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(Laugher)

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D: Hey, Christine![br]Ch: Cool, cool, yeah.

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So first off, I'm proud of us[br]for getting YouTube working.

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(Laugher) We've really come far this year.

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Well, yeah.

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So thank you all for joining us today.

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We're just going to quickly go over

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the language Revitalization[br]accelerator applications.

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So the Language Revitalization Accelerator[br]is a now annual cohort program

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that Wikitongues puts together.

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Each grant recipient receives $ 2000 U.S.

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They also have access[br]to the Wikitongues network.

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So linguists and other people[br]on the advisory council

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and then webinars and certain[br]networking events throughout the year.

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This year we'll be funding[br]around 20 or up to 20 projects.

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So we want to take some time to go over[br]what we look for in grant applications,

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how we've chosen successful[br]grant applications in the past

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with some examples for you,

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and then we'll take some time at the end[br]to answer any questions that you have.

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Cool! Do you want to kick us off, Daniel,[br]and talk about what we look at,

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from like a general top-level perspective[br]and we go through all the applications?

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D: Absolutely.

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So.

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The goal of the language[br]revitalization accelerator

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is to make it easier for people to launch

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their own language[br]revitalization projects,

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their own mother tongue projects[br]in their communities.

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And the challenge with that[br]is we're basically standardizing something

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that cannot be too standardized[br]and needs to still be locally relevant

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because every community[br]has different needs

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and language revitalization takes[br]a lot of different forms.

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And so while we're kind of[br]in the early stages of this program,

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one of the things that we're trying to do[br]is to make sure that each cohort has

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a certain geographical diversity,

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as well as an urban-rural diversity[br]and a diversity of ages,

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so that we're sure that our approach[br]to language revitalization

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can apply to as many different[br]kinds of people as possible

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in as many different contexts as possible.

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We also learn a lot[br]from the people who we work with.

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And so

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the more different kinds of[br]language revitalization projects

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we have in the accelerator,

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the better we can[br]support people the following year.

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So even though we don't have[br]an exact reserved number of slots

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for each continental region,

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we are trying to make sure that every year[br]we UNDIST with people from across Africa,

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across Europe, Asia,[br]the Pacific, the Americas,

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We want to make sure that we have[br]a geographically diverse cohort.

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More specifically, when we're looking[br]at a successful application,

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we're interested in projects

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that are framed in a long-term context.

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One of the first questions is what do you[br]want for your language in ten years?

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And the reason we ask that question[br]because language revitalization

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is generational and you are not going[br]to revitalize your language in one year.

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What you can do, though,[br]is have a vision for the next ten years,

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which is a slice of a generation.

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And then that can be broken down[br]into more bite-sized goals for one year

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because the accelerator lasts one year.

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This is why the next question is[br]what do you want to do for your language

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between April 2023 and April 2024?

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And so projects that aren't[br]trying to do a million things

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but instead, focus on one thing[br]tend to be more successful.

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And

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we can more confidently help someone[br]who wants to do one thing.

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If you're trying to build a dictionary[br]in your language, we can make sure

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to pair you with a linguist[br]who works on lexical elicitation.

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However, I don't think[br]that in the course of a year

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we can help you develop[br]an orthography for your language,

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build a dictionary of your language,

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develop a grammar sketch[br]for your language.

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You can't do everything.

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The other thing[br]that we're that we look for

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are applications that think[br]not just about language documentation,

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but language revitalization more broadly.

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Documenting your language[br]is a part of revitalizing your language.

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But documentation alone[br]is not language revitalization.

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Language revitalization[br]is a community process.

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And so if your goals include[br]engaging your community in a certain way,

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so perhaps if you are working[br]on documentation

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like you're recording[br]oral histories in your language.

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If you are enlisting a group of five[br]young people in your community

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to work with elders[br]to record the oral histories,

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what you're doing is effectively

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kind of putting young people[br]in immersion scenarios

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where they learn from elders,[br]where they learn about their language,

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and that is more revitalization oriented

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than you alone going around[br]with a camera and recording people.

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So that is to say that

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and it's also important to point out

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that language revitalization[br]might not include language documentation.

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Maybe your language[br]is already really well documented

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and you are going straight[br]to community work.

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You're setting up a school for children.

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You're setting up[br]an immersion program for adults.

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You're creating original content[br]in your language.

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But whatever you're doing is,

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it's important to think about how[br]you are going to engage your community

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and how many people[br]in your community you hope to engage,

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because that is the kind of community[br]aspect of language revitalization

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that's really, really important.

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So from the top,[br]we are looking for projects

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that have a kind of a very strong[br]and achievable focus for one year,

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but that are thought about

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in the context of the long-term[br]nature of language revitalization.

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And we're looking for projects

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that very explicitly engage[br]your wider community.

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Ch: Yeah, those are great points.

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And one other I would add[br]that we get asked a lot is:

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"Do I need to be a speaker[br]of this language?"

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So we do prioritize mother tongue[br]and ancestral heritage language learners.

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So if the language is your mother tongue,[br]we will prioritize your application.

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Or if the language is one[br]of your ancestral or heritage languages

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that you do not have[br]the opportunity to learn.

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Perhaps your language was forced abuse

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or it's not taught in the school[br]system in your area

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or various other reasons.

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We will prioritize those applications.

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But that's not to say that you can't apply[br]even if those situations do not fit you.

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We've had a lot of people[br]apply as researchers.

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One person in our cohort this year is not[br]an ancestral language later himself,

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but works closely with the community[br]and has partnered with the community

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that he's working with.

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If you are not a speaker of that language[br]and it's not your heritage language,

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then we recommend partnering[br]with someone within the community

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and applying through a joint application

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so that you can build out[br]that community approach

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that Daniel was mentioning before.

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D: Right. Because a language[br]revitalization project

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has to be led by the community[br]whose language it is.

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As an outsider, you might be able to help,

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but if you haven't already partnered[br]with that community

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and demonstrated that they want your help,

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then you can confidently say you're going[br]to be able to revitalize their language.

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So… Em…

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People who aren't from the original[br]communities are welcome to apply

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as long as they have already[br]partnered with that community

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and are working closely[br]with a member of that community.

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Ch: Yeah, and that can be[br]for academics, researchers

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and also people interested in language [br]learning and things of that nature.

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So to give some examples, we chose[br]examples from last-years cohort,

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from the ongoing cohort right now,[br]from the 2022 to 2023 cycle.

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And we're going to go through[br]the questions, the larger

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narrative type questions[br]on the application

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and show you examples[br]of successful applications last year.

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I will share my screen quickly.

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And we can run through these.

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So the first question that is narrative,

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a long tax writing out is: “What is [br]our relationship to that language?”

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So this person last year[br]kept this short and sweet,

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but really covered their background

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and what they've also been doing[br]in their language activism work

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over the past year.

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So they wrote, I am the youngest for[br]a 1993 native speaker of this language,

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and I'm a language[br]revitalization activist.

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I've learned it from my grandmother[br]and I teach it to other people.

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I'm also a Ph.D. candidate[br]at the Institute of … .

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I redacted all information throughout this

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so we're not putting anyone on blast,[br]but a Ph.D. candidate.

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And they've successfully graduated[br]since then. So congrats!

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During my work to keep my language alive,

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I have documented about 1600 hours[br]of conversations in this language

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with about 100 speakers.

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So again, nice, concise,

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tells us about their relationship[br]a bit more about who they are.

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It's an ancestral language, clearly,

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because they learned it[br]from their grandmother,

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potentially a mother tongue.

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We know they're working[br]with this at an academic level

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and they've done their own activism[br]and revitalization work already.

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So we know that they'll be committed[br]and excited about joining this cohort

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and putting the grant to use.

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The next question is: “What are[br]your long-term language goals?”

