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Conversation about tourism in Chhitkul village

Description: Ram Kumar and Bhag Singh Negi debate the pros and cons of tourism in Chhitkul village. Neither of them is directly involved in any business related to tourism, which allows for a frank debate. The recording was made at the Government Senior Secondary School in Chhitkul village, where Kumar is a teacher.
Date: October 15, 2018
Duration: 7 minutes
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Ram Kumar's hopes for his children

Description: Ram Kumar discusses his hopes for his children and the power of education. The recording was made at Chhitkul's Senior Secondary School, located further down the village, on the river bank, towards the path leading to the military checkpoint.
Date: October 8, 2018
Duration: 4 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Description of life in Chhitkul village in earlier times

Description: Amir Sing describes how life was in Chhitkul village before it was connected to the world by major roads, or the 'highway road.' He emphasizes how hard life was in Chhitkul when the village was still isolated, before the road was built in the 1980s. The recording was made at Amar Guest House, which is run by Amir and his family. The video starts at the back of Chhitkul's main temple and follows the narrow path up to the wooden guest house.
Date: October 12, 2018
Duration: 8 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Description of life in Chhitkul during summer and winter

Description: Vijay describes the passing of the seasons in Chhitkul village. The language spoken in this recording is Amro Boli 'Our Language,' an Indo-Aryan variety spoken throughout Kinnaur district. The recording was made at his workplace, a digital studio.
Date: October 31, 2018
Duration: 4 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Description of the Flower Festival (Usko)

Description: Ram describes the Flower Festival (‘Pulatʃ’,or 'Usko' in Chhitkul-Rakchham), a five day festival that celebrates the end of summer and crops. It usually takes place during the first week of October. He discusses why it is important for the community, how it concretely takes place, and what he especially likes about the festival. The recording was made at Chhitkul's Government Senior Secondary School, down below the village, on the river bank.
Date: October 8, 2018
Duration: 5 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Assam (Garo Hills)

Description: Video of life in Assam villages featuring landscapes, the Brahmaputra river, wild elephants, traditional houses, cotton fields, and scenes from the marketplace.
Date: October 31, 1944
Duration: 12 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Ferger, H. R.
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Description of a typical day at work

Description: Ram Kumar describes his responsibilities as a teacher of English and social science (history, geography and civic education), and what he especially likes about his job. The recording was made at the Government Senior Secondary School in Chhitkul village, where Kumar is a teacher. The school is located further down the village, on the river bank, on the road towards the military checkpoint.
Date: October 8, 2018
Duration: 2 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Akha notebook 74

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of conversations about the book 'On Peoples of Thailand' and village priests.
Date: October 1977
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Ram Kumar's childhood in Chhitkul village

Description: Ram Kumar describes his childhood in Chhitkul village. The recording was made at the Government Senior Secondary School in Chhitkul village, where Kumar is a teacher. The school is located further down the village, on the river bank, on the road towards the military checkpoint.
Date: October 8, 2018
Duration: 3 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Roshan Laal Negi's experience in the Indian army

Description: Roshan Laal Negi describes his experience in the ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) and in the Indian Army. The ITBP is very much present in the area of Chhitkul village, notably due to recurring tensions with China. The recording was made in the living room of his house in Chhitkul village. His house is one of the most spacious houses at the back of the village.
Date: October 12, 2018
Duration: 4 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Akha notebook 901

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of elicited sentences and Akha conversations and narratives about traveling and the Akha way of life with partial English glossing.
Date: October 4, 1977
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Akha notebook 906

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha mourning songs, personal narratives and a list of classifiers and words they are used with.
Date: 1981-10-31/1981-11-06
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Akha notebook 120

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha songs, narratives, and ritual recitations about offerings to ancestors, good and bad omens, months, and taboos.
Date: 1982-10-08/1982-10-09
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Akha notebook 121

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha songs and narratives including mì dàq sjhí ŋɛ tshɔ́ ŋö́ ŋö́ ə and zə́ zà mə́ zə́ zà zə́ sháŋ thúy, which are sung for young (unmarried) Akhas' deaths and for the youngest child in a family, respectively.
Date: 1982-10-10/1982-10-14
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Elicitation of superlative forms

Description: Recording of an elicitation of superlative forms in Mankiyali based on English words and sentences used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: October 22, 2019
Duration: 3 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Dale, Merrion
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Elicitation of words related to time

Description: Recording of an elicitation of a wordlist related to time and time keeping based on English words and sentences used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: October 8, 2019
Duration: 7 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Dale, Merrion
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Elicitation of imperatives and other sentence types

Description: Recording of an elicitation of imperatives and other sentence types in Mankiyali. The imperative, negative imperative, and present habitual forms were elicited using English sentences as prompts. Quantifiers are also elicited in this session. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: October 11, 2019
Duration: 11 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Accord, Levi
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Elicitation of words for seasons and months

Description: Recording of an elicitation of a word list for seasons and months. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: October 15, 2019
Duration: 3 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Dale, Merrion
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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