30th annual Siouan and Caddoan Languages Conference at NEIU, Chicago

[Cantemaza]

"Students and Native Peoples are encouraged to participate."  This almost makes it sound like Native Peoples are something different or that they can't be or are not students.  Will the students at this conference be non-Native?  We, native or not, are all students.  Just a thought.

-Cantemaza de miye do


Northeastern university wrote:
> CALL FOR PAPERS
> The 30th
> Siouan and Caddoan Languages Conference
> in conjunction with
> The Workshop on Comparative Siouan Syntax
>
> June 2-5, 2010
>
> Hosted by
> The Linguistic Department at Northeastern Illinois University,
> at the Northeastern Illinois University Main Campus
>
>
> We invite papers that focus on any aspect of
> Siouan and Caddoan languages and linguistics:
>
> Descriptive or Theoretical Linguistics
> Historical Linguistics
> Language Maintenance and Preservation
> Language Pedagogical
>
> Papers: 
>     Abstracts are due May 14th by 4:00 PM.  Individuals who wish to present
> a paper should e-mail a paper title, an abstract (no longer than 500 words),
> the author¹s name and any affiliation to <jp-boyle at neiu.edu> or mail a hard
> copy with the  above information to:
>
>         Dr. John P. Boyle
>         Department of Linguistics
>         5500 North St. Louis Ave.
>         Chicago, IL. 60625
>
> Presentations:
>      Notification of acceptance will be sent via e-mail by May 17, 2010.
> Presenters will be allotted a maximum of 30 minutes but shorter papers and
> informal and exploratory works are welcome.  If presenters would like a
> double time slot, please contact Dr. Boyle. Students and Native Peoples are
> encouraged to participate.  If any special AV equipment is needed please
> contact Dr. Boyle in advance.
>
> Registration:
>     Conference registration is free and the public is welcome.  Please
> contact us if you plan to attend.  A preliminary program and additional
> information will be sent out by May 21st 2010.
>
> Accommodations: 
>     A block of rooms will be reserved at:
>          The Holiday Inn Chicago, North Shore
>         5300 Touhy Ave.
>         Skokie, IL
>         847-679-8900
>
>