Outreach and Publications

Outreach Events

Publications and Press

• Setyawan, Kezia. “Languages before Colonization: How One Indigenous Project Is Bringing Uma Back to Life.” New Orleans Public Radio WWNO 89.9, 21 Nov. 2022, https://www.wwno.org/coastal-desk/2022-11-21/languages-before-colonization-how-one-indigenous-project-is-bringing-uma-back-to-life.

• Berlin, Carly. “From Our Coastal Desk, a Look at the Indigenous Communities Who Call Louisiana Home.” Louisiana Considered, WWNO, 30 Sept. 2022, https://www.wwno.org/show/louisiana-considered/2022-09-30/from-our-coastal-desk-a-look-at-the-indigenous-communities-who-call-louisiana-home.

• Setyawan, Kezia. “Federal Grant Aims to Help Revitalize United Houma Nation’s Native Language.” The Courier, 28 Nov. 2021, https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/2021/11/28/grant-aims-help-revitalize-united-houma-nations-native-language/6401423001/?fbclid=IwAR1iOTaUBeO_Wj_QliFlNSivktTF4k0SETfz1og0b4UcoP010jVJwo4oKe8.

• Carminati, Sara, and Hali Dardar. “Ten Hurricane Ida Experiences the Houma Language Project Can’t Describe.” National Performance Network, 16 Nov. 2021, https://npnweb.org/hurricane-ida-houma-language-project/.

• Jimenez, Billiot, Dardar, & Aronson, I. (2021, November 11). Indigenous Gulf Stream. In Uma Language Videos. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS-qWCn9UXCtYONk-HHCN-p-bqPSvbd0F

• Jimenez, B. V. (2021, October). How Do Word Create? Indigenous Neologisms in a Reclamation Project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AZiRsmPxbs

• Billiot, C., Dardar, H., Wood, B., Jimenez-Verdin, B., & Aronson, I. (2021, June 18). Adaptations and Progress in Reclaiming Uma [Presentation]. Language Revitalization Learning Series, Northwest Indian Language Institute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9otOx9eRzY

• Setyawan, K. (2021, June 2). Project works to rebuild indigenous Houma language in native communities. Houma Today. https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/2021/06/03/houma-native-americans-native-language-louisiana/5291275001/

• Bauland, M. (2021, March). An Unspoken Language. Garde Voir Ci, Lost Bayou(The United Houma Nation). https://gardevoirci.nicholls.edu/2021/language-2/

• Pierite, J.-L., Dardar, H., Wood, B., Jimez, B., Billiot, C., Choy, K., Juarez, M., Henderson, B., Lee, S., & LaPier, R. (2020, June 25). COVID Impacts Special Session [Online Web Series]. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/colang_2020_webseries/2/

• Dardar, H. (2019). Rebuilding the Houma Language, One Chat at a Time. Bulbancha Is Still a Place, #2. https://www.bulbanchaisstillaplace.org/

• Wood, B. (2019, June 30). Planning and Reclaiming the Houma Lanugage [Video Presentation]. Historical-comparative linguistics for language revitalization, University of California, Davis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSTCByXN4xY&t=26s

• Guarino, M. (2015, January 3). Young members of Louisiana’s Houma Nation try to reclaim tribe’s lost language. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/young-members-of-louisianas-houma-nation-try-to-reclaim-tribes-lost-language/2014/12/29/9c5a60c2-849e-11e4-9534-f79a23c40e6c_story.html

• Peveto, K. (2014, September 3). Song about alligator helping women reconstruct dead language. The Advocate. https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_dbe8bea2-63d8-5161-a91f-424f7ebe71f0.html

• Kilpatrick, M. (2013, August 3). Houmas search for native language. Houma Courier. https://www.houmatoday.com/article/DA/20130803/News/608081632/HC