The BLG engages in dissemination of creative projects and research projects as well as serving members of the language community by providing workshops and assisting in language instruction.

ブラックフット・ラングエッジ・グループは多様な言語活動を推進しています。

Conference Presentations on Creative and Pedagogical Projects

(2017) Rebecca Goff, Caroline Running Wolf, Brandon Goff, Michael Running Wolf, Jesse DesRosier, Naatosi Fish, and Mizuki Miyashita. “Playfully revitalizing languages and traditional knowledge through collaboration.” 5^th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation. University of Hawaii-Manoa.

(2015) Naatosi Fish and Bonny Lahey, Mizuki Miyashita. “The application of Blackfoot pitch studies to language education.” Alberta Conference on Linguistics, Lethbdridge, Alberta, Canada.

(2015) Naatosi Fish, Bonny Lahey, and Mizuki Miyashita. “The application of Blackfoot pitch studies to language education.” Algonquian Conference, Oct, 25^th. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

(2015) Naatosi Fish and Mizuki Miyashita.  “Pronunciation Guide for Blackfoot” With Naatosi Fish. 44th SILS, Wind River, WY.

(2013) Mizuki Miyashita, Rebecca Yares, Jackelyn Van Buren, Scott Schupbach, Annabelle Chatsis and Megan Lunak. "Towards the Empowerment Model: A Case Study of Blackfoot Documentation and Revitalization." 3rd International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation (ICLDC) Honolulu, Hawai'i. Scheduled on Feb. 28^th 2013.

(2012) Rebecca Yares. “Applying Animated Teaching Materials in a Blackfoot Language Classroom.” Graduate Student and Faculty Research Conference. U. of Montana.

(2012) Jackelyn Van Buren, Rebecca Yares, Scott Schupbach, Annabelle Chatsis, and Mizuki Miyashita. “Teaching an Endangered Language with Animation.”  Conference on Endangered Languages and Cultures of Native America. University of Utah.

(2011) Jeremy Lee. “Blackfoot Materials.” Graduate Student and Faculty Research Conference. The University of Montana.

(2011) S. Schroeder, J. Lee, S. Yamamoto, R. Yares, J. Van Buren A. Chatsis, and M. Miyashita. “Creation and Application of Animated Digital Picture Book for Teaching Blackfoot.” 7th Annual Conference on Endangered Languages and Cultures of Native America. University of Utah.

(2011) Jeremy Lee, Sara Schroeder, Shiho Yamamoto, Mizuki Miyashita and Annabelle Chatsis. “Developing and Archiving Open-Source Blackfoot Teaching Materials.”  2nd International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation (ICLDC) Honolulu, Hawai'i. Scheduled on Feb. 12^th 2011. 

(2009) Ryan Denzer-King and Miranda McCarvel. “Creating Online Blackfoot language Materials.” Faculty and Graduate Student Research Conference. University of Montana.

(2009) Mizuki Miyashita, Ryan Denzer-King and Miranda McCarvel. “Online Implementation on Blackfoot Language Materials” Conference on Endangered Language and Culture of North America. University of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah. March

(2008) Mizuki Miyashita, *Joshua Birchall and *Meredith Ward. “Creating a Blackfoot Audio-Online Dictionary.” Conference on Endangered Language and Culture of North America. University of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah. March.

Conference Presentations on Documentation and Linguistics Research

(2017) Mizuki Miyashita and Natalie Weber. “Blackfoot Pitch Contour: An Instrumental Investigation.”  49th Algonquian Conference, Oct. 28. Université de Montréal. 

(2017)  Naatosi Fish, Kaylene Big Knife, Caroline Allen, and Mizuki Miyashita. “Speaking Like Our Ancestors: An exploration of learners’ word melody in Blackfoot.” 24^th Annual Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium. Franklin, WI.

(2017) Mizuki Miyashita. “Pitch and Intensity of Blackfoot Lexical accent.” Annual meeting of the The Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas. January. Austin, Texas.

