Revitalization work in 2012?

[s.t. bischoff]

Hello all,

There will be a week long Myaami day camp in Fort Wayne in mid-July. The
website will be up-dated when an exact date is set. You can read about last
years event here

http://www.ipfw.edu/trlc/Myaamia_Day_Camp.html

Cheers,
Shannon

On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 11:29 AM, Richard Zane Smith <rzs at wildblue.net>wrote:

> Concerning Language revitalization efforts with the Wyandot(te) language
> in NE Oklahoma,
>
> My wife and I will be on our 7th year introducing the language in the
> Wyandotte public schools,using simple sentences through the use of special
> songs
> and imperatives using TPR techniques. Also volunteering to teach a day a
> week Pre-school Turtle Tots (over 60 children)
> Still unfunded but doing what we can, the Wyandotte Nation here still has
> no language committee, but did buy a projector for our use in the school.
> The Wyandotte Nation is beginning to show an interest in working with a
> professional Iroquoian Linguist, specializing in "wandat".
> We are also revitalizing traditional songs using old recordings preserved
> on wax cylinder, and reviving piece by piece our ceremonies.
>
> tizhameh (thanks!)
>
> Richard Zane Smith (Wyandot)
> Wyandotte Oklahoma
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> On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 1:24 AM, Patricia A.Shaw <patricia.a.shaw at ubc.ca>wrote:
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>> In response to the request for information about up-coming events related
>> to language revitalization, please note:
>>
>> There is to be a special joint session entitled "From Language
>> Documentation to Language Revitalization", co-sponsored by the Society
>> for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA) and the
>> Committee on Endangered Languages and their Preservation (CELP), at the
>> Linguistic Society of America (LSA) meetings to be held in Portland on
>> January 5-6. [http://www.lsadc.org/info/meet-annual.cfm]
>>
>> The theme of this special session is on the role of Linguistics in
>> endangered language revitalization. While there has been a growing focus
>> within the field of Linguistics on “best practice” methodologies for endangered
>> language documentation, there are many challenges - for linguists, for
>> educators, for indigenous community members - in how to move from the
>> "documentation" (past or present) of a language which is no longer actively
>> spoken within families and communities to its effective "revitalization".
>> Our goal is to illustrate through six case studies - representing diverse
>> languages, contexts, and approaches - how linguists can contribute to
>> language reclamation initiatives, and of how these efforts can, in turn,
>> contribute to documentary linguistic practice so that it can better serve endangered
>> language revitalization.
>>
>> A fuller description of the session is attached (file =
>> "JointSession_SSILA&LSA.pdf"), which includes abstracts for each of
>> presentations. Opening this session at 7:30 pm on Thursday evening (January
>> 5) is a screening of the award-winning documentary "We Still Live Here - Âs
>> Nutayuneân" which features the cultural and linguistic revival among the
>> Wampanoag of Southeastern Massachusetts. This is open to the public, so
>> please spread the word!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Patricia
>>
>> Patricia A. Shaw, President
>> Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA)
>> Chair, First Nations Languages Program, UBC:  http://fnlg.arts.ubc.ca
>>
>>
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>> On 2011-12-30, at 11:40 AM, Basla Andolsun wrote:
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'd like to do a blog post on Spoken First
>> http://falmouthinstitute.com/language/ about some of what the new year
>> stands to offer in terms of language revitalization. Does anyone know of
>> anything interesting planned for 2012? I have the Sauk immersion school,
>> Oklahoma Breath of Life workshop and Lushootseed Immersion Week on my
>> list so far. Anything else you would recommend?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Basla
>>
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