36.3485, Confs: 46th Annual Siouan and Caddoan Languages Conference (USA)

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Date: 14-Nov-2025
From: Adam An [sclc.kansas at gmail.com]
Subject: 46th Annual Siouan and Caddoan Languages Conference


46th Annual Siouan and Caddoan Languages Conference
Short Title: SCLC46
Theme: Siouan and Caddoan Languages

Date: 27-May-2026 - 29-May-2026
Location: Lawrence, KS, USA
Meeting URL: https://sites.google.com/view/46sclc/

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
Language Family(ies): Caddoan; Siouan

Submission Deadline: 01-May-2026

The Siouan and Caddoan Languages Conference (SCLC) promotes the study
and teaching of languages in the Siouan and Caddoan language families.
SCLC will be hosted in a hybrid format at the University of Kansas in
Lawrence, Kansas from Wednesday, May 27 to Friday, May 26, 2026.
Lawrence, Kansas was ceded by the Kaw (Kanza) Nation (Kaáⁿze) in the
Treaty of 1825, but eastern Kansas has also been historically
traversed by other tribes such as the Osage (𐓏𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟) and Pawnee (pâri
pakûru’). Many more tribes were forcibly moved through the region,
including Shawnee (Saawanook), Miami (Myaamia), Wyandotte (Waⁿdát),
Delaware (Lënape), and Peoria (Peewaalia). The nearby confluence of
the Kaw and Missouri Rivers nearby brought intertribal activity and
movement, associating the area with many more tribal nations,
including the Otoe-Missouria (Jiwere) and the Ioway (Báxoje). Central
and western Kansas were also home to many more Nations, including the
Kiowa (Gáuigú), Cheyenne (Tsistsista), Arapaho (Hinono'ei), Apache
(Ná'ishą), Northern Cheyenne (Tsistsista), Northern Arapaho
(Hinono'ei), Comanche (Nʉmʉnʉʉ), and Wichita (Kitikiti'sh). In present
time, Kansas is home to four federally recognized tribes: the Prairie
Band Potawatomi Nation (mshkoteni botwewatmi), the Iowa Tribe of
Kansas and Nebraska (Báxoje), the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas
(Kiikaapoi), and the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and
Nebraska (Ne ma ha ha ki). Furthermore, with Haskell Indian Nations
University also in Lawrence, there is an eclectic intertribal presence
representing tribal Nations from across the country, creating a
diverse representation of Indian Country within the community.
The conference is organized by members of the Department of
Linguistics, the Indigenous Studies Program, and the Office of
Sovereign Partnerships and Indigenous Initiatives at the University of
Kansas. Questions may be directed to sclc.kansas at gmail.com.
SCLC has a special emphasis on community-driven research. We welcome
proposals for individual, group, or roundtable presentations. These
may include:
 - Indigenous education
 - Teaching and learning language
 - Language and cultural identity
 - Film and media
 - Folklore
 - History
 - Music and art
 - Traditional beliefs and knowledge
 - Linguistic description and analysis
 - Indigenous data sovereignty
 - Performances in indigenous language
Our conference theme is “Language Revitalization: Practitioner
Perspectives.” We especially welcome tribal citizens and members
working in and with language programs to consider participating.
Types of presentations include:
 - Individual or team presentation – can be a live talk, a pre-made
video, or other work of art
 - Group / panel discussion (typically 3-5 presenters)
 - Roundtable discussion (with audience participation)
 - Workshop
If you think of a type of presentation that is not on this list,
please ask! Please let us know which type of presentation you would
like to be considered for. No proposal is too small: even an email
telling us what you’d like to share is perfect.
The (soft) deadline for proposals is May 1st, 2026. Please send
submissions to sclc.kansas at gmail.com.



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