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Plateau Peoples' Web Portal
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Language Name
Nez Perce, Coeur d'Alene.
Alternate Language Names
Nez Perce: Niimi'ipuutímt, Numípu, Nez Percé, nimipuutímt, nimiipuutímt, niimiipuutímt.
Coeur d'Alene: Snchitsu’umshtsn.
Region
British Columbia, Canada; Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, United States.
Who
This Plateau People’s Web Portal is maintained by staff at Washington State University’s Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation, Mukurtu.org and in partnership with WSU’s Native American Programs. No specific contributors are identified in the Snchitsu’umshtsn and nimipuutímt dictionary section of the website.
Tribal Partners: Coeur d'Alene Tribe–hntsegwtn [Historic Preservation Program], hqwa'qwe'wln [Coeure d'Alene Tribal Language Program]; Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation–Séliš-Ql̕ispe Culture Committee; Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation–Yakama Nation Museum and Cultural Centre; Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation–Tamástslikt Cultural Institute; Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs–Education Administration; Nimíipuu [Nez Perce] Tribe–Cultural Resources Program; Spokan Tribe of Indians.
Institutional Partners: Washington State University Libraries: Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections; Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture; National Anthropological Archives at the Smithsonian Institution; American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress; Gonzaga University Archives and Special Collections; American Philosophical Society; University of Washington Libraries; Confluence.
Others Involved
Those listed below are attributed to the creation and maintenance of the web portal as a whole. No specific contributors are identified in the Snchitsu’umshtsn and nimipuutímt dictionary section of the website.
Support: National Endowment for the Humanities; NorthWest Academic Computing Consortium; American Council of Learned Societies; Council on Library and Information Resources.
Management by an Advisory board from the partnering tribes: Audra Vincent (Coeur d'Alene Tribe); Sadie Peone (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation); Jolena Tillequots (Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation); Crystal Miller (Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation); Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation; Valerie Switzler (Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs); Josiah Pinkham (Nimíipuu [Nez Perce] Tribe); Bobbi Rose (Spokan Tribe of Indians).
Maintenance and host platform development by staff at Washington State University's Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation: Dr. Kim Christen; Dr. Trevor Bond; Alex Merrill; Lotus Norton-Wisla; Michael Wynne.
Speakers: Lawrence Nicodemus; Nakia Cloud; Irene Lowley; Felix Aripa; Jennifer Hale.
Publishing Information
This wesite was published by Washington State University, National Endowment of the Humanities, NorthWest Coast Academic Computing Consortium, American Council of Learned Societies, using the Mukurtu content management system.
This is a digital dictionary that doesn't display any information on launch or update dates.
How People are Cited
Contributors are cited on the About the Portal and Partners pages of the website. Specific speakers are cited in the dictionary entries.
How Information is Cited
The source of Information for each entry, which includes speakers and archival resources, is cited with each entry under the Source heading in each dictionary entry.
Where is Information Coming from
Information in this dictionary comes from a wide variety of archival materials, community members and speakers, and previously published written materials.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is part of a multimedia digital repository which hosts a range of digitally archived items. The website was created using the open-source content management system, Mukurtu.
Access
This dictionary has both public and members only access. Public access items and information are available to anyone, whereas members only access items and information requires a community-approved login.
Included Languages and Directionality
Snchitsu’umshtsn (Coeur d'Alene) to English; nimipuutímt (Nez Perce) to English.
Dialects Included
No dialects of Coeur d'Alene or Nez Perce are specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional, multimedia dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
This dictionary is organized alphabetically with Coeur d'Alene and Nez Perce all in one section. However, entries can be sorted by language, topical keywords, parts of speech, or topical word lists. The search function can be operated using Coeur d'Alene, Nez Perce, or English. Entries can also be filtered by first letter.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ✅ | Most entries have audio |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | Some entries cite speakers within the entry, but most are not marked |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
This dictionary is part of a multimedia digital repository which includes a variety of archived items and materials, connecting language to archived items where applicable.
External Links
Link to the Plateau Peoples' Web Portal Dictionary: https://plateauportal.libraries.wsu.edu/dictionary
Link to Mukurtu, the open-source content management system used to create this website: https://mukurtu.org/