New Kaw Language Program Director

[Cal Thunder Hawk]

Congratulations, David Kaufman.  Your enthusiasm for your work with the Kaw
language and your willingness to generously share it with the indigenous
people is unique and exceptional.

Cal Thunder Hawk

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On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 12:43 PM, David Kaufman <dvkanth2010 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Wiblahan Justin!
>
> Dave
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 10:47 PM, Mcbride, Justin <
> jtmcbri at ostatemail.okstate.edu> wrote:
>
>> Congrats, Dave! Good luck in your new job. It is one that is still very
>> much near to my heart (emotionally, of course, but also spatially!), and
>> I'd be glad to help out in any way I can if you ever have any questions or
>> concerns--or if you just need a conversation partner. To adapt a simple
>> saying I've heard over here in Osage land to Kansa: Washkáⁿ, kóya!
>>
>> -Justin
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 10:17 PM, David Kaufman <dvkanth2010 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Just a note to let everyone know that I am now the new Director of the
>>> Kaw Language Program in Kaw City, OK.  Linda Cumberland, my predecessor, is
>>> now retired, and I wish her the best in her retirement.  I spent the past
>>> week with Linda in training down at the Kaw Nation.  I will be moving from
>>> Lawrence, KS to Ponca City, OK on July 31 and will resume my position as
>>> Director on Monday, August 5.
>>>
>>> I am excited about this opportunity to help the Kaw Nation with their
>>> language and culture revitalization efforts.  I will, however, also still
>>> be enrolled as a student at KU and working to finish my dissertation, The
>>> Lower Mississippi Valley as a Language Area, in my off hours, hoping to
>>> defend next Spring.  I will continue working with Bob Rankin not only as a
>>> member of my dissertation committee but also in connection with his years
>>> of work on the Kaw (Kanza) language.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> --
>>> David Kaufman, Ph.C.
>>> University of Kansas
>>> Linguistic Anthropology
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> David Kaufman, Ph.C.
> University of Kansas
> Linguistic Anthropology
>
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