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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
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of traditional story about Arthluuk and Raangchel

Recording of Shangchrek Tholung reciting a popular traditional narrative. Collected at Swamy Tholung's house who introduces the event and asks questions of the narrator.
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
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
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Discussion of plants and their uses

Sumshot Khular and Anudon Sankhil talk to Shobhana in their garden about uses of plants growing around the garden. The leaves used for wrapping and packing food packs in the Lamkang culture called Nthil arnaa. The uses of banana leaves, base, stem and fruits and its health benefits.
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Discussion about baskets

Recording of Sumshot Khular explaining and showing different types of traditional baskets. The discussion takes place in Swamy Tholung Ksen's workroom.
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Discussion of household and buildings

Recording of Swamy Tholung Ksen's family members as they move from the house to outdoor work area to demonstrate how to weave.
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional story about Raapa

Recording of the Raapa Story by Stephon Sankhil. A tiger, angry at being duped by Koreng, eats him. Koreng's sisters vow to marry whoever kills the tiger, and the only one able to do it is Raapa. Jealous, the other men conspire to kill Raapa, but he survives two attempts and tricks them so that they drown. In the end Koreng's sisters kill Raapa.
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of names and descriptions of vegetation in a kitchen garden

Recording of Sumshot Khular and Donnu Sankhil naming and describing various plants and vegetables in Thamlakhuren. She describes how they are plucked and used as medicine and also a food items.
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Interview about work

Sumshot Khular and Toni Khullar discuss what to talk about and Sumshot suggests some topics, one of them being work.
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about a work house

A visit to Swamy Tholung's house and work area. Here the family keeps a loom, various traditional baskets, and grain.
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Ong Mang ngo-Lamloon Laa and retelling of Arthluuk Leh Raangchel

Recording of Sankhil Khungwar Rengtingnu singing lamloon laa ong mang ngo at Thamlapokpi village. In the second part Swamy Tholung Ksen tells the story of Arthluuk leh Raangchel. This story has some significance on the relationship between the Lamkangs and the English.
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Discussion of medicinal plants

Audio recording of companion video of Shobhana Chelliah talking with Anudon Sankhil in her garden.
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion of nouns

Daniel Tholung and Shekarnong Sankhil discuss nouns in Lamkang with Shobhana Chelliah and David Peterson.
Date: February 1, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Double Happiness (open access)

[Review] Double Happiness

This column reviews the book "Double Happiness" by Nancy Tupper Ling for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date: February 1, 2016
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Traveling Butterflies (open access)

[Review] Traveling Butterflies

This column reviews the book "Traveling Butterflies" by Susumu Shingu for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date: February 1, 2016
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Review] First Grade Dropout (open access)

[Review] First Grade Dropout

This column reviews the book "First Grade Dropout" by Audrey Vernick for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date: February 1, 2016
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Little Big (open access)

[Review] Little Big

This column reviews the book "Little Big" by Jonathan Bentley for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date: February 1, 2016
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Mummy Cat (open access)

[Review] Mummy Cat

This column reviews the book "Mummy Cat" by Marcus Ewert for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date: February 1, 2016
Creator: Monahan, Jo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Summary of Sons of the American Revolution Youth Contests 2016

A document outlining the eight contests that are happening in the year. They are not in chronological order and only some levels offer prizes. The prizes range from certificates, prize money, and also scholarships.
Date: February 14, 2016
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Court Declines to Bar the Resettlement of Syrian Refugees in Texas (open access)

Federal Court Declines to Bar the Resettlement of Syrian Refugees in Texas

This legal sidebar discusses a federal district court's decision to deny the State of Texas's request that the federal government and a private refugee relief organization be temporarily barred from resettling Syrian refugees within the state pending resolution of Texas's challenge to such resettlement.
Date: February 26, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress (open access)

The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress

This report discusses the National Security Strategy (NSS), a document released by the Obama Administration which states that its purpose is to "set out the principles and priorities to guide the use of American power and influence in the world."
Date: February 26, 2016
Creator: Lucas, Nathan J. & McInnis, Kathleen J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Private Health Insurance Market Reforms in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (open access)

Private Health Insurance Market Reforms in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)

This report provides background information about the private health insurance market, including market segments and regulation. It then describes each ACA market reform, grouped under the following categories: obtaining coverage, keeping coverage, cost of purchasing coverage, covered services, cost-sharing limits, consumer assistance and other health care protections, and plan requirements related to health care providers.
Date: February 10, 2016
Creator: Mach, Annie L. & Fernandez, Bernadette
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

User-Centered Design

This NSF-funded workshop initiated a research trajectory that brings the fields of language archives and user-centered design (UCD) into dialogue, with the goal of improving users’ experiences with language archives and making them more accessible and useful to diverse user groups. The workshop documented perspectives of key stakeholder groups and generated initial conceptual frameworks to guide further research. This slide deck accompanied the presentation by Christina Wasson on user-centered design.
Date: February 20, 2016
Creator: Wasson, Christina
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Language Archiving: Where We've Been and Where We're Going

This NSF-funded workshop initiated a research trajectory that brings the fields of language archives and user-centered design (UCD) into dialogue, with the goal of improving users’ experiences with language archives and making them more accessible and useful to diverse user groups. The workshop documented perspectives of key stakeholder groups and generated initial conceptual frameworks to guide further research. This slide deck accompanied the presentation by Gary Holton on language archiving.
Date: February 20, 2016
Creator: Holton, Gary
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library