[ADS-M] Media Request: Native America Calling

[Grant Barrett]

Fellow members of the American Dialect Society: see below for a
request on expertise in Native American language. Please also forward
it to colleagues who may be able to help.

Be sure to respond to the original querent, not to me, with details
and contact information.

Thanks,

Grant Barrett
American Dialect Society
Vice President of Communications and Technology
http://www.americandialect.org
grantbarrett at gmail.com


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Tristan Ahtone <tahtone at nativeamericacalling.com>
Date: Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 9:55 AM
Subject: Media Request: Native America Calling
To: "grantbarrett at gmail.com" <grantbarrett at gmail.com>


Mr. Barrett,


My name is Tristan Ahtone, I'm a producer with the show Native America
Calling - a daily, one hour call-in show that focuses on different
topics that impact tribal communities around the nation.


We are hoping to produce a show that looks at the expressions,
phrases, and slang of Indian Country, but are in need of an "expert"
who may have studied or documented this area of language. For
instance, in parts of Oklahoma if you were to say someone is acting
"Au-Day" it would be to describe someone as being snooty. Au-Day
translated from Kiowa would mean special, and when used in Kiowa is a
very good thing, when used in an English phrase it's sarcastic.


I'm hoping that you might have a good lead for a person that could
join us for the program. If anyone has a moment, please let me know.
I'd be greatly appreciative.


Tristan

Executive Producer, Native America Calling

917-622-4799