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Dr. Wilson de Lima Silva
Dr. Wilson de Lima Silva
is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona. He is the director of the M.A. Program in Native American Languages & Linguistics (also known as NAMA). Wilson is originally from Manaus, Brazil. He is a field linguist with formal training in theoretical linguistics, language documentation & revitalization. Wilson conducts language work on Desano, Mʉ̃tẽã, and Siriano (three Tukanoan languages spoken in the multilingual Vaupés Region of Brazil and Colombia). More recently, he began to collaborate in the documentation and maintenance of A'ingae (also known as Cofán), an isolate language spoken in Ecuador. Wilson is engaged in exploring new methodologies for endangered language documentation and revitalization/conservation, including the training of students and community members in research activities focusing on language revitalization and conservation.
Kaylene J. Big Knife
Kaylene J. Big Knife
is from the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation located in northcentral Montana. She is a graphic designer and a digital illustrator with a love for comic art and storybooks. Big Knife’s educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in Native American Studies from the University of Montana – Missoula and a master’s degree in Native American Languages and Linguistics from the University of Arizona. Big Knife has since returned home to assist with her tribe’s Cree language preservation and revitalization efforts. She currently serves as Stone Child College’s project coordinator for their Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Language Project. Her life passions and creative interests include: Indigenous language revitalization, pop culture, humor, comics, anime, manga, museums, video games, fiction writing, painting, and cats.
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