ADVISORY/"Language is Life" Conference Seeks to Revitalize Vanishing Native California Cultures.Assignment Editors ADVISORY ... for Friday-Sunday (March 17-19) --(BUSINESS WIRE) California Indian California Indian Any member of the various North American Indian peoples living in and around present-day California, U.S. Of the many California groups, most were composed of independent territorial and political units that were smaller than the average groupings of other leaders, native scholars and community members, academicians, and cultural preservationists gather in the Marin headlands The Marin Headlands is a hilly area at the southernmost end of Marin County, California, above the Golden Gate. The Headlands are located just north of San Francisco, immediately across the Golden Gate Bridge. The entire area is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. north of San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden this weekend to share stories, performances, and information about Native language revitalization re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. efforts going on throughout California and the U.S. Multimedia presentations, a shadow puppet puppet, human or animal figure, generally of a small size and performing on a miniature stage, manipulated by an unseen operator who usually speaks the dialogue. performance, panel discussions, and a story-sharing bonfire will be part of the conference activities during the Fourth Language Is Life Gathering, which begins a 2 p.m. Friday, March 17 and ends at 1 p.m. on Sunday March 19. Native California languages face extinction within the next decade. Of the nearly 100 indigenous languages Noun 1. indigenous language - a language that originated in a specified place and was not brought to that place from elsewhere language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign once spoken here, half have no fluent speakers, 17 have only one to five, and the remaining 36 languages have only elderly speakers. When these languages are lost the customs, values, and history they embody will also be lost. Efforts to reverse this quiet vanishing of cultures received a boost recently with the formation of a new partnership between the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival (AICLS) and the California Council for the Humanities. The two organizations are the primary sponsors of the Language Is Life Gathering. PLEASE NOTE: Conference registration is now closed and the conference programs are not open to the general public. Members of the media are welcome. More information about the Language is Life/Renewal Project, the conference schedule and directions can be found on the California Council for the Humanities website @ www.calhum.org/llrp |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion