Grammer Work (language)

[Andre Cramblit]

Karuk Language Program Special Events

Karuk Grammar Workshops
with William Bright, Linguist

Tuesday
February 24, 2004
12:00 to 1:00 PM
At the Karuk Council Chambers
Happy Camp, CA

Wednesday
February 25, 2004
6:30 to 8:30 PM
At the A-Frame next to Orleans Elementary School
Highway 96, Orleans, CA

William Bright will also be at the Karuk Tribal Council Meeting in Orleans
on Thursday, February 26 to give a brief presentation.  A Yreka event is
proposed for late spring or summer.

In 1955 William Bright  received his doctorate in linguistics from the
University of California, Berkeley, where his dissertation was a grammar of
the Karuk language. From 1959 to 1988 he taught  linguistics and
anthropology at UCLA; now he is Professor Adjoint in Linguistics, University
of Colorado, Boulder. He has helped with Karuk language revitalization
efforts for many years.

For more information, you can call Susan Gehr, Karuk Language Program
Director at (800) 505-2785 extension 2205.