2005 Siouan and Caddoan Linguistics Conference.

[R. Rankin]

I just returned from Kaw City, OK and the tribal chairman of the Kaw Nation has
approved our request to hold the 2005 SCLC meeting at the tribal complex in Kaw
City.  Justin McBride, the Kaw language coordinator arranged this for us and we
owe him a vote of thanks.

The next thing to do is to decide on precise dates so that I can publicize the
meeting with other linguistics organizations and publications.  We normally meet
in very late May or sometime in June.  Would it be possible for those of you who
will be attending to let me know as soon as possible if you have any weekends
during this period that you have definite conflicts?

We had discussed the possibility of holding the meeting at the time of the Osage
dances so that interested persons could attend these in the evenings.  Does
anyone recall what weekend(s) this was?  Carolyn?

That's the good news.  The bad news is that while I was there the Kaw Nation
lost Elmer Clark, the son of Maude Rowe, who had recorded her language with me
back in the '70's.  Elmer was just about the last person I know of who could
even recall a little of the Kaw language.

Bob