(2016) Mizuki Miyashita.  “Pitch and Intensity of Lexical Accent in Blackfoot.” 48^th Algonquian Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

(2015) Mizuki Miyashita. “Distribution of Vowel-Consonant Coalescence in Blackfoot.” Algonquian Conference, Oct, 23^rd. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

(2015) Mizuki Miyashita and Naatosi Fish.  “Documenting Blackfoot Pitch Excursion.” 4th ICLDC. Hawaii.

(2015) Min Chen, Mizuki Miyashita, Robert Bezirganyan, and Jing Jing Dong. “Endangered language sound documentation and audio processing in the cloud” With Min Chen, Robert Bezirganyan, & Jingjing Dong. 4th ICLDC. Hawaii.

(2013) Mizuki Miyashita.  “Community-Academic Networking towards Blackfoot Language Revitalization.” Invited Panel Talk. National Conference 2013 at the American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI). University of Arizona.

(2013) Mizuki Miyashita, Debora Cole and Annabelle Chatsis. “Considering variation in the design and delivery of teaching materials for a Blackfoot language course.” Poster presented at the National Conference 2013 at the American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI). University of Arizona.

(2013) Mizuki Miyashita and Annabelle Chatsis.  “Respecting dialectal variations in a Blackfoot language class” With Annabelle Chatsis. 20^th Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium.  Northern Arizona University.

(2011) Mizuki Miyashita.  “Natural Conversations in Blackfoot: Recording and Application.” 18th Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium. University of New Mexico.

(2011) Mizuki Miyashita, Debora Cole and Annabelle Chatsis. “Language variation and Blackfoot instruction” With Deborah Cole and Annabelle Chatsis. 18th Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium. University of New Mexico.

(2011) Mizuki Miyashita and Min Chen.  “Preliminary Report on Linguistics and Computer-Science Collaboration: Data Processing and Management for Blackfoot Phonetics and Phonology.”  7th Annual Conference on Endangered Languages and Cultures of Native America. University of Utah.

(2010) Mizuki Miyashita and Rosella Many Bears.  “Video-Recording Project for Blackfoot Language Revitalization.” SILS 17.

(2010) Mizuki Miyashita.  “Language Endangerment and Efforts in Blackfoot Revitalization.” Invited Speaker. Seminar in Language and ecology. Dokkyo University. Saitama, Japan.

(2010) Mizuki Miysahita.  “Blackfoot Video-Recording Project: Building a Symbiotic Relationship” Invited Speaker. Linguistics Colloquium. University of Arizona.

(2009) Robert Hall and Mizuki Miyashita.  “Blackfoot Voiceless Stop Consonants.” Bridges Program. Poster Session.

(2009) Mizuki Miyashita and Rosella Many Bears. “Academic-Community Collaboration: Data Collection, Linguistics Research, and Language Teaching.” 44th International Conference for Salish and Neighboring Languages.  Montana. August 3rd.

(2009) Mizuki Miyashita and Annabelle Chatsis. “Developing Blackfoot Language Teaching in Collaboration.”  44th International Conference for Salish and Neighboring Languages.  Missoula, Montana. August 3^rd.

Workshops and Language Instruction Assistance

2012 Summer, contributed to the Blackfoot Language class (elective), Upward Bound Program. (Mizuki Miyashita, Annabelle Chatsis, Kevin Kicking Woman)

2011 Fall, provided a presentation of the usage of the animated material in Blackfoot language class at U of Montana. (Rebecca Yares, Jackie Van Buren, Scott Schupbach)

2011 Summer, provided talks at Piegan Institute. (Mizuki Miyashita, Rebecca Yares, Annabelle Chatsis)

2010 Fall, provided a presentation of the usage of the picture book in Blackfoot language class at U Montana. (Jeremy Lee, Sara Schroeder, Shiho Yamamoto)

Workshop at Piegan Institute: Darrell Kipp, Annabelle Chatsis, Joycelyn DesRosier, and Rebecca Yares

Media Coverage

A newsletter of the UM Campus Corps talks about our picture book project. (May 2010)