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As Daniel mentioned, this is not something

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that will be implemented in the one year[br]that you're working with us.

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We know $2,000 can only go so far

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and it can help kickstart a language[br]revitalization program

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or help put some more momentum

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into an ongoing exercise[br]or revitalization program.

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But this is just to give us a general idea[br]of what's going on in your community.

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Maybe we have other grants or people[br]you can partnership with in the future

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and just gives us an idea[br]of the scope and the situation.

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So I put two examples here of last year

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and we don't have[br]to read them out completely.

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But the first one says:[br]“In order to revive our language,

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we're planning to compile and publish[br]a dictionary over the next two years

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and its textbooks over 2 to 5 years.[br]Here are our goals over 5 to 10 years.”

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And they gave us four very specific goals.

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This person during their one[br]year project with us,

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their project was to publish a dictionary

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and they gave very specific[br]metrics for that.

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So this long term language goals[br]actually shows how this cohort

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will help in moving forward[br]with their long term language goals.

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And then the second example[br]is a bit more of a narrative answer,

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and it says, To revitalize our language,

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we first urgently need to facilitate[br]the passing on of language from the elders

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and this phase of the work.

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Our focus is on both digital preservation

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and building pathways[br]to connect elders to apprentices.

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We will love to build out a more formal[br]program to match teachers and students

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both in group settings and one on one.

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And so we liked this answer[br]because it talks about now,

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but also talks about how those[br]are building blocks and stepping stones.

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So building out more formalized[br]programs in the future.

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Next we have, “What are[br]your language goals for 2023 to 2024?”

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Of course, that's the question[br]for this year, last year was 2022.

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So someone for this year's cohort wrote,

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"Our goal for 2022 to 2023

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is to collect and revitalize the names[br]of flora and fauna in our language

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with the help of community members[br]in our region specifically.

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And they gave us a very specific metrics.

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So as Daniel mentioned at the beginning,[br]we want we're really looking at projects

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that have one or two[br]attainable goals within a year.

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That's why we ask about your long-term[br]goals and then your goals for this year.

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So if you want to compile[br]a dictionary, it's helpful to it.

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We want to compile a dictionary

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with X amount of words[br]in our terms or lexicon phrases.

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Your projects might change over the course[br]of the year, and that's understandable.

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But if we have some type of metric that[br]we can go on and benchmark that helps us

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and it also helps you in your project

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to not have too much on your plate[br]throughout the year.

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So say also maybe you want[br]to work on children's books.

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So in your application for[br]"What are your language goals for 2023?"

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Instead of writing, "I want to compile[br]children books for kids in my community",

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you can write, "I want to compile five[br]children's books for kids in my community,

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and that helps us give a benchmark

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and stay focused and help[br]your project plan throughout the year.

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So this example[br]is great because it gives us

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four people that we're working[br]to men and women.

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We're going through eight communities.

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We're naming local flora[br]and fauna in this language.

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Then they also had more metrics of like[br]how many terms they want to put together.

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We have two more to go over[br]and then we'll move to your questions.

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So how will you achieve[br]your language goals?

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This person wrote, "The implementation[br]of materials will take place during

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summer, and fall 2022.

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The curriculum will be incorporated[br]into the educational programs

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at five schools[br]in these communities in our region.

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So again, we have some good metrics.

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We also know the timeline,[br]"summer and fall",

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and then they go through[br]each of the seasons

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throughout this one year cohort[br]and what they'll do during those seasons.

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So in the summer they're going[br]to again using the curriculum.

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There will be workshops where parents[br]will be separated into these ….-structured

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ethnographic focus groups,[br]and they created these interviews

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that were then transcribed to collect[br]data during the teaching year.

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During the regular session, the teachers[br]then will incorporate those lessons,

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focusing on a certain amount[br]of hours per week,

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and then we'll implement stuff[br]from these focus group interviews

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and it continued on throughout the winter[br]and next spring and summer.

