Lecture: Linguist and cultural preservationist Daryl Baldwin

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Date/Time:Thursday, 09 Feb 2017 at 8:00 pm
Location:Sun Room, Memorial Union
Cost:Free
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Phone:515-294-9934
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"Linking Language and Well-being from a Myaamia Perspective." Daryl Baldwin, a 2016 MacArthur Fellow, is a linguist and scholar reviving the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual heritage of the Miami (Myaamia) nation. He directs The Myaamia Center, a unique tribal-academic partnership between The Miami University of Ohio and the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.

Baldwin will be joined by Haley Strass, a graduate student in counseling psychology at Iowa State and a member of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, to discuss their joint project on learning and assessment within an indigenous knowledge system.

Using historical documentation, Daryl Baldwin taught himself the Miami language, which lost its last native speaker in the mid-20th century. His efforts to restore the language among scattered tribal members resulted in community-based education and preservation programs and, ultimately, the establishment of The Myaamia Center. As the center's director Baldwin continues his work using the reclamation of language as a tool to empower a healthy and sustainable Native community.