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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For the record, J. O. Dorsey attempted an
Omaha-Ponca translation of The Gospel According to St. Mark, but I think he only
made it as far as the the first chapter or two. However slim, I think I'd
call it a "Bible portion."</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=Jack_Rushing@sil.org
href="mailto:Jack_Rushing@sil.org">Jack_Rushing@sil.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=siouan@lists.Colorado.EDU
href="mailto:siouan@lists.Colorado.EDU">siouan@lists.Colorado.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 11, 2008 2:53
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: The Lord of the Rings and
Other Popular Literature in Siouan Languages</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT><BR></DIV><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>To update the
Ethnologue, translation of the Bible into Lakota is underway. It is a project
of the American Bible Society. Currently available is the Gospel of Luke in
video format and two topical selections in print with audio. The Gospel of
John, Acts, and Psalms are in progress.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif
size=2>Jack Rushing</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>