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And then lastly, we ask about other[br]attempts to revitalize your language.

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Are there a lot of[br]other projects going on?

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Are there no projects going on?[br]If there are a lot other projects?

0:14:26.242,0:14:29.373
Why does your project stick out[br]or why is it filling a gap

0:14:31.914,0:14:35.219
that's been opened[br]with other revitalization projects?

0:14:35.236,0:14:38.569
So this person approached this

0:14:38.584,0:14:41.944
by talking about other revitalization[br]at times that have been ongoing.

0:14:41.970,0:14:45.543
So they wrote, There have been several[br]attempts at documenting our language.

0:14:45.574,0:14:49.681
However, much of this documentation[br]was only accessible to academics,

0:14:49.695,0:14:52.296
not for providing resources[br]to the community.

0:14:52.366,0:14:54.620
So it goes and shows us why their project

0:14:54.635,0:14:58.450
will stand out compared to other projects[br]in the past and why it's really needed.

0:14:58.586,0:15:03.353
"Our language was traditionally[br]spoken all along the area …"

0:15:03.368,0:15:05.272
that I redacted (Chuckles).

0:15:05.284,0:15:07.604
"Today, there are[br]less than 10,000 speakers"

0:15:07.634,0:15:09.843
And then why their project is needed,

0:15:09.888,0:15:11.797
"Our project is needed because ex…

0:15:11.809,0:15:14.574
need to be able to tell our own history[br]in our own language

0:15:14.604,0:15:17.212
on our own terms[br]and using our own resources

0:15:17.229,0:15:20.830
that do not reside under[br]the authority of another institution.

0:15:21.085,0:15:23.950
Disconnection from language[br]and culture means identity loss.

0:15:23.976,0:15:26.792
So it's important that we provide[br]people in the diaspora

0:15:26.811,0:15:29.214
a way to reconnect[br]with their cultural heritage.

0:15:29.239,0:15:30.584
And so they continued.

0:15:30.602,0:15:34.309
So this one really spoke to us[br]because they do talk

0:15:34.364,0:15:37.841
about what other projects[br]have taken place, and why their is needed.

0:15:37.973,0:15:41.386
And we get more of a story of the region

0:15:41.405,0:15:44.068
and why this is important[br]to community members.

0:15:46.330,0:15:49.121
So those are all the main questions[br]of the application.

0:15:49.137,0:15:52.238
The rest are more data collecting[br]and about you.

0:15:52.253,0:15:55.776
You will notice on this year's[br]application, we do have a question

0:15:55.806,0:15:58.674
asif your project is related to Wikimedia.

0:15:58.738,0:16:02.284
We have a new track[br]within next year's grant cycle.

0:16:02.304,0:16:05.216
We received funding[br]from the Wikimedia Foundation.

0:16:05.232,0:16:10.414
So we have a certain amount of cohort[br]slots allotted for Wikimedia projects

0:16:10.440,0:16:14.652
and that can be related to a few different[br]areas of the Wikimedia Foundation.

0:16:14.729,0:16:19.501
And so feel free to apply[br]for Wikimedia specific projects this year.

0:16:20.561,0:16:23.079
D: And one of the reasons we worked

0:16:23.113,0:16:26.469
with the Wikimedia Foundation [br]to start this track

0:16:26.495,0:16:29.726
is last year we received[br]a lot of applications

0:16:29.776,0:16:35.735
for people who wanted to use Wikipedia[br]and other Wikimedia Foundation platforms

0:16:35.761,0:16:38.455
as a language revitalization tools.

0:16:38.522,0:16:43.320
So there were people who wanted to create[br]a version of Wikipedia in their language.

0:16:44.004,0:16:47.420
And this is a very kind of unique[br]and specific approach

0:16:47.458,0:16:52.171
to language revitalization[br]that we wanted to be able to support.

0:16:52.209,0:16:55.760
But it requires a certain[br]specialized technical support

0:16:55.791,0:16:59.550
that we didn't have last year,[br]but thankfully we will have this year.

0:17:00.742,0:17:02.240
Ch: Yeah! Okay.

0:17:02.269,0:17:04.860
I'm sure we've received[br]a few questions on YouTube,

0:17:04.897,0:17:06.729
but while I go check those.

0:17:06.869,0:17:11.501
Daniel, we got a couple of questions[br]on our Instagram account this morning,

0:17:11.530,0:17:15.650
so I'll pass those over to you and then[br]start checking our YouTube stream.

0:17:15.739,0:17:18.134
So one of the questions was

0:17:18.166,0:17:22.229
'Will the cohort be available[br]in other languages besides English?"

0:17:24.180,0:17:30.029
D: The cohort will be available primarily[br]in English and Spanish this year.

0:17:30.166,0:17:33.948
A certain like basic level of English

0:17:33.977,0:17:42.059
is good for being able to benefit fully[br]from all of the resources that we provide.

0:17:43.735,0:17:48.434
We're working on localizing this[br]in more and more languages.

0:17:48.500,0:17:53.216
So last year, this current cycle[br]is available primarily in English.

0:17:53.263,0:17:55.237
Next year will be in English and Spanish.

0:17:55.303,0:17:58.349
And we're hoping the year after that[br]we can add more languages.

0:17:59.100,0:18:04.859
That said, this year we have a member[br]of the cohort who does not speak English.

0:18:05.550,0:18:10.319
One of her collaborators, a linguist[br]working in her community, does.

0:18:10.517,0:18:12.725
And they applied together

0:18:12.756,0:18:16.109
and they attend[br]all of our cohort calls together.

0:18:17.730,0:18:18.730
So.

0:18:19.239,0:18:22.950
It is not necessary to be fluent[br]in English by any means.

0:18:23.550,0:18:27.042
Some English proficiency will be helpful,

0:18:27.058,0:18:31.542
but if someone else in your community[br]is an English speaker,

0:18:32.759,0:18:35.692
then that is fine.

0:18:35.730,0:18:39.570
And we're going to be offering a good deal[br]of Spanish language support this year.

0:18:39.610,0:18:43.070
And in fact, if you go[br]to the application page

0:18:43.119,0:18:46.485
for the Language Revitalization[br]Accelerator as of yesterday,

0:18:46.539,0:18:49.939
there is also a translation in Spanish

0:18:49.980,0:18:53.339
and you can now apply[br]fully in Spanish as well.

0:18:53.491,0:18:59.268
And we will do our best to subtitle[br]this video in a few different languages

0:18:59.318,0:19:01.971
so that more people have access to it.

0:19:02.027,0:19:03.180
Ch: Yeah.

0:19:03.973,0:19:07.270
And so if you know someone[br]who's interested in applying

0:19:07.286,0:19:09.828
or would be interested[br]in applying, you believe,

0:19:09.887,0:19:13.204
and they do not speak English,[br]please still encourage them to apply.

0:19:13.204,0:19:15.223
We will not turn down[br]someone's application

0:19:15.223,0:19:17.038
just because they don't speak English.

0:19:17.048,0:19:20.840
They can even apply in different[br]languages if they need to.

0:19:21.048,0:19:24.375
If if they don't feel comfortable[br]writing out their answers in English,

0:19:24.411,0:19:28.150
or they can partner with someone[br]to write out those answers,

0:19:28.199,0:19:34.283
we are very happy to have people[br]of all languages to join our cohort,

0:19:34.315,0:19:38.877
but we just won't be able to provide full[br]translation in all the quarterly check ins

0:19:38.892,0:19:40.914
and things like that[br]for certain languages.

0:19:40.929,0:19:42.759
But we will do our best.

0:19:42.773,0:19:45.008
Webinars we will get subtitled.

0:19:45.300,0:19:48.911
For example, last week we had a webinar[br]for our current cohort members

0:19:48.929,0:19:51.240
and it was conducted in English,

0:19:51.299,0:19:54.780
but some of our cohort members[br]preferred to use Spanish or French.

