#EAS #WEA for DeSoto, #MS; #Tate, #MS; #Tunica, #MS: National Weather Service: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for this area until 11:45 PM CDT for DESTRUCTIVE baseball size hail. Take shelter in a sturdy building, away from windows. People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. Source: NWS Memphis TN ** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

#EAS #WEA for DeSoto, #MS; #Tate, #MS; #Tunica, #MS: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 4:15 PM CST. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS Memphis TN #DeSoto, #MS; #Tate, #MS; #Tunica, #MSwx** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SO

I’m thrilled to announce that I will be moving to #Philadelphia for a fellowship at the American Philosophical Society, where I will continue working on locating, building, and analyzing a corpus of #Tunica language documentation, as well as gathering all information I can on the history and culture of the Tunica-Biloxi people.

#linguistics #LanguageRevitalization #LanguageDocumentation

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The Gateway to the Blues museum and visitors center

YOU CAN FIND IT HERE:
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-gateway-to-the-blues-museum-and-visitors-center-patricia-hofmeester.html

By @PatriciaPhoto #finearts https://buff.ly/3i3uCm2 #WallArt #homedecor #AYearForArt #LoveArt #photography #blues #tunica #mississippi #museum #visitorcenter

I have been remiss in posting here that the #Tunica Language Textbook is published and available for purchase![1] Here’s the press release.[2]

If this sort of book is up your alley, have a look at it (you can preview it on Google Books)[3] and let me know what you think. Advice is crucial, as we’re planning a second textbook.

#LanguageRevitalization
#LanguageReclamation
#IndigenousLanguage

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[1] https://iupress.org/9780253066329/rowinataworu-luhchi-yoroni-i-tunica-language-textbooki/

[2] https://www.tunicabiloxi.org/tunica-biloxi-tribe-of-louisiana-to-publish-textbook-to-aid-in-language-revitalization-efforts/

[3] https://www.google.com/books/edition/Rowinataworu_Luhchi_Yoroni_i_Tunica_Lang/iCiqEAAAQBAJ

Today is the first day of #Tunica language & culture summer camp, the first in-person camp since 2019. It’s been a while since I taught the language, having spent the last couple of years immersed in analysis of the documentation. I’m looking forward to getting back to engaging with the language in the present!

Also looking forward to seeing how much the kids I remember have grown and inevitably feeling old as a result.

Day two of the #Tunica language #immersion workshop is done. It’s been the most well-attended Tunica immersion by far. I hope attendees continue to engage with the language through classes or just using Tunica words in everyday conversation.

The video of the language apprentices’ journey to becoming assistant language instructors is a good intro to the language program and (I hope) a great recruitment tool for learners and linguists!

https://youtu.be/m3zUT6ulC7g

Leaving today for for a three-day #Tunica language immersion workshop. I’m looking forward to seeing people I haven’t seen in person since the pandemic and to working with folks new to Tunica to make their first experience fun and rewarding.

I’m also eager to see (and likely marvel) at how well the assistant language instructors now speak the language.