Photograph by Alvaro Salazar
In August - September 2011, linguistic anthropologist Anna Luisa Daigneault did research in South America for the Enduring Voices Project. She traveled to Peru and Chile to work with Language Technology Kit recipients as well as collaborate on several indigenous knowledge archiving projects.
Contact Anna Luisa Daigneault with any questions or comments at annaluisa@livingtongues.org.
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Gregory Anderson, Linguist
Dr. Gregory D. S. Anderson is a linguist who is director of the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the documentation, revitalization, and maintenance of endangered languages.
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David Harrison, Linguist
K. David Harrison is a linguist and leading specialist in the study of endangered languages. He co-leads the Enduring Voices project at National Geographic and is an associate professor at Swarthmore College.
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Chris Rainier, Photographer
Chris Rainier is considered one of the leading documentary photographers working today. His life's mission is to put on film both the remaining natural wilderness and indigenous cultures around the globe and to use images to create social change.
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The Last Speakers
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The Last Speakers
The poignant chronicle of K. David Harrison’s expeditions around the world to meet with last speakers of vanishing languages.
"The Last Speakers" is now published in Japanese. Read the interview with Dr. Harrison here and purchase the Japanese edition here.
