This web site is dedicated to Dr. Lee Francis, Laguna Pueblo, who founded the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers. As a great mentor, author, and poet, Dr. Lee Francis inspired many students to achieve their educational goals.
Vine Deloria Jr. , 1933-2005, Sioux
Mon, 04/09/2007 - 10:00am — depreeCopied From Native American Authors Project
Vine Victor Deloria Jr. was born in 1933 in Martin, South Dakota. He obtained a Master of Theology degree from the Lutheran School of Theology in Rock Island, Illinois in 1963 and a J.D. from the University of Colorado in 1970. He is one of the most outspoken figures in Indian affairs. His works promote Native American cultural nationalism and a greater understanding of Native American history and philosophy.
Awards and Honors
Wordcraft Circle Writer of the Year (Prose - Personal and Critical Essays) award, 1999 (for Spirit and Reason)
What's Next for Indigenous and Native American Studies?
Tue, 04/03/2007 - 11:00am — depree
*What's Next for Indigenous and Native American Studies?* An International Scholarly Meeting hosted by Native American Studies at the University of Oklahoma May 3-5, 2007 for the full program and information on registration and housing, go to Over 200 presenters
new funding for Yup'ik Math Project
Mon, 04/02/2007 - 8:01am — depree
Subject: new funding for Yup'ik Math Project From: "Jerry Lipka" <rfjml@uaf.edu> Date: Thu, March 29, 2007 4:08 pm To: fnfmb@uaf.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi All: We are pleased to announce that we have received two new grants which will allow us to continue our work for at least the next three years. As you know, Math in a Cultural Context (Yup'ik Math) presents a wonderful opportunity for the right persons. We are looking for two quantitative positions and one qualitative position. We are also including a post doc, to give us a wider net, and if we want the post doc route then one quan position would not go forward. We are advertising at the Chronicle online.
"A Girl like Me."
Sat, 03/31/2007 - 10:12am — depreeOut of the Mouth of Babes
Technology has allowed the youngest researcher to explore, record and show the world, how somethings have not changed. This video will bring tears to your eyes and move you into creating change in your own community.
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<http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1091431409617440489> This documentary film (8 minutes) is about an attempt to replicate the famous How about some discussion about this, electronic first and then maybe face to Let me start: since the results of the study are essentially the same as those Another question I had immediately (even more now than about Clark's study): Let's see if these get us going. /rr/ Richard Ruiz Language, Silence, and Voice in Native Studies : CALL FOR PAPERSThu, 03/29/2007 - 9:59am — depree
Language, Silence, and Voice in Native Studies An International Conference hosted by the Native Studies Research Network, UK, at the University of Geneva, Switzerland Sponsored by the Swiss Association for North American Studies, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), and the University of Geneva July 16-17, 2007 Call For Papers Review of proposals will begin 16 March, 2007, and proposals will be accepted until 16 April, 2007. The Native Studies Research Network, UK, invites proposals for papers for its inaugural European conference. Established in April 2006, the NSRN has 70 members at 30 UK institutions working in 8 academic disciplines. Having held its first British colloquium in September 2006, the NSRN will now host a topic-led, full-scale conference inviting the participation of international scholars to foster scholarly debate in the field. It is hoped that the geographic centrality of Switzerland as a location will encourage scholars from across Europe to attend. This nation?s tri-lingual status has encouraged a focus on the issue of language. 14th annual Stabilizing Indigenous Languages SymposiumThu, 03/29/2007 - 9:52am — depree
Dear Friends of Indigenous Languages: Indigenous Languages and Technology - ILATThu, 03/29/2007 - 9:47am — depreeIndigenous Languages and Technology (ILAT) discussion list is an open forum for community language specialists, linguists, scholars, and students to discuss issues relating to the uses of technology in language revitalization efforts. http://www.u.arizona.edu/~cashcash/ILAT.html Archives of ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU Contact the UofA List Owners: Phillip Cash Cash Go to new ILAT link http://projects.ltc.arizona.edu/gates/TELR.html Endangered languages encode plant and animal knowledgeThu, 03/29/2007 - 9:44am — depree
Endangered languages encode plant and animal knowledge * 17:32 19 February 2007 * NewScientist.com news service * Gaia Vince, San Francisco Saving indigenous languages from extinction is the only way to preserve traditional knowledge about plants and animals that have yet to be discovered by Western scientists, says a linguist and cultural expert. 
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