Next Workshop....In tandem with the Salish conference

[Jeffrey Kopp]

Hi.  Well, that presents me with a quandary.  I was urged by a far
southern member of the group to vote for the GR this year, which I was
already inclined to do, being down here in Oregon myself, and also eager
to see the place.  (As much as I love visiting BC, it is a trek for me,
and my schedule is going to be fuller this year, as I head toward
occupational viability.)  And another Oregonian who couldn't attend last
year's might be able to come this year if it is nearer us, on the
reservation.  However, I am also hoping to snag more linguists, so
having it in the proximity of the Salishan conference is appealing.  The
First Nations' facility is handy and hospitable, but I presume the GR
also has a way to put up visitors.  

But we did already have our first workshop on the northern perimeter, so
to speak.  It's a shame this geographic coincidence didn't come up last
year.

Well, I guess at this point I'll still vote for the reservation this
year, to make a fair rotation of locations.  But perhaps we can snag
more linguists if the workshop is set to end just a day or two before
the Salishan conference; the eager beavers among the linguists might
find an excuse to head out early so they can snag the workshop en route
to the Salishan conference.  (Is the GR location available in early
Aug.?)   (This might possibly be easier for them to arrange than to come
back "late" from a professional conference they may get annual leave
for.)  If there is enough interest maybe we can even arrange a van or
bus to carry them from GR to BC (or from GR to the nearest airport) to
help facilitate their making both events.  (We could sell a few tickets
at cost in advance to secure a chartered Greyhound or tour bus.)

I might also point out that the GR location is potentially newsworthy
here in Oregon (due to the native language revival on reservations
around Oregon, the recent casino opening at the GR, and also the
Chinooks' current pursuit of recognition).  So having the workshop there
might help get us into the Oregon press, and from there perhaps even
wider notice.

I do think we can get some press notice this year for this workshop,
especially if the date is set at least four to five months in advance,
which would permit its getting into regional/travel magazines (Sunset,
etc.).  Also, being the "second annual" will probably carry a lot more
water with editors, thus appearing more certain, and the notes and
pictures from the first conference will give them publishable background
material.

P.S.  I also like the Ft. Vancouver idea.  The park service might also
be interested and helpful.  Next year? Perhaps a good circuit, a regular
three-year cycle, could be Mission-GR-Vanc?

Regards,

Jeff

On Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:04:26 -0800, you wrote:

>Hello,
>
>Zvjezdana's point is excellent.  We might easily add half-a-dozen people
>to our crowd at the Chinook Gathering, if it were held very soon before or
>after the Salish conference.  And these would be linguists as well as
>Native people, quite likely, as both attend the Salish conference in
>numbers.
>

>Dunno whether we can manage to schedule our gathering in this way,
>however.  The Salish conference is traditionally the 2nd week of August,
>and this year it's to be held in Kamloops BC.  (Yes, that's a goldmine of
>CJ, and you might consider attending if you care to hear linguists and
>Indian language teachers give presentations for 3 days.)
>
>Best,
>Dave