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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

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Archival materials

Introduction:

From the rugged Oregon coast, to the Himalayan foothills, to the Bolivian Andes, languages are struggling to survive. Of the more than 7,000 languages spoken in the world today - many of them unrecorded, and with small numbers of speakers - up to half may disappear in this century. Languages are humankind's principal way of interacting and of communicating ideas, knowledge, values, memories, and history. As primary vehicles of cultural expressions such as poetry, songs, textile weaving, basket making, and foodways, they are essential to the identity of individuals and communities. Languages also embody the accumulation of thousands of years of a people's science and art - from observations of wind and weather patterns to creation stories. Much of what humans know about the natural world is encoded in oral languages. Safeguarding endangered languages is crucial to preserving cultural and intellectual diversity worldwide. When a language disappears, unique ways of knowing, understanding, and experiencing the world are lost forever. When a language survives, along with the stories and knowledge it contains, we all gain a deeper connection to our common cultural heritage. The 2013 Festival celebrated the survival of languages, and the wondrous art and knowledge they contain. The world's endangered languages are speaking up, finding their global voice. No culture has a monopoly on genius, and we never know where the next great idea will come from. Languages provide different pathways of thought, leading us to different places. They are the seedbeds for new ideas. They support identity, creativity, and self-worth - all abundantly on display at the 2013 Festival. K. David Harrison and Marjorie Hunt were Program Curators and Arlene Reiniger was Program Coordinator. Advisors included: Gregory D.S. Anderson, Betty Belanus, Joshua Bell, Jean Bergey, Olivia Cadaval, Aron Crowell, Kevin Healy, Emil Her Many Horses, Gwyneira Isaac, Henry Ke'a, Richard Kennedy, Robert Leopold, Theodore Levin, Mary Linn, Michael Mason, Fernándo Nava, Gabriela Pérez Báez, Ruth Rouvier, Theresa Secord, Daniel Sheehy, Kalena Silva, Beth Thomas, Jennifer Weston, Colin Williams, and Steve Zeitlin. The program was produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage in collaboration with UNESCO, the National Geographic Society's Enduring Voices Project, and the Smithsonian's Recovering Voices Initiative. Major support was provided by the Dr. Frederik Paulsen Foundation; Microsoft Local Language Program; the Embassy of Colombia in Washington, D.C.; the Ministry of Culture of Colombia, and the Caro y Cuervo Institute; the U.S. State Department Fund for Innovation in Public Diplomacy and the United States Embassy in Bolivia; the Inter-American Foundation; and the Hawai'i Tourism Authority, the University of Hawai'i System, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Additional support was provided by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian; the Smithsonian's Recovering Voices Initiative; the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center; the Christensen Fund and the International Institute of Education; the Dirección de Salvaguarda del Patrimonio Cultural del Gobierno de Oaxaca and the Mexican Cultural Institute of Washington, D.C.; the Welsh Government/Llywodraeth Cymru; the Smithsonian Institution Consortium for World Cultures and the Consortium for Understanding the American Experience; Certified Languages International; Diplomatic Language Services; CETRA Language Solutions; Mango Languages; the Nina & Ivan Selin Family Foundation; the Linguistic Society of America; the Center for Traditional Music and Dance; the Smithsonian Latino Center; and the Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas.

Researchers:

Gregory D.S. Anderson, Joshua Bell, Dawn Biddison, Walter Brooks, Olga Lucía Calderón, Emalani Case, Víctor Cata, Jeremy Fahringer, Michele Goldwasser, K. David Harrison, Josefa María Hernández, Carmen Beatriz Loza, Daniel Manjarrés, Linda Moriarty, Gabriela Pérez Báez, Sean Quirk, Aaron Sala, Theresa Secord, Jeff Todd Titon, Norman Valencia, Jessie Vallejo

Presenters:

Gregory D. S. Anderson, Betty Belanus, Olivia Cadaval, Víctor Cata, Adriana Cruz, James Early, Blenda Femenias, María Firmino-Castillo, Kevin Healy, Alexandro D. Hernández, Chinchi Kungaa, Carmen Beatriz Loza, Michael Mason, Gabriela Pérez Báez, Sean Quirk, Aaron Sala, Silvia Salgado, Theresa Secord, Daniel Sheehy, Jessie Vallejo, Cynthia Vidaurri, Ranald Woodaman

Participants:

Colombia Arhuaco -- ArhuacoAti Janey Mestre Izquierdo, 1979-, Pueblo Bell, Cesar, Colombia Kamentzá -- KamentzáHugo Jesús Jamioy Juagibioy, 1971-, Cesar, Colombia Ri Palenge -- Ri PalengeÉlida Cañate Díaz, 1990-, Palenque, Bolivár, ColombiaMaría del Transito Hernández Cabarcas, 1990-, San Basilio de Palenque, Bolivár, ColombiaAndris Padilla Julio, 1992-, San Basilio de Palenque, Bolivár, Colombia Uitoto -- UitotoCalixto Kuiru, 1941-, Bogotá, D.C., ColombiaFany Kuiru Castro, 1962-, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia Wayuunaiki -- WayuunaikiMónica López Pushaina, 1992-, Albania, La Guajira, ColombiaJoaquín Ramón Prince Bruges, 1972-, Uribia, La Guajira, ColombiaBenito Pushaina Apshana, 1982-, Uribia, La Guajira, ColombiaLuis Misael Socarrás Ipuana, 1970-, Albania, La Guajira, ColombiaMarciano Urrariyú Gouriyu, 1990-, Albania, La Guajira, Colombia Garifuna – Los Angeles and New York City Diaspora Libaya Baba (drumming and dance group) -- Libaya Baba (drumming and dance group)Dayton Bernardez, 1969-, Los Angeles, CaliforniaJeff Bernardez, 1965-, Inglewood, CaliforniaKelsie Bernardez, 1966-, Inglewood, CaliforniaConrad Nolberto, 1957-, Los Angeles, California Greg Palacio, 1962-, cultural artist, Los Angeles, California Carlos "Mingo" Alvarez, 1951-, Wanaragua dancer, drummer, drum maker, cultural historian, Los Angeles, California Flavio "Paps" Alvarez, 1950-, Wanaragua chief, Los Angeles, California Philip Gabriel, Wanaragua dancer, Chicago, Illinois Carlos Gonzalez, Wanaragua dancer, Miami Garden, Florida Georgette Lambey, 1968-, singer, dancer, Los Angeles, California James Lovell, 1964-, musician, singer, songwriter, storyteller, educator, Brooklyn, New York Martha Martinez, 1941-, singer, dancer, foodways, cultural leader, Los Angeles, California Chester Nunez, drummer, singer, Bronx, New York Delmo Nunez, drummer, singer, Bronx, New York Julio Nunez, drummer, singer, Bronx, New York Ruben Reyes, 1962-, language teacher, cultural historian, filmmaker, Los Angeles, California Miriam Suazo-Moore, dancer, educator, poet Hawaiian Kalani Akana, 1957-, -- kumu hula -- , Honolulu, Hawaii Kaimana Barcarse, teacher, radio DJ, voyager, Hilo, Hawaii Chad Kālepa Baybayan, wayfinder, non-instrument navigator, Kailua, Kona, Hawaii Kanani Beniamina, -- ni'ihau -- shell lei maker, Makaweli, Hawaii Snowbird Puananiopaoakalani Bento, -- kumu hula -- , Honolulu, Hawaii Pele Ka'io, hula learner Nāoho Kanahele, hula learner Tuhi Kanahele, hula learner Kekuhikuhi K. Keali'ikanaka'oleohaililani, kumu hula, Hilo, Hawaii Kalehua Krug, immersion teacher, musician Kihapaiokalani Krug, language homeschool teacher Kamaleikuhalia Krug, language learner Ka'ulakauikeaokea Krug, language learner Leleapao'o Krug, language learner Earl Kawa'a, cultural educator, Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii Kihei Nahale-a, -- makuakane -- , Kahuku, Hawaii Nāhiku Nahale-a, -- kikikane -- , Kahuku, Hawaii Wahinepō'aimoku Nahale-a, -- kikamahine -- , Kahuku, Hawaii Lolena Nicholas, Hawaiian language and culture expert Puakea Nogelmeier, Hawaiian language expert Aaron Salā, musician, singer, Kane-oha, Hawaii Makanani Salā, dancer Noheahiwahiwa Stibbard, -- makuahine -- , Kahuku, Hawaii Taupōuri Tangarō, -- kumu hula -- , Hilo, Hawaii Annette Ku'uipolani Wong, Hawaiian language and culture expert, Honolulu, Hawaii Keola Wong, Hawaiian language expert Isthmus Zapotec – Mexico Rosaura López Cartas, artisan tortilla maker, knowledge bearer, Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico Víctor Cata, writer, language activist Reyna López López, field researcher, Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico Natalia López de Paz, writer, language activist, Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico Velma Orozco Trujillo, expert cook, knowledge bearer, Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico Martín Fabian Peña Santos, musician Vicente Guerra López, musician Gerardo Valdivieso Parada, musician Kallawaya – Bolivia Walter Alvarez Quispe, 1940-, medicinal practitioner, La Paz, Bolivia Max Chura Mamani, 1953-, medicinal practitioner, La Paz, Bolivia Lucio Cuba Quispe, 1946-, medicinal practitioner Fernando Huanca Mamani, 1944-, medicinal practitioner Lola Palluca Nina de Quispe, 1965-, weaver, ritualist, El Alto, Bolivia Yola Martina Quispe de López, 1961-, weaver, ritualist, El Alto, Bolivia Kalmyk – Russian Federation Olga Semenovna Andratova, musician, singer Baator Bukhaev, musician Namin Songadzheyavich Mandzhiev, singer, dancer Nina Kochayevna Mandzhieva, musician, singer Ervena Semenovna Matsakova, musician, singer Shard Nigryan Nasanka, instrument