0:19:55.209,0:19:58.146
So we're currently captioning[br]that video in Spanish and French

0:19:58.163,0:20:01.791
and it should be available next week[br]so they can play it back and watch it.

0:20:01.810,0:20:05.183
And we are going to start incorporate[br]like some more live transcriptions

0:20:05.213,0:20:06.370
and things like that.

0:20:06.389,0:20:09.485
So there are some some[br]great technology to use with Zoom,

0:20:09.544,0:20:12.478
but you will get benefit[br]most from the cohort

0:20:12.521,0:20:14.932
or be able to use[br]all the facilities of the cohort,

0:20:14.977,0:20:18.381
if you do have a somewhat worked

0:20:18.404,0:20:20.893
or somewhat conversational[br]level of English,

0:20:20.920,0:20:23.913
but we will adapt as necessary[br]and work with you

0:20:23.934,0:20:25.589
so you can be a part of it.

0:20:25.902,0:20:26.763
D: Yeah!

0:20:26.782,0:20:31.216
And our long term goal is to localize this[br]in as many lingua franca as possible.

0:20:31.233,0:20:36.969
So, in an ideal world, being available[br]in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese,

0:20:37.008,0:20:39.810
Russian, Arabic, Indonesian, Swahili.

0:20:42.300,0:20:44.423
But there are limitations[br]on that as we grow.

0:20:44.460,0:20:47.810
So we thank you for your patience.

0:20:48.465,0:20:51.095
If English is a challenge for you,

0:20:51.108,0:20:54.071
we are working on this[br]and will improve this from year to year.

0:20:54.290,0:20:58.819
Ch: Yeah! This past cohort, we really[br]tried to go all in from the beginning

0:20:58.883,0:21:03.448
and did not realize[br]that live translating or live interpreting

0:21:03.499,0:21:07.196
was more of a thing than we expected,[br]especially on Zoom.

0:21:07.247,0:21:11.712
So if anyone is very good[br]at working live interpretation in Zoom,

0:21:11.730,0:21:14.012
please reach out to us over email.

0:21:14.025,0:21:15.842
I would love to talk to you about it

0:21:15.890,0:21:19.444
and get tips on how to make that[br]run smoothly and navigate that.

0:21:19.496,0:21:23.500
So if anyone has done that before,[br]please email us at hello@wikitongues.org

0:21:23.547,0:21:28.510
and I would love to have your advice[br]and pick your way with some questions.

0:21:28.841,0:21:32.228
Yeah, so we've gotten[br]some more questions.

0:21:32.271,0:21:35.732
Someone wrote in our YouTube[br]channel as an example,

0:21:35.776,0:21:37.058
"So if I applied for this,

0:21:37.081,0:21:40.053
I'd have a much better chance[br]to work on Irish or Scots Gaelic

0:21:40.066,0:21:43.397
as opposed to Manchu,[br]since both of the former are ancestral,

0:21:43.500,0:21:44.819
and Manchu isn't.

0:21:49.391,0:21:54.249
D: That really depends[br]on what your relationship to Manchu is.

0:21:54.790,0:21:58.188
If you are a linguist, for example,

0:21:58.218,0:22:02.717
working closely with a member[br]of the Manchu community

0:22:04.266,0:22:08.270
who wants to revitalize their language,[br]and you're there to support and help them,

0:22:08.718,0:22:12.596
you might actually have[br]a better chance applying

0:22:14.195,0:22:16.539
for Manchu

0:22:16.555,0:22:21.724
than Scottish Gaelic

0:22:21.740,0:22:23.995
or Irish,

0:22:24.110,0:22:28.299
depending on what you want[br]to do with Scottish Gaelic or Irish.

0:22:29.483,0:22:31.752
So it really, really depends...

0:22:31.768,0:22:36.240
Again, what's important[br]is a relationship to the community,

0:22:36.283,0:22:39.747
whether that means[br]it's your ancestral language

0:22:39.761,0:22:45.190
or you are working closely with someone[br]whose ancestral language it is.

0:22:46.400,0:22:49.266
Right? And then also[br]the uniqueness of your project.

0:22:49.278,0:22:54.214
So I think one of the challenges[br]that you might have in applying for Irish

0:22:54.247,0:22:57.226
is that this is a language[br]that obviously needs support,

0:22:57.249,0:23:01.352
but it's also a language that has[br]a lot of active revitalization projects.

0:23:02.560,0:23:07.010
Including a national government[br]that supports it, right? So...

0:23:08.491,0:23:11.930
You would have to demonstrate[br]a certain uniqueness of your project

0:23:11.944,0:23:13.201
that would be relevant.

0:23:13.245,0:23:15.811
So it really depends[br]on the uniqueness of each project

0:23:15.828,0:23:19.319
and your relationship to Manchu[br]if it's not your ancestral language.

0:23:19.987,0:23:22.110
But the answer is no, not necessarily.

0:23:24.227,0:23:29.169
Yeah, so one other question we have is,[br]"Could this count for college stock?"

0:23:29.189,0:23:30.999
That depends on your school.

0:23:32.530,0:23:37.930
I don't see why not in certain situations,[br]that really depends on the class.

0:23:37.972,0:23:42.885
So if you have a language documentation[br]class and you need to do field work,

0:23:42.953,0:23:47.799
I'm sure you could talk to your professors[br]about it and get credit for that.

0:23:48.306,0:23:50.138
In terms of like an internship,

0:23:50.152,0:23:52.490
I don't think you could[br]count as an internship,

0:23:52.524,0:23:54.990
although maybe it depends[br]on your where you're from.

0:23:55.200,0:23:57.502
It depends on the country you're from

0:23:57.521,0:24:02.728
and what the situation is with[br]like grant receiving a grant money

0:24:02.748,0:24:05.200
and what the taxes are[br]and if there is any.

0:24:06.944,0:24:08.653
Reason, you know, like any blockage

0:24:08.666,0:24:11.751
between like an educational[br]and receiving a grant, I'm not sure.

0:24:11.769,0:24:15.400
It really depends on where[br]you're based in the situation,

0:24:15.240,0:24:19.502
but I think there is a possibility of it[br]getting counted as like a project

0:24:19.563,0:24:26.453
or even being able to use the output[br]of what you create during this grant

0:24:26.470,0:24:28.738
as a school project.

0:24:28.779,0:24:31.645
There's no reason you kind[br]of write like you will be able

0:24:31.694,0:24:34.846
to keep all the data for yourself,[br]will have access to things,

0:24:34.863,0:24:36.817
but all the output is copyrighted

0:24:36.831,0:24:39.256
and stays within your name[br]or within the community,

0:24:39.287,0:24:43.477
whatever you create or whatever[br]you agree to from the beginning.

0:24:43.490,0:24:45.989
So you can use it for other purposes also.

0:24:49.120,0:24:51.760
Okay. And someone asked[br]if we could share the slides.

0:24:51.790,0:24:54.640
Yes. There is... Let me make sure.

0:24:55.090,0:24:58.599
Let me get that.[br]I think that link should work.

0:24:59.430,0:25:04.030
So you should be able to see[br]a view-only version of the slides there.

0:25:05.008,0:25:06.659
I hope that works for you.

0:25:07.170,0:25:11.706
Okay, and one more question[br]someone asked on our Instagram.

0:25:11.718,0:25:15.958
if they can apply for a project that's[br]focused on language normalization.

0:25:18.976,0:25:23.698
D: So Christine and I actually spoke[br]about this not long before the stream.

0:25:24.234,0:25:30.226
You certainly can apply for a project[br]focused on linguistic normalization

0:25:30.270,0:25:33.733
as we understand the term[br]'linguistic normalization'

0:25:33.745,0:25:36.194
is part of language revitalization.

