2005 Siouan and Caddoan Linguistics Conference.

[ROOD DAVID S]

For me, the earlier in the summer season the better.  Mid to late May
would be ideal.

David

David S. Rood
Dept. of Linguistics
Univ. of Colorado
295 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0295
USA
rood at colorado.edu

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004, R. Rankin wrote:

> 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
>