maker, woodcarver Viktor Batyrovich Okchayev, musician Dmitriy Sergejevich Sharaev, musician, singer Kichwa – Ecuador Hatun Kotama -- Hatun KotamaAlfonso Cabascango, flutistEnrique Cachiguango, founder, flutistMariano Maldonado, flutist, weaver, Otavalo, EcuadorPatricio Maldonado, flutist, weaver, language teacher, Otavalo, EcuadorMariano Quinchuquí, flutist, flute makerSegundo Quinchuquí, flutist, Otavalo, EcuadorJulio Tabango, flutist, shoe maker, Otavalo, Ecuador Koro – India Khandu Degio, 1987-, basket maker, spirit house maker, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India Ramda Degio, 1956-, basket maker, spirit house maker, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India Sorsomi Degio, 1972-, weaver, East Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India Sange Mijew, 1986-, basket maker, spirit house maker, East Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India Bhokta Newar, 1974-, basket maker, spirit house maker, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India Quechua – Bolivia Los Masis – Indigenous Andean Music -- Los Masis – Indigenous Andean MusicGonzalo Del Carpio Soria, 1976-, Sucre, Chuquisaca, BoliviaRene Figueroa Cano, 1996-, Sucre, Chuquisaca, BoliviaWalter Montero Valda, 1978, Sucre, Chuquisaca, BoliviaYamil Adrián Patzi Zubieta, 1981, Sucre, Chuquisaca, BoliviaEdgar Sahonero Gutiérrez, 1957-, Sucre, Chuquisaca, BoliviaRoberto Sahonero Gutiérrez, 1949-, Sucre, Chuquisaca, BoliviaRobert Sahonero Cuéllar, Sucre, Chuquisaca, BoliviaGillmar Sandy Gildres, 1982-, Sucre, Chuquisaca, Bolivia Siletz Dee-ni – Oregon Rosalee Jurado, 1983-, dancer, regalia maker, Salem, Oregon Kathy Kentta-Robinson, 1960-, dancer, regalia maker, basket maker, Logsden, Oregon Robert Kentta, 1963-, dancer, regalia maker, basket maker, Logsden, Oregon Alfred "Bud" Lane III, 1957-, dancer, regalia maker, basket maker, Siletz, Oregon Alissa Lane, 1980-, dancer, regalia maker, Siletz, Oregon Cheryl Lane, 1957-, dancer, regalia maker, Siletz, Oregon Sonya F. Moody-Jurado, 1967-, dancer, regalia maker, Salem, Oregon Joseph C. Scott, 1966-, dancer, regalia maker, Shedd, Oregon Andrew Viles, 1959-, basket maker, Eugene, Oregon Carson Viles, 1990-, dancer, Eugene, Oregon Tuvan – Russian Federation Said Mikhailovich Chüldük, 1977-, saddle maker, leatherworker, throat singer, musician, Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia Marat Boragaevich Damdyn, instrument maker, Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia Ayana Samiyaevna Mongush, 1976-, musician, composer, Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia Artysh Kherlievich Salchak, 1981-, nomad traditions, Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia Cheynesh Ivanovna Salchak, nomad traditions Artur Dorzhuevich Shozhunchap, stone carver Aldar Konstantinovich Tamdyn, 1975-, instrument maker, throat singer, yurt and furniture maker, Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia Raisa Kopeekovna Tas-ool, seamstress, Kyzyl-Dag, Tuva, Russia Wabanaki – Maine Cassandra Dana, Passamaquoddy student, dancer, Princeton, Maine Stacey Dana, Passamaquoddy student, dancer, Princeton, Maine Brenda Lozada, Passamaquoddy language teacher, dancer, Princeton, Maine George Neptune, 1988-, Passamaquoddy basket maker, museum educator, Sullivan, Maine Jennifer Sapiel Neptune, 1969-, Penobscot basket maker, Old Town, Maine Wayne Newell, Passamaquoddy storyteller, singer, educator, Princeton, Maine Molly Neptune Parker, 1939-, Passamaquoddy basket maker, language educator, Princeton, Maine Gabriel Paul, 1985-, Penobscot-Passamaquoddy-Maliseet basket maker, language instructor, Indian Island, Maine Theresa Secord, 1958-, Penobscot basket maker, Waterville, Maine Blanche Sockabasin, Passamaquoddy elder, singer, teacher, Princeton, Maine Donald Soctomah, Passamaquoddy historic preservation officer Welsh – Wales Gwyneth Glyn, singer-songwriter, poet, Caerdydd, De Morgannwg, Wales Ifor ap Glyn, poet, broadcaster, Caermarfon, Gwynedd, Wales Twm Morys, poet, musician, singer, Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd, Wales Owen Saer, language teacher, choir director, Caerdydd, De Morgannwg, Wales Yiddish – New York City An-sky Yiddish Heritage Ensemble -- An-sky Yiddish Heritage EnsembleMichael Alpert, singer, violin and accordion player, poyk/drummer, dancerEthel Raim, singer, New York, New YorkPete Rushefsky, tsimbl/hammered dulcimer playerJake Shulman-Ment, violin player, Brooklyn, New York

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Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.2013, Series 3

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