His Eminence Tsheten Zangpo has been the head of the annual feast in Rinzentangpang for over 25 years. In this recording, a lay monk distributes the Tshok (feast offering), sanctified through the prayers. Later, the remaining Tshok is distributed to the public.

Conversations and beginning of the long life blessing by His Eminence Tsheten Zangpo at Rinzentangpang Tshokhang. People discuss the process of receiving a blessing and what they have to offer in return. Some people offer cash as gratitude for the blessing from His Eminence.

Conversation at the annual feast offering, one of the main events for Dakpa communities in Thragom, Rinzentangpang, and Bamchuang. This year, it was held in Rinzentangpang. They use rudimentary stoves to prepare meals. Here they are discussing what meals to serve to the monks and the general public who will come for the blessing, such as dry fish and cheeses.

Mr. Sonam Wangchuck, one of the cooks and sponsors of the annual feast, discusses the preparations for the feast with a group. Seven households from Bamchang and Rinzentangpang villages sponsor the feast every year. Here he is preparing butter tea for the monks involved in feast offerings.

Sonam Wangchuk, Cheten Tshering, and Chador discuss various utensils used in the past when conducting a feast offering. They say their parents share the same ancestral route. Their parents used to borrow utensil feast offerings because they couldn't purchase them. Cheten Tshering shows the new box to keep cups, mugs, and plates when not in use.

Mr. Sonam Wangchuk performs Ngô rituals in the name of all the sponsors for the feast offering. Ngô is the dedication of merits in the name of sponsors. At the end of every ritual ceremony, the sponsors of the ceremony dedicate merits to all the sentient beings and the success of one's life in any future endeavor. He is praying on behalf of his fellow sponsors in front of His Eminence Tsheten Zangpo.

Gurma, the song of feasts, is sung by monks, nuns, and lay practitioners in veneration of their masters. This song was composed by His Holiness Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje, a 20th-century Buddhist master born in Pemako in the frontier region of Tibet. The song enchanted the people's request towards the tutelage deities and the local duties for the construction of a monastery. It includes a student's heartfelt request to the master to forever bestow his blessing upon them. The song is significant in the Dakpa community of Thragom village because many lay practitioners, including women, are into the Tröma (wrathful practice) of Mache Trhoma Namo (Black Wrathful Mother).

Performance of the long-life blessing by His Eminence Tsheten Zangpo, a revered religious master in the Trashiyangtse district of Bhutan. The event took place in Rinzentangpang Tshokhang after a three day long feast offered by the community in the name of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha for the well-being of the community and all the sentient beings in all endeavors. It is believed that receiving this blessing enhances one's life force and clears all unforeseen obstacles.

This is an elicitation of evidentiality in Zangskari verbal constructions, including tense and aspect. Recorded in Youlang village, Ladakh Union Territory, India.

Continued from Tape 91. end Lǜ-chūm word list, int. lɛ́-djỳ, Kunming 25-26/8-1982; Àbɔ́qɔ: hɔ̀ sjỳq ə dɔ̀ ŋɛ̀ ɣɛ ə djí tshe ə́ 14/10-82

Continued from Side A. Lǜ-chūm word list, int. lɛ́-djỳ, Kunming 25-26/8-1982

Lǜ-chūm word list, int. lɛ́-djỳ, Kunming 25-26/8-1982

Handwritten notes for lectures on the Akha language and culture and fieldwork experience and plans for Akha consultants, colleagues, and related literature.

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha formulaic expressions and the context where they are used, elicited sentences, and grammar notes.

Handwritten notes on Dimasa with a brief description of the phoneme inventory and consonant clusters and notes on grammar (case marking, plural forms, question formation, tense and aspect marking) including example phrases and sentences. Word lists cover verbs of perception, verbs of motion, interrogatives, fire, insects, units of measurement, and numerals.

Jiya describes the origins of the local deity, Mata Devi, explaining that Mata Devi is associated with Vrindavan instead of Tibet. Jiya was Mata Devi's oracle for many years. The recording was made at Jiya's home in Chhitkul village where Thola peak can be seen in the background.

Shiv Bhakti describes how good she was at school and and how she got her current job. The recording was made at her home in Chhitkul village.

Jiya Lal describes trade with the Tibetans, before the Indo-Chinese war (1962). The recording was made at his home in Chhitkul village.

Jiya Lal describes his experience as Mata Devi’s Mali (Oracle). The recording was made at his home in Chhitkul village.

Poster on a comparative analysis of data literacy competency frameworks. Seven competency frameworks were selected for in-depth analysis, and the results are compiled in a table. This work is part of an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant. It was presented at the 2022 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference held October 24-26, 2022.

This is a traditional song composed by a legendary Kaihuii entitled 'Kaihuii: nabom nin lui' and sung by Lungsongbibou Nkhapuinamai of Bamriaklong Village, Manipur. The lyrics of the song talks about Kaihuii and his lover.

This is an interview about traditional health practices in the Lai community. The interviewee, born in 1969, is originally from Leitak and speaks Leitak, Lautu, Mara, Hakha, Kawl, and English. Interviews were collected as part of the Linguistically Underserved Communities and Health (LUCAH) project, which aims to make health information more accessible and culturally relevant for the Chin refugee community in order to ensure that they are getting clear and accurate information.

This is an interview about traditional health practices in the Lai community. The interviewee, born in 1965 is originally from Leitak and speaks Leitak, Hakha, and Kawl. Interviews were collected as part of the Linguistically Underserved Communities and Health (LUCAH) project, which aims to make health information more accessible and culturally relevant for the Chin refugee community in order to ensure that they are getting clear and accurate information.

This is an interview about traditional health practices in the Lai community. The interviewee, born in 1967, is originally from Leitak, and speaks Hakha, Zophei, Kawl, and Mizo. Interviews were collected as part of the Linguistically Under-served Communities and Health (LUCAH) project, which aims to make health information more accessible and culturally relevant for the Chin refugee community in order to ensure that they are getting clear and accurate information.