At the annual business meeting of the Society for the Study of Indigenous Languages of the Americas on January 9, I received two awards: the Michael Krauss Archiving Award and the Mary R. Haas Book Award. The Archiving Award was given for my archival collections documenting Ticuna, while the Haas Award was given for my dissertation.

I read the following statement concerning the awards at the meeting where they were given.

English:

I’m honored to receive both of these awards. I want to acknowledge all of the Ticuna speakers who participated in my work as well as my mentors in the US and Europe. This work would not have been possible without them.

Since I am white and non-Indigenous, I also want to acknowledge that we have many phenomenal Indigenous members within SSILA and that we need to do more to recognize their work. If anyone chooses to read my work or consult my archival collections because I received these awards, I hope that they will also take the time to read equivalent work by our Indigenous colleagues.

Español:

Estoy muy agradecida para recibir estos honores. Quiero reconocer a todos los hablantes del Ticuna que participaron en mis investigaciones, tanto como mis profesores en los EEUU e Europa. No hubiera sido posible sin ellos este trabajo.

Así que soy blanca y no indígena, también quisiera reconocer que en SSILA, tenemos muchos miembros indígenas distinguidos, y debemos hacer más para celebrar su trabajo. Si alguien decida leer mis publicaciones o consultar mis colecciones documentarias porque he recibido estos honores, espero que también consulte a trabajos equivalentes producidos por nuestros colegas indígenas.

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