This is a retelling of the pear story.

A short biography of Gayatri Devi

Recording of a speech by Joy Tholung at the LNBA Fellowship at Thamlapokpi Village in Chandel District.

Transcription of a retelling of Arthluuk le Raangchel paomin (the Story of Arthluuk and Raangchel), as told by Swamy Tholung Ksen. Two brothers Arthluk and Rangchel fell in love with the same girl, Sombel, who loved Rangchel. There were also a tiger and wildcat who were friends. The tiger asked the wildcat how to catch chickens. The wildcat fools him, and the tiger threatens to eat the wildcat.The wildcat tells the tiger to wait and he will catch a woman for him. He was not able to catch Sombel who was guarded by her dogs, so instead they perform magic on her, making her ill. The tiger turned into a human and offered to heal her in exchange for her hand in marriage. Reversing their spell, he healed her and took her away to a faraway place she had never been, and turned back into a tiger. Arthluk and Rangchel heard her cry of distress, and reported to her parents, who ask the villagers for help. Only Arthluk and Rangchel agreed to go after her. Sombel learned they were coming when she finds a leaf bearing the scent of the brothers. When they arrived, Sombel hid them from the tiger, …

The speaker narrates about the practice of pulling big logs to build a bridge. This practice was passed down from many generations and it is still in practice today. Because this practice has been done since since our ancestors' time, people selflessly take part in pulling big stones and logs. Every villager contributes in this community work.

This narration is about the practice of pulling logs for pillar and post. The speaker narrates about some accompanying activities like elders beating drum and singing while logs are being pulled in the olden days.

The speaker narrates about earlier times when their ancestors used to built grand house and conduct ceremonies and pull pillars, posts, and big logs to build bridges. Before they start pulling the bridge materials, their ancestors performed a ritual called kaphi-kapaibo. While performing the ritual, the log will be cleaned with different types of leaves from end to end. This ritual is done so that they would carry the bridge materials easily. It is done to ward off injury or to avoid any sickness so that the villagers would reach their destination without any hindrance.

Recording of an elicitation of a wordlist for names of animals using English words and sentences as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha songs and narratives.

Songs by my-soq and ádò. Chiangmai.

Akha narratives. Continued from Side A. 0-48 Riddles IIII; 48-end Àbɔ́qɔ: nɛ̀q mjà gɔ́ ə. 30/11-77

Akha songs and narratives. 0-32 Àbɔ́qɔ: nɛ̀q mjà gɔ́ ə; 32-52 Ádò: àli àbú ə gá-kɔq; 52 -[end] Àbɔ́qɔ: àjɛ́ tjhá ə dɔ̀

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. 0-32 Àbɔ́qɔ: nɛ̀q mjà gɔ́ ə; 32-52 Ádò: àli àbú ə gá-kɔq; 52 -[end] Àbɔ́qɔ: àjɛ́ tjhá ə dɔ̀

Akha songs and narratives. Àbɔ́qɔ: shà ziq ziq ə tjhɛ́ naí tsỳqə 30/8-78

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. 0-18 Àbɔ́qɔ: shà ziq ziq ə tjhɛ́ naí tsỳqə 30/8-78; 18-50 shà ziq ziq ə, ɣoq ma lɔ́ ə, Àbɔ́qɔ; 50-[end] àho ho ə 5/9-78. Continued on Tape 65.

Houjahen Haokip performs a ritual called Hunbol used for health and prosperity. He is a Thadou speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung village), around 80 years old at the time of recording.

Article discusses how, during the COVID-19 pandemic, US public health authorities and county, state, and federal governments recommended or ordered certain preventative practices, such as wearing masks, to reduce the spread of the disease. The purpose of this study was to understand the variations in public sentiment toward COVID-19 and the recommended or ordered preventive practices from the temporal and spatial perspectives, as well as how the variations in public sentiment are related to geographical and socioeconomic factors.

Recording of Hasil Murad reciting "Dana Wazir," a popular story in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.

Newspaper clipping covering global events in Russia, the United States, Egypt, Japan, the United Kingdom, China, and Turkey, as well as regional news from India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh.

Ravi and Daya discuss living conditions in Chhitkul village, debating whether life there is difficult or not. The recording was made at the Rani Guest House in Chhitkul village.

This article offers a theory of public knowledge for the purposes of defining more clearly its role in information systems and classification schemas.

Paper describing a plan of work to develop and test an alternative approach for interoperability testing. This approach builds on the conceptual and technical infrastructure developed during the Z-Interop Project.

This document reports the results of the evaluation study commissioned in response to the Government Information Locator Service (GILS) Board's request for an assessment of GILS. The study began in September 1996, data collection ended in March 1997, and the final report was completed in June 1997. The goal of the study was to understand how: GILS serves various user groups, GILS improves public access to government information, agencies are progressing with their implementations, and GILS works as a tool for information resources management.

Recording of Naseema Ali explaining the background story of a proverb in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski.