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Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 01:56:00 -0000
Three Saturdays,
Learn about the indigenous cultures of the Northeast through lectures,
performances, and films. Journey through "Native New York" with Evan
T. Pritchard, founder of the Center for Algonquin Culture, and learn
how Broadway used to be the Mohican Trail. Enjoy the Mohawk Singers
and Dancers, and take a look down the "Pow Wow Highway" with actor
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Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 02:21:54 -0000
~LEONARD PELTIER's Magnificent `Political Platform'~
from the brand new book ~HAVE YOU THOUGHT of LEONARD PELTIER LATELY?~
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add'l copy) made out to 'Have You Thought' & mail to: AEQ Book Review of Making Dictionaries: Preserving
Indigenous Languages of the Americas
From: George Lessard
Subject: AEQ Book Review of Making Dictionaries: Preserving
Indigenous Languages of the Americas
Frawley, William, Kenneth C. Hill, and Pamela Munro, eds. Making
Dictionaries: Preserving Indigenous Languages of the Americas.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. 450 pp. ISBN
0520229967, $34.95.
Reviewed for the Anthropology & Education Quarterly by
Catherine S. Fowler
This volume of papers provides fascinating perspectives on the
processes and practices of dictionary making by several contemporary
lexicographers, all of whom have struggled or are yet struggling to
develop these important tools for indigenous languages in North
America and Meso-America. Given that most of the 23 contributors are
well known for their work in theoretical and/or historical
linguistics, but also are actively involved in language preservation
and restoration efforts, their accounts of the complexities, time and
issues involved in developing dictionaries become even more important
and significant. As noted in the introduction by Fawley, Hill and
Munro, when one considers that a good dictionary "is a thousand pages
of ideas and history, a guide to the mind and world of a people" (p.
22), developed by a person (rarely persons) who is "simultaneously a
phonetician, morphologist, syntactician, and semanticist but also a
sociologist, anthropologist, biologist, diplomat, therapist,
mediator, and salesman" (p. 21), then the work and results deserve
much more consideration than they are often accorded. Indeed,
lexicographers are far from the "unfortunate drudges" that history
suggests, but rather heros to be celebrated and lauded for their
ultimate achievements. Readers of this volume will come away with
that impression, as well as a genuine feeling for the real work and
problems involved.
Fawley, Hill and Munro begin their excellent introduction and summary
of the papers by noting some common "war stories" shared by
lexicographers. These include: where and how to begin, finding and
continuing funding, inevitable project expansion ("mission creep"),
in-achievable goals, an inevitable back-burner status, and a "so
what" or even mean spirited final assessment. But beyond these, they
also list and discuss ten more serious issues raised by such work,
while pointing out how the authors address them in various ways.
These ten include: choosing and defining main/subsidiary entries; the
use (and abuse) of linguistic theory in dictionary construction;
consideration of literacy and orthography issues; choice, use (and
abuse) of graphics; definitions of the community of users and their
role in decision making; holistic vs. specialized dictionaries; use
(and abuse) of etymology and other aspects of history; the role of
technology in development and ultimate production; issues as to
inclusion/exclusion and variation in usages; and the role of
consistency and rules in development (known largely by their
violation!). The 16 papers are then collected into four sections,
each with a slightly different perspective or focus on one or more of
these issues. These include: I. Form and Meaning in the Dictionary
with papers by K. Hale and D. Salamanca on Misumalpan languages, W.
Pulte and D. Feeling on Cherokee, J. Grimes on Huichol, P. Munro on
verbs in various languages, and R. Rhodes on Eastern
Ojibwa-Chippewa-Ottawa; II. Role of the Dictionary in Indigenous
Communities with papers by K. Rice and L. Saxon on Canadian
Athabascan languages, L. Hinton and W. Weigel on California
languages, and P. Kroskrity on Western Mono; III. Technology and
Dictionary Design with papers by U. Canger on 16th and 17th C.
Nahuatl, J. Amith on Nahuatl, and D. Rood and J. Koonz on Comparative
Siouan; and IV. Specific Projects and Personal Accounts with papers
by H. Aoki on Nez Perce, K. Hill on Hopi, C. Callaghan on Miwok
languages, W. Bright on the Native American Place names in the U.S.
Project, and M. Clayton and J. Campbell on 16th Century lexicographer
Alfonso de Molina. There is a single bibliography and the volume is
indexed.
Although there are too many good papers in the volume to note here,
those interested in anthropology and education should probably pay
particular attention to the papers in sections II and III, as they
deal more specifically with issues involved in teaching literacy and
in the role of dictionaries in language retention and revitalization.
The papers by Rice and Saxon, Hinton and Weigel and Kroskrity are
particularly oriented and insightful as to matters involving proper
assessments of community language ideologies in proposed projects,
educational levels of potential users of the materials, including
their familiarity with existing orthographies such as English, the
social positions of persons involved in the project(s), their
expectations as well as those of the community in general, political
and sensitivity issues, and ultimately ways to assess the usefulness
of those materials in educational efforts, be they preservation and
reference or more active utilization. The essays in section III by
Aoki, Hill, and Callaghan also provide further discussion of several
of these topics while focusing on the authors' specific experiences
of what can go right and wrong in developing dictionaries in specific
communities. The article by Hill, Hinton and Weigel, and in some
ways Kroskrity, are particularly useful in thinking about ethical
issues in working with contemporary communities, and about
dictionaries as partnerships with communities-even though there are
never any guarantees that everyone will be pleased with the process
or the results.
Overall, this collection provides, as noted, interesting insights
into the processes and issues involved in making dictionaries, those
tools which are so extremely useful to many kinds of users but often
taken for granted-unless your language does not have one, or better,
several.
© 2004 American Anthropological Association. This review will appear
on the web site http://www.aaanet.org/cae/aeq/br/index.htm and will
be cited and indexed in the December 2004 issue (35.4) of the
Anthropology & Education Quarterly. Please note that the postings to
the Council for Anthropology and Education listserv are delayed due
to AEQ's transition to Arizona State University. We apologize for
the delay and thank you for your understanding.
The Anthropology & Education Quarterly publishes reviews of current
books in the anthropology of education and related fields. The Book
Review Editor identifies the books to be reviewed and solicits each
review from an appropriate scholar. The Book Review Editor may also
consider reviews submitted voluntarily at his or her discretion, but
volunteered reviews are rare. The Book Review Editor makes the
decision whether to accept the review for publication. This policy
has applied and continues to apply to all book reviews, whether
published on the AEQ web site or in the paper journal.
George Lessard
Subject: Sundance Institute's commitment to supporting Native Cinema
From: George Lessard
The Sundance Institute's commitment to supporting Native Cinema is
woven throughout the 23-year history of the Institute along with its
support for the artistic vitality of American Cinema. Rooted in the
recognition of a rich tradition of story telling and artistic
expression by Native Peoples, the Institute established a Native
Program as a means of supporting the development of Native filmmakers
and the exhibition of their work. The Sundance Institute has
supported nearly 45 Native writers and directors over the past 23
years, and showcased nearly 100 films by Native filmmakers. The
Sundance Film Festival's Native Forum is a gathering of Indigenous
filmmakers from around the world, and offers opportunities for them
to share their expertise and knowledge with each other and the
independent film community through workshops, panels, networking
events, and special screenings.
Native American and indigenous films screening in the 2005 Sundance
Film Festival:
Screening in the U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION :
Screening in WORLD DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION :
Screening in AMERICAN SPECTRUM :
Screening in the SHORTS COMPETITION :
FROM CHERRY ENGLISH /Canada (Director: Jeff Barnaby - Mi'gMaq)
Screening in the SPECIAL SCREENINGS :
George Lessard
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 11:57:03 -0700
From Nov. 26, 2004 through Jan. 30, 2005, the Peabody Essex Museum
hosts Our Land: Contemporary Art from the Arctic, the first major
museum exhibition of contemporary art from Canada's newest territory,
Nunavut. The exhibition includes more than 50 artworks-from
sculpture, prints, and textile art to photography, video, and sound
installations-all created in the last half-century, a time of
burgeoning artistic and cultural awareness and pride among Canada's
Inuit. Our Land is a collaborative project of the Peabody Essex
Museum, the Government of Canada, and the Government of Nunavut.
Newspaper coverage
Our Land: Contemporary Art from the Arctic , has received financial
support from the Government of Nunavut's Department of Culture,
Language, Elders and Youth, the Government of Canada, the Constance
Killam Trust, and the Elizabeth Killam Rodgers Trust.
Visit the online exhibition Subject: Tlingit Whale House Series
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 17:02:28 -0700
From: George Lessard
Nine years ago, brilliantly carved Tlingit artifacts linking the
Chilkat people with their ancestors were sold and removed from the
village of Klukwan. Since then, families, neighbors and lawyers have
fought bitterly over ownership. No one sees them now.
By Marilee Enge
Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2005 16:54:45 -0000
DAGGETT - A break-in discovered Christmas Day has robbed the museum in
this Mojave Desert town of its most prized
possessions, including antique dolls and American Indian artifacts on
loan from local families.
The thieves methodically cleared out glass display cases in the
Daggett Museum, said curator Beryl Bell, who discovered the
burglary when she went to feed her goldfish over the holiday.
"It's really heartbreaking for a small museum," Bell said Wednesday.
The stolen Native American artifacts include a basket appraised at
$3,500, a Navajo sash and two large clay Acoma pots that
had never been appraised but are very valuable, said Leslie Lloyd, the
president of the Daggett Historical Society, which
runs the museum.
The thieves also took antique dolls, model trains and other toys,
farming implements and examples of rocks from the area,
Lloyd said.
The thieves ignored the computers and copy machine in the office of a
local government agency that shares the low-slung
modular building with the museum, but they stole $2 in coins from
Lloyd's desk and a museum donation jar that contained
about $10, she said.
Despite the theft of the change, Lloyd believes the burglars were
experienced, as they left no fingerprints and took steps
to disable the alarm system -- even though it wasn't operational at
the time of the break-in.
"This appeared to be a very neat operation and it appeared they had a
shopping list," she said.
The historical society has notified the Antique Tribal Art Dealers
Association, which plans to post news of the break-in on
its Web site and will inform its 250 members.
The historical society is offering a $500 reward to anyone who can
provide information leading to the arrest and conviction.
Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand CHICAGO - A translucent, larger-than-life hand with long, tapering
fingers lends an air of mystery to a new exhibit of ancient and
little-known tribal art at the Art Institute of Chicago.
"Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand" opened Nov. 20 and runs through Jan. 30,
2005. It is scheduled to be shown at The St. Louis Art Museum from
March 4 to May 30, 2005, and at the Smithsonian National Museum of
Natural History from early July to late September.
Navajo artist Teddy Draper Workshops
Workshop information for 2005
March 15-19, instructor Elmer Yazzie, "cut yucca brush" watercolor technique.
May 16-20, instructor Teddy Draper, Jr., pastel techniques, insights into art, culture, and connecting to nature.
June 7-11, Indian Jewelry Basics (class limited to 4 students).
June 7-11, instructor Teddy Draper, Jr., pastel techniques, insights into art, culture, and connecting to nature.
Web Sites: Literacy in Indigenous Communities by L. David van Broekhuizen, Ph.D. (2000) Essay on the Zuni World View
Cushing also cited an
incidence where he showed a pole that accompanies a theodolite to an old Zuni
man and asked him what he thought the name of it was. In response the old man inquired as to the
use
of the
item. After briefly describing the
implementation of the device the old man provided a rather lengthy
sentence-word that Cushing translated as "heights of the world progressively
measuring stick". The next day Cushing
took the pole to the extreme corner of the pueblo and began "to flourish it
around" until a middle-aged man relented to curiosity and asked what it
was. Cushing then provided the Zuni
name he had learned the day before and the man promptly requested, "Can they
actually tell how far up and down journeying the world is?"
[105].
Indian band seeks to regain its birthright
Wintu Indians Corn Mill Coyote - Caddo
A woman pounded corn in a favorite corn mill made from a tree trunk.
Smooth
with age, it was about two feet wide and three or four feet tall. She
dropped corn inside and pounded it with a pole into fine meal.
As she pounded she noticed the corn disappeared faster than meal was
ground.
She pounded harder and faster, but she still lost more corn than she
made
meal. After pounding all her corn, she gathered her small portion of
meal.
She waited for the next woman to pound her corn to see if the same
thing
happened. This woman pounded her corn but made very little meal. Now
both
were suspicious. They waited for the next woman. She pounded her corn,
then
gathered a small amount too. Now three women waited to watch the next
one.
This woman pounded and pounded, but the corn disappeared and little
meal
replaced it.
They discussed the situation, then decided something must be wrong with
the
corn mill. They turned the mill this way and that, and then realized it
was
not the same old mill they always used.
One woman called for an axe to split the mill in half so they could see
inside. As a woman ran to get it, the mill fell on its side and rolled
around on the ground. The women jumped back in astonishment.
Coyote leaped up from what had been the corn mill and ran away. All the
women laughed. Now they understood that Coyote had hidden the old corn
mill
and then turned into a mill to eat all their corn.
Texas Indian Myths and Legends by Jane Archer
From Blue Panther Keeper of Stories
http://groups.msn.com/KeeperofStories Corn Meal Mush - se-lu i-sa a-ni-s-ta - Cherokee
corn meal
(1 part corn meal to 4 parts water)
Add to pot of boiling water enough cornmeal to thicken. Add slowly, but
stir
briskly to keep from making lumps. Cook until meal is thoroughly done
and
mushy.
From Blue Panther Keeper of Stories
http://groups.msn.com/KeeperofStories
From: "ghwelker"
Subject: Living in America: The American Indian Experience
The American Museum of Natural History
presents
Living in America: The American Indian Experience
January 15, 22 and 29
1:00-5:30 p.m.
Kaufmann Theater, first floor
or
call 212-769-5315.
From: borreror@amnh.org
From: "ghwelker"
Subject: ~LEONARD PELTIER’s Magnificent ‘Political Platform’
Have You Thought
1410 Blalock Road, #420
Houston, TX 77055
Subject: Book Review - Making Dictionaries: Preserving Indigenous
Languages of the Americas
University of Nevada
csfowler@unr.nevada.edu
http://festival.sundance.org/2005/?=native&107
TRUDELL /U.S.A (Director: Heather Rae - Western Cherokee;
Screenwriter: B. Russell Friedenberg)
DHAKIYARR VS. THE KING /Australia (Directors: Allan Collins and
Tom Murray - Willi Willi Nation)
5TH WORLD /U.S.A. (Director: BlackHorse Lowe - Din?; Screenwriter:
BlackHorse Lowe)
GOODNIGHT IRENE /U.S.A. (Director: Sterlin Harjo - Creek/Seminole
Nations)
NATCHILIAGNIAQTUGUK AAPAGALU - SEAL HUNTING WITH DAD /U.S.A.
(Director: Andrew Okpeaha MacLean - Inupiaq)
PLAINS EMPTY /Australia (Director: Beck Cole - Warramungu Nation)
PURA LENGUA (ALL TONGUE) /U.S.A. (Director: Aurora Guerrero -
Xicana)
TAMA TU /New Zealand (Director: Taika Waititi - Te Whanau a Apanui)
A THOUSAND ROADS /U.S.A. (Director: Chris Eyre - Cheyenne/Arapaho
Tribes)
GREEN BUSH /Australia (Director: Warwick Thornton - Kaytetye Nation)
From: George Lessard
Subject: Our Land - Contemporary Art from the Arctic
Our Land - Contemporary Art from the Arctic
THROUGH JANUARY 30, 2005
Peabody Essex Museum [excerpt]
GEORGE LESSARD
Information & Media Specialist
From: "ghwelker"
Subject: Museum loses Indian artifacts to burglary
Museum loses Indian artifacts to burglary
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Early tribal artifacts put in spotlight
Little-known items focus of exhibit in Chicago
Chinle, Arizona (Canyon DeChelly)-
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Indigenous Peoples Literature
Wisdom of the Old People
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At War Against Dam, Tribe Turns to Old Ways
Petition in Support of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe
http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/keeper_of_stories_3
boiling water
http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/keeper_of_stories_3
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