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Traditional story about Raapa

A traditional folktale of Raapaa as told by Shetphong Sankhil at Thamlapokpi village in Chandel district, Manipur, India. Raapaa is a poor honest boy who killed the tiger. The best shooters tried killing the tiger but the poor Raapaa who shot the tiger with his grandmothers payaai and kling Khuu, which is a weaving implement, not an arrow, as he cannot afford to own an arrow and bow.
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional story about Sumphaai and Raangleen

A narration of Sumphaai and Raangleen as told by Shangchrek Jangvei of Thamlapokpi. This is the story where Raangleen has to sell his sister Sumphaai. After the story, she sings a song.
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Nomai Family Video No. 6 - A Trip to the Panhandle] captions transcript

[Nomai Family Video No. 6 - A Trip to the Panhandle]

This home movie documents Afsheen Nomai and Laura Treat’s road trip from Denton, Texas to the Panhandle region in March 2016 with stops in Decatur (00:07-01:14), Bridgeport (01:14-01:52), Jacksboro (01:52-03:01), Throckmorton (03:01-03:50), Haskell (03:50-04:34), Rule (04:34-05:28), Aspermont (05:28-05:41), Jayton (05:41-05:57), Post (05:57-06:44), Lubbock (06:44-07:43), Plainview (07:43-09:52), Happy (09:52-11:07), Canyon (11:07-11:44), Palo Duro Canyon State Park (11:57-12:28), Amarillo (12:28-13:47), Groom (13:47-14:06), McLean (14:06-16:08), Shamrock (16:08-16:55), Wellington (16:55-17:20), Childress (17:20-18:06), Quanah (18:06-18:22), Vernon (18:22-18:57), Electra (18:57-19:38). The film begins with Nomai and Treat driving into downtown Decatur, with footage of the courthouses square including the Wise County Courthouse and First National Bank. They next stop in downtown Bridgeport where footage includes a Dr. Pepper mural, a mural depicting a Butterfield stagecoach, and a banner announcing a downtown revitalization project. They then drive to Jacksboro where they drive past the Jack County Courthouse and stop at the Jack County Museum. Footage includes artifacts from the 4-H Clubs of Jack County. On their way out of Jacksboro, they stop to see a historical reenactment at Fort Richardson. They then drive into downtown Throckmorton where footage includes the Throckmorton County Courthouse. While driving into Haskell, they observe a large steel longhorn sculpture on the side …
Date: 2016-03-12/2016-03-14
Creator: Nomai, Afsheen & Treat, Laura
System: The Portal to Texas History

Traditional story about Uitokpaa and Useen

Recording of Donnu Sankhil telling the story of Uitokpaa and Useen. How the days were being formed. The song of a widow whose house stood alone after all the houses of the villagers sank underground.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Rengpu Rex Khullar making a speech about the value of studying Lamkang grammar for revitalization

Recording of the speech made by Rengpu Rex Khullar during the Lamkang Orthography workshop at Don Bosco Institute, how he came to realized the importance of language documentation and revitalization of the Lamkang.
Date: January 22, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of the paradigm of the verb 'push'

Recording of a group elicitation of the paradigm of the verb 'push'.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monologue about traditional uses of gourds

Recording of Sumshot Khular describing traditional uses of gourds.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of the Raapa Story

Raapa lived with his grandmother and was very obedient. The other men in the village came to hate Raapa because a woman was devoted to him. They decided to kill him. A tiger came by and ate the pig belonging to a widow with 2 daughters. The widow invited the men to kill the tiger, offering a daughter to whoever is successful. No one was able. Raapa asked for some spinning tools to use as a weapon. He applied poison to one and hit the tiger with it. The tiger taunted Raapa before the poison took effect and killed it. Jealous of his success, the other men invited Raapa on a hunting trip, trapping him underground with the hedgehogs.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monologue on the state of language revitalization in Lamkang

Recording at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Lamkang Orthography Workshop. Donnu Sankhil sharing her gratitude in Lamkang and was translated to English by Swamy Ksen to thank the organizers and talk about what is needed for language revitalization.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion of directionals

Recording of discussion on directionals at the Don Bosco Center Assam for the Lamkang Orthography Workshop.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Closing Ceremony at Don Bosco

Monologue about the 2nd Lamkang Orthography Workshop and the need for spelling standardization.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Rengpu Rex Khullar discussing the verb paradigm

Recording of verb paradigm discussion with Rengpu Rex Khullar at Don Bosco Institute during the Lamkang Orthography workshop.
Date: January 22, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Closing speeches from the 2016 Worskhop

Recording of Donnu Sankhil making a closing speech.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Sankhil, Donnu
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monologue on uses and types of Lamkang baskets used by women and men with different purposes.

Recording of Sumshot Khular describing different types of traditional baskets of women and men. The baskets are made from cane and bamboo, bamboo is used as a holder or a support to strengthen the baskets in their design. A knife called tangsi and its holder which is made of bamboo. The video is taken at Sumshot Khular 's house in Thamlakhuren.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monologue on the state of language revitalization in Lamkang by Sumshot Khular.

Sumshot Khular at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Orthography Workshop speaks in Lamkang and English to thank the organizers, and the Lamkang speakers. Then shared about what is needed for language revitalization.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Women's History Month: An Oral History of Denton] captions transcript

[Women's History Month: An Oral History of Denton]

This movie documents "An Oral History of Denton," an event organized by the Denton County League of Women Voters for Women's History Month and hosted by Texas Woman's University. Panelists answer a series of questions about their early life and first impressions of Denton; segregation in Denton's schools and businesses and the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education decision on Denton County schools; the role of the University of North Texas faculty, Trinity Presbyterian Church, First Methodist Church, Mt. Pilgrim in Southeast Denton, and St. Paul's Lutheran Church on the formation of the Denton Women's Interracial Fellowship; experiences of gender discrimination; their experiences of joining the League of Women Voters; their first voting experience; their political or feminist inspirations; the possibility of a woman President of the United States; the value and purpose of International Women's Day; discrimination in present-day life in Denton County; and the panelists' thoughts on the future for women and minorities in the U.S. It concludes with an audience question-and-answer session including topics such as continued racial division and re-segregation in Denton, celebrations of International Women's Day, the impact of actions of Texas female politicians such as Ann Richards and Wendy Davis, societal expectations …
Date: March 24, 2016
Creator: Crawford, Aaron; Wood, Naomi; Bynum, Katherine; Adkins, Dorothy; McAdams, Linnie & Hughes, Elinor
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Plano fire] captions transcript

[News Clip: Plano fire]

B-roll video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 1, 2016, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: State of Union] captions transcript

[News Clip: State of Union]

Video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 1, 2016, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Night club fire] captions transcript

[News Clip: Night club fire]

Video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 1, 2016, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: MLK shooting] captions transcript

[News Clip: MLK shooting]

B-roll video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 1, 2016, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Car into daycare] captions transcript

[News Clip: Car into daycare]

Video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 1, 2016, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Road rage hx] captions transcript

[News Clip: Road rage hx]

Video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 1, 2016, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Lie detector] captions transcript

[News Clip: Lie detector]

B-roll video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 1, 2016, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: North Dallas break in] captions transcript

[News Clip: North Dallas break in]

Video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 1, 2016, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library