, You should contact the following: http://www.usask.ca/hospitality/upcomingevents.html to make your room booking. I cannot book on-campus accommodations for conference attenders. I urge you to do it as soon as possible. Best, Mary At 10:16 AM 4/18/2007, you wrote: >Hi, Mary. I am planning on attending the conference in Saskatoon. I will >be staying three nights--May 23-25, and would like to stay on campus. > >Randy Graczyk > > > > >---------- >See what's free at AOL.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From okibjonathan at yahoo.com Sun Apr 29 23:59:34 2007 From: okibjonathan at yahoo.com (Jonathan Holmes) Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:59:34 -0700 Subject: Fwd: [Anthropology] Cree Language Message-ID: CaveTank at aol.com wrote: From: CaveTank at aol.com Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:03:45 EDT To: anthropology at listserv.nku.edu Subject: [Anthropology] Cree Language Cree language to go online with new Internet dictionary Kerry Benjoe The Leader-Post Saturday, April 28, 2007 The Cree language is going high tech as part of the Cree Language Resource Project that was announced on Friday at the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv). The project is a joint initiative between the FNUniv, the Miyo Wahkohtowin Community Education Authority (MWCEA) and Intellinet Technologies Inc. The partners are working towards developing an online Cree-English dictionary. "It's not for profit," said Loretta Pete-Lambert, director of education at the MWCEA. "Its intention is to preserve Cree, enhance Cree for individuals interested in learning about Cree." The MWCEA, a K-to-12 school located on the Ermineskin Cree Nation in Alberta, is responsible for spearheading the initiative. Pete-Lambert said the concept of an online dictionary that was both educational and interactive grew out of the need to find resources to teach the Cree language. She anticipates the dictionary will be available by the end of May or the beginning of June. The dictionary is currently being worked on to ensure that everything is working as it should. In November, Pete-Lambert signed a similar agreement with the University of Alberta to make its Cree dictionary available online. She feels it's important to convert as many of the existing First Nations dictionaries to an online version as a way of creating a more complete resource tool. The project is moving forward very quickly because of the support Pete-Lambert has received from those involved in the project, like her school's information technologies person, Ahmed Jawad. "He sees this as a very good resource for our school system. He's committed to it. He has passion behind it," Pete-Lambert said of Jawad, who has also had to learn the Cree-syllabics system so that he's able to understand the intricacies involved with the First Nations language. Jawad is also the president of Intellinet Technologies Inc. and is responsible for developing the online version. Richard Lightning, an elder from the Ermineskin First Nation, said he was overwhelmed by the whole project and is amazed by what technology is able to do. "Hopefully the First Nations people in this province support every effort to be able to revive and restore the language and the culture, because the two go hand in hand," said Lightning. Arok Wolvengrey, an associate professor in the Indian Languages Department at the FNUniv, has provided all the information from his dictionary, nehiyawewin: itwewina/Cree words, for the online version. He jumped at the opportunity to have his dictionary go online because he knew it was not something he would have been able to do on his own. "I certainly did not have the expertise to take it to that next level," said Wolvengrey. "So this is perfect. It allows us to expand, to continually add information to the database ... But we're going way beyond that, doing audio files and video clips." Wolvengrey's passion for the Cree language began when he was introduced to it as a child. He has dedicated much of career to learning and preserving it. Wolvengrey sees the potential the Internet can play in Cree retention intiatives and says incorporating the syllabic-writing system as well as a pronunciation key will go a long way in helping people learn and retain the language. The dictionary converts words from their English form into their Cree translation using Cree syllabics or the Roman alphabet. It can create flash cards and story boards, and includes games and testing components for children as well as a database of lesson plans for teachers. --------------------------------- See what's free at AOL.com. Be a friend... Help support the Lakota Communities on Pine Ridge, go to: http://FriendsofPineRidgeReservation.org --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: