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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=5>What ever became of the project below that was
doing translations of the Minnesota 1862-66 Dakota prisoners' letters, which
gave attention to the changes of Dakota language from the 1860's to a more
contemporary time.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=5>From: "Louis Garcia" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:Louis_Garcia@littlehoop.cc"><FONT color=#0000ff
size=5>Louis_Garcia@littlehoop.cc</FONT></A><FONT color=#0000ff
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=5>To: <</FONT><A
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=5>Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:11
PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=5>Subject: Re: AIHEC Report</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=5>> Hi gang:<BR>> I am back from the American Indian
Higher Education Cosortium meeting in<BR>> Fargo, ND attended by 35 Indian
Colleges.<BR>> I visited with a number of Lakota speakers who say susweca is
the Lakota<BR>> form for dragonfly. They never heard of Ps'ko, but thought it
was a bird.<BR>> <BR>> Dr. Elton Lawrance gave a talk on the 1862-66
prison letters written in<BR>> Dakota that are in the Minnesota Historical
Society. Some of the letters<BR>> were written by his great grandfather. He
said it took him all of one<BR>> evening to translate one sentence as the
terms they use are not known today.<BR>> He has the Sisseton-Wahpeton
Community College at work on the project with<BR>> the Rev. Clifford Canku
and Rev. Michael Simon (Presbyterians) as well as<BR>> others assisting
him.<BR>> <BR>> I saw a video made at Ft. Berthold showing various
individuals giving the<BR>> sign language sign for a word or command, and
then pronouncing the term in<BR>> Hidatsa. English sub-titles were used. It
ran for about 15 or 20 minutes.<BR>> Toksta ake,<BR>> Louis Garcia<BR>>
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