i spent today putting together a nice little powerpoint file that i hope takes all the notes, ideas, etc. that i’ve cobbled together, in to one cohesive presentation. ideally i’ll be able to take this around and show the scope of the project as well as talk about what is the next step we need [...]
powerpoint presentation
Nov 1
progress as promised.
Oct 31
Certainly a lot has happened in the last 4 months. We’ve gotten a lot of great support, ideas, conversation and brainstorming help, and just a lot of love in general from the Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa, as well as Tulsans Andrew & Rebecca, Frank & Heather, and Anthony in Michigan. In a way, [...]
Film: Power Paths
Sep 15
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/power-paths/film.html POWER PATHS offers a unique glimpse into the global energy crisis from the perspective of a culture pledged to protect the planet, historically exploited by corporate interests and neglected by public policy makers. The film follows an intertribal coalition as they fight to transform their local economies by replacing coal mines and smog-belching power [...]
Last Voice
Aug 14
Doris Jean Lamar, 82, is the last living person who can speak fluently the language of the Wichita Indians. Lamar, who lives in Anadarko, Ok., learned to speak the language from her grandmother. Last Voice from Travis Heying on Vimeo.
starting to build
Jun 13
this weekend i am working on a twitter account: http://twitter.com/nativelanguage and a website:v http://www.nativelanguageproject.com/ …not much up there now obviously but it’s a start and it will grow with time!
progress
Jun 12
last week i spoke with the arts and humanities council of tulsa who are VERY supportive and think this is a great idea. their president has agreed to help me put together a formal proposal, budget, etc. and possibly seek some grant money. i’m not too worried about that since the cost is not going [...]
navajo language radio
May 7
Navajo Tribe President Shirley records a weekly radio address in Navajo that goes out over the Navajo radio station KTNN (ktnnonline.com) because there are still lots of Navajos who don’t speak any English.
more notes
May 6
something that i have been wanting to implement for almost a decade is an oral history project that records the stories, legends, and culture of native american elders. these are cultures that for the most part have little or no recorded history and as the elders of these tribes pass away, there’s often no-one to [...]
Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau ST. PAUL – American Indian leaders fear their native languages are being lost, calling the situation a crisis. “When a person passes away, it is like a whole dictionary that is gone,” Lillian Rice told a Minnesota House committee. A Native American’s language, she added, “is the very sense [...]
notes
Apr 5
When I was doing some freelance work for the Native American Times about 9 years ago, we had an idea to preserve native american culture via online video, thereby passing down oral tradition down from older generations to the newer generations and record it using newer technology. the first few updates on this site will [...]