Projekt

Language, Music and Place in Déline, Northwest Territories, Canada, develops an interdisciplinary approach to language documentation. As the community of Déline makes a transition to self-government, there has been increased interest in stories, song, and concepts of place in order to better understand what government means. Governance thus is one focal point of this research. Complementing this, the project involves development of an indigenous research methodology with respect to language research. The research explores variation, change and continuity in language, stories, song, and concepts of place as they relate to governance and land stewardship. The approach involves documentation with three groups of families from distinct traditional land use areas across generations, including archival and new materials, as well as dialogue with relatives from neighbouring communities with distinct dialects in order to understand the role of place of origin in variability.

• Dr. Dagmar Jung

  Universität Köln
  Philosophische Fakultät
  Institut für Linguistik
  Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft
  Köln
  

• Walter Bayha

  Déline Self-Government Office
  Implementation Department
  Déline, Northwest Territories
  Kanada (Canada)
  

• Dr. Nicole Beaudry

  Université du Québec à Montréal - UQAM
  Département de musique
  Montréal, Québec
  Kanada (Canada)
  

• Edith Mackeinzo

  Déline Self-Government Office
  Déline Knowledge Project
  Déline, Northwest Territories
  Kanada (Canada)
  

• Orlena Modeste

  Déline Self-Government Office
  Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
  Contaminants and Remediation Directorate
  Déline, Northwest Territories
  Kanada (Canada)
  

• Dr. Leslie Saxon

  University of Victoria
  Department of Linguistics
  Aboriginal Language Revitalization
  Victoria, British Columbia
  Kanada (Canada)
  

• Prof. Deborah Simmons

  University of Manitoba
  Department of Native Studies
  Déline Knowledge Project
  Yellowknife, NT
  Kanada (Canada)
  

• Doris Taneton

  Déline Self-Government Office
  Déline Knowledge Project
  Déline, Northwest Territories
  Kanada (Canada)
  

• Prof. Dr. Keren Rice

  University of Toronto
  Department of Linguistics
  Toronto
  Kanada (Canada)