0:25:36.258,0:25:40.438
Because after your community[br]reclaims their language,

0:25:40.485,0:25:45.504
they need to feel comfortable and proud[br]using their language in their daily lives.

0:25:45.899,0:25:51.243
And in some cases, you may also want[br]to educate outsiders about your language.

0:25:51.372,0:25:54.796
A really interesting example of this[br]is in San Francisco.

0:25:54.837,0:25:56.909
You are starting to see signs

0:25:59.142,0:26:03.672
in the Ohlone language[br]that teach non-indigenous people

0:26:03.713,0:26:07.420
about the indigenous language[br]of San Francisco

0:26:07.484,0:26:09.636
and in the San Francisco Bay area.

0:26:09.696,0:26:13.507
And this is partly[br]to normalize the language,

0:26:13.557,0:26:18.361
but also to educate people[br]who aren't Ohlone about Ohlone, right?

0:26:18.413,0:26:22.719
So there are all kinds of projects[br]like this in Cornwall, England.

0:26:23.510,0:26:25.923
There were efforts to get[br]restaurants and bars

0:26:25.936,0:26:30.492
to put their bathroom signs[br]and menus and stuff like that in Cornish.

0:26:31.486,0:26:34.259
to normalize the language[br]and raise awareness about it.

0:26:34.280,0:26:38.184
So this is a part of language[br]revitalization in many cases,

0:26:38.225,0:26:42.197
and we see no reason[br]why you couldn't apply for a project

0:26:42.227,0:26:45.079
that was focused on normalization goals.

0:26:47.560,0:26:51.186
Ch: Yeah! So it looks like[br]that's all of our questions.

0:26:51.278,0:26:54.427
If you have any other questions,[br]you can send us an email.

0:26:54.467,0:26:58.300
It's in the slides.[br]It's also hello@wikitongues.org.

0:26:58.540,0:27:02.319
Or you can write us on social media:[br]on Twitter, Instagram,

0:27:03.040,0:27:06.892
all of those places, YouTube,[br]but we're quickest to reply by email.

0:27:06.911,0:27:09.627
So just send us an email[br]to ask any questions

0:27:09.642,0:27:12.496
if you've already sent[br]in your application this year,

0:27:12.550,0:27:16.246
but some ideas popped in your head[br]after watching this live stream,

0:27:16.294,0:27:19.732
send us an email and we can[br]share your answers with you.

0:27:19.747,0:27:21.369
And you can update them.

0:27:21.878,0:27:23.495
We can go through one edit round

0:27:23.510,0:27:26.186
so that you can see them[br]based on the questions

0:27:26.203,0:27:29.269
that were posed in this live stream[br]and the answer it's received.

0:27:29.620,0:27:31.493
Yeah, so thank you all for tuning in.

0:27:31.507,0:27:33.910
We're very excited[br]to receive your applications.

0:27:33.910,0:27:37.874
You have until January 23rd, 2023.

0:27:37.891,0:27:44.300
There'll be lots of reminders until then[br]and the time deadline is 11:59 p.m. GMT.

0:27:44.469,0:27:47.513
Of course that changes based[br]on where you are in the world

0:27:47.531,0:27:48.829
by the end of the day.

0:27:48.841,0:27:52.210
GMT is when they're due,[br]so we'll be sending out reminders.

0:27:52.810,0:27:55.915
Feel free to ask any questions[br]about the application

0:27:55.956,0:27:59.216
and we're excited to go through them[br]and see what ideas you all have.

0:28:00.920,0:28:03.120
D: Fantastic. Thank you, everyone.

0:28:03.876,0:28:06.061
Or in one of my ancestral[br]languages, Yiddish,

0:28:06.075,0:28:08.010
"A sheynem dank!" (Thank you very much!)

0:28:08.122,0:28:10.270
Ch: Kiitos! (in Finnish: Thank you!)