legacy materials

[David Lewis]

Yes, we did that with SWORP, but I am awaiting a model that tribes can
use in a digital database. We are developing a model here at Grand Ronde
for Digital archives on the web, but we are working on how this will
work in the field, at the archives in question. 

 

David G. Lewis

Manager, Cultural Resources Department

Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

Office 503.879.1634

David.Lewis at grandronde.org <mailto:David.Lewis at grandronde.org> 

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From: Indigenous Languages and Technology
[mailto:ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] On Behalf Of phil cash cash
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 11:18 AM
To: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Subject: Re: [ILAT] legacy materials

 

I should add that the recent trends in the linguistics field are focused
almost exclusively on the creation of legacy materials and less so on
current archived  materials despite their relatively equal status.  Just
take a look at the E-MELD webpage to see what I mean.  Whereas
endangered language communities have an interest in both aspects: legacy
creation and archival access.  

At least for the North American folks, it seems that the creation of
comprehensive searchable resource is a grant waiting to happen (hint,
hint)!

Phil
UofA

Quoting phil cash cash <cashcash at email.arizona.edu>:

> Good question Shannon! Linguists seem to be fairly parochial on how
> to access
> legacy resources. Maybe someday (in the near future) we can have a
> comprehensive resource whereby legacy materials on endangered language
> materials are indexed and searchable so that endangered language
communities
> can gain access to critical information and resources. At the moment,
we are
> all are on our own. 
> Phil
> UofA
>
> Quoting "s.t. bischoff" :
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone might know of some good resources for
finding out
>> about various legacy materials in museums, archives, garages, etc.
I'm
>> wondering if anyone has sat down and done a survey of all the 
>> linguistic work
>> that has been done on indigenous languages. For example, I've heard 
>> that Boas
>> left hundreds if not thousands of pages of material on indigenous
languages.
>> Also, Harrington has quite a reputation for having left field notes 
>> in various
>> places. Has anyone done a systematic "inventory" of these types of 
>> materials,
>> or has anyone proposed some way to do such an inventory? Is anyone 
>> aware of any
>> archives that have field notes or recordings that are not be
utilized?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Shannon
>> PS Ives Goddard has a nice survey of linguistic work done in the 
>> Americas with
>> excellent references in the Handbook of American Indians 17, for
those
>> interested in these things.
>>
>> __________________________
>>
>>
>> "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. 
>> Insensibly, one begins
>> to wish facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."
>>
>> --Sherlock Holmes, A Scandal in Bohemia

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