Thoidingjam Lakshmipriya Devi talks about the Jalakeli. She is the President of the Shree Shree Govinda Jiu Jalakeli Pala. The interview is in Manipuri and in 8 parts: 1) How I came to the Jalakeli 2) My mother Maharaj Kumari Angousana Devi 3) My grandmother Maharani Dhanamanjuri Devi: How she started the Choir of the Daughters-in-Law 4) The Songs of the Choir of the Daughters: The Patronage of the Maharajas 5) How I organize the Jalakeli 6) My aunt Maharaj Kumari Binodini Devi: Why she never joined the Jalakeli 7) Where and When the Jalakeli is Offered 8) Remembering their Names: The Invisibility of Women in Manipur's Recorded History The Jalakeli is a HIndu Vaishnav women's performance ritual offered by the two choirs of the Shree Shree Govinda Jiu Jalakeli Pala. The main summer ritual is held every year on Buddha Purnima, the full moon of Kalen (9 May 2017) at the Shree Shree Govindajee Temple of the Royal Palace of Manipur. It is a cycle of songs sung in classical Manipuri sankirtana style by the royal women descendants of Maharaja Narasingh of Manipur (1792-1850). The songs praise Lord Krishna and Lady Radha as they come out to play with …

A retelling of the Pear Story as recorded in Hyderabad with young speakers in the diaspora.

Recording of a telling of the Pear Story at the Indian Institute of Information Technology-Hyderabad.

Recording of a retelling of the Pear Story as narrated by Jessie from Hyderabad.

Retelling of the Pear Story by Angam Sankhil of Hyderabad.

Recording of Dina Shankhil telling her version of The Pear Story.

Recording of a telling of the Pear Story by Leivon Steney Lamkang in Hyderabad, India.

Recording of a telling of the Pear Story done at the Indian Institute of Information Technology with young Lamkang speakers in the diaspora.

Photograph of the India Venture Fund Group collaborating with Lamkang speakers at IIIT-Hyderabad.

Photograph of the India Venture Fund Group Mary Burke, Melissa Robinson, Jane Lorenzen, Janette Klein, and Levi Acord at IIIT-Hyderabad.

Photograph of members of the India Venture Fund Student Group, Mary Burke, Janette Klein, Melissa Robinson, Levi Acord, and Jane Lorenzen, in IIIT-Hyderabad (Indian Institute of Information Technology).

Photograph of an elicitation of the Pear Story with two young Lamkang speakers.

Photograph of member of the India Venture Fund Group Jane Lorenzen, with fellow members Levi Acord and Janette Klein.

Recording of Melissa Robinson eliciting verb prefixes with the syllable tapping experiment. The recording was done on in Hyderabad as part of the research trip which as part of the University of North Texas India Venture Fund research trip.

Photograph of India Venture Fund Student Group and students visiting young speakers of Lamkang in a Hyderabad neighborhood. Pictured: Levi Acord, Mary Burke, Jane Lorenzen, and Melissa Robinson, Anukampa Ghagra, and Dhruv Langthasa.

Photograph of young Lamkang speakers commenting on a Lamkang narrative with Melissa Robinson and Jane Lorenzen in the computational linguistics conference room at IIIT-Hyderabad.

Photograph of Prafulla Basumatary discussing interlinear glossing with Dhruv Langthasa.

Photograph of consultation over grammatical constructions and recording data on modals in Lamkang. Pictured: Mary Burke, Dhruv Langthasa, and a young Lamkang speaker, Angam.

This video continues from the Day 1 Part 2 video of the 2017 Dene/Athabaskan Language Conference and Workshop. Ramon Riley reports on the state of White Mountain Apache, and Velma Hale presents on the DNA model from a Dine perspective.

This video continues from the 2017 Dene/Athabaskan Language Conference and Workshop Day 3 Part 3. Conference participants wrap up their reports about what they discussed in their groups. The conference is closed with a prayer led by Don Decker and Terrill Goseyun.

This video continues from the Day 1 Part 5 video of the 2017 Dene/Athabaskan Language Conference and Workshop. Oscar Rodriguez and David Gohre report on the state of Lipan Apache of West Texas.

This video continues from the Day 2 Part 2 video of the 2017 Dene/Athabaskan Language Conference and Workshop. Theodore Fernald describes efforts to teach the structure of Navajo in Philadelphia. Sharon Hargus details blends in Witsuwit’en.

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