There's a new link over on the left to the blog Anthro Jack, written by a friend from the Anthro-L list. Anthro Jack is now participating and observing in the predominantly Cree speaking community of Chisasibi, a town near the eastern shore of James Bay in northern Québec. AJ is investigating the role of alcohol in the culture and society of Chisasibi. Fascinating stuff, check it out!
For me, one interesting thing going on in Chisasibi is that they use the Cree syllabary to write the language. The word Chisasibi looks like this:
ᒋᓴᓱᐱ
Too cool!
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