Firebird Foundation For Anthropological Research
Research Grants
2022 -
| Name | Institution | Project | Group/Location | Language Group | Date Granted |
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North America |
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| Angulo, Roberto Carlos Pacheco | Universidad Autonoma "Benito Juarez" de Oxaca/San Pedro Oxumacin | A documentation of Ozumacin Chinantec oral traditions | Chinantec language of San Pedro Ozumacín, Ayotzintepec, Oaxaca, Mexico | Chinantec | 2023-02-15 |
| Beam de Azcoma, Rosemary | Escuela Nacional de Antropologie e Historia, Mexico City | A test corpus including environmental knowledge in the highly endangered Tlacolulita Zapotec language | Zapotec of Asuncion Tlacolulita, Oaxaca, Mexico | Tlacolulita Zapotec | 2023-06-26 |
| Cook, Suzanne | University of Victoria, BC | The Forest of Lacandon Maya: An ethnozoological guide | Naha', Metzabok, lacana', Chansayab, Chiapas, Mexico | Lacandon | 2023-06-26 |
| Viernes, Guillem Belmar | University of California, Santa Barbara; Community member Mixtepec Mixtec | Traditional worldview and ecological knowledge in Mixtepec Mixtec | Mixtepec Mixtec.Municipality of San Juan Mixtepec, district of Juxtlahuaca, state of Oaxaca, Mexico. | Mixtepec Mixtec | 2024-02-14 |
| North American Arctic | |||||
| Toor, Jeevan | University College London, University of Manitoba, Inuit Community in Winnipeg, Manitoba Inuit Association | Inuit Youth in Manitoba: What is the Connection Between Environment and Qanuinngitsiarutiksait? | Intuit from the Manitoba and Nunavut regions, Canada | Inuit | 2024-02-14 |
| Central America | |||||
| South America | |||||
| Arias, Noemy Condori | University of California, Santa Barbara, Community member Vacas Municipality | Sharing Our Knowledge Before It's Too Late | Vacas, Cochbamba, Bolivia | South Bolivian Quecha | 2024-02-14 |
| Cardoso, Joao Marcos | Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil | Incantations and origin narratives of Kotiria people: intertwinings of two genres of oral literature | Kotiria people, Caruru Cachoeira village, Upper Rio Negro region, Northwest Amazon, Brazil | Kotiria | 2024-02-14 |
| Castelnuovo Biraben, Natalia | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Over the Pilcomayo's river and monte influence: Indigenous Peoples' of northwest Argentina | Departmento Rivadavia, Salta province, Gran Chaco Argentina | Wichi, Chorote, Qom, Chulupi, and Tapiete | 2023-06-26 |
| Gallinate, Gabriel | University of Texas at Austin | Documentation of the Ese Eija Oral Literature and Ecological Knowledge | Bolivia | Takanan | 2024-02-14 |
| Ginebra, David | Autonomous University of Barcelona | Connecting the Colombian Yaruro with their Venezuuelan ancestors: phase 1 | Yaruro and Yamalero, Paz de Ariporo, Casanare, Columbia | Yaruro and Yamalero | 2023-02-15 |
| Hecht, Ana Carolina | Universidad de Buenos Aires | Documenting the Oral Literature of the Toba/Qom people through a series of podcasts | Chaco, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Toba/Qom | 2024-02-14 |
| Ozuna, Andŕes | Union of Ishir Nationa Indigenous Communities; Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages; the Ethno-ornithology World Atlas | Ishir Oral Literatures and Ecological Knowledge in the Paraguayan Pantanal | Ishir Communities along Paraguay River, Paraguay | Ishir | 2022-07-12 |
| Rendon, Jorge Gomez | Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Ecuador/ Organization of Secoya Nation of Ecuador | Documentation of formulas (uja) and Sacred chants (wina) of Secoya oral tradition | Secoya, Northwestern Amazon, Equador | Secoya | 2023-02-15 |
| Europe | |||||
| European Arctic | |||||
| Eastern Europe | |||||
| Constantin, Marin | Francisc Rainer Institute of Anthropology | Ethnoecological Narratives among Transhumant Herders in Romania | Romanians, Jina, Poiana Sibiului, Tilisca, South Transylvania, Romania | Romanian | 2022-07-12 |
| Africa | |||||
| Northern Africa | |||||
| Garaoun, Massinissa | Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes | Documentation of Tâmmusht Oral literature: an endangered Amazigh Language from northeastern Algeria | Algeria | Tâmmusht | 2024-02-14 |
| Krajcik, Chelsea | Centre de Jeunesse de Brin | Multimodal Collection of Joola Kujireray Childrearing Stories | Joola Kujireray, Brin, southern Casamance, Senegal | Joola Kujireray | 2024-02-14 |
| Naciri, Mohamed | Ait Toumert, Ait Bouguemez communities | Documenting Oral Poetry Among the Ait Toumet, southeast Morocco | Ait Toumert region, Draa Tafilalt, Morocco | Tashelhit Berber | 2024-02-14 |
| Central Africa | |||||
| Abamwa, Oghenekevwe | Edoid Cultural Heritage Enterprise | Narratives of the Pottery Traditions and Traditional Agriculture and Food Systems of the Women of Oto-Edo. | Oto-Edo in Delta State, Nigeria | Ughievwen dialect of Urhobo language | 2023-06-26 |
| Akpan, Aniefon Daniel | National Institute for Nigerian Languages, Aba, Abia State, Nigeria | Documentation of traditional Ekid women folksongs | Ebana village, Eket, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. | Ekid | 2023-02-15 |
| Akpomedaye, Emily | Indigenous Crafts Productions | Documentation of the Historical Accounts and Life History Narratives of the Vernacular Architecture and Architects of Edjekota | Edjekota, Delta State, Nigeria | Edjekota | 2023-02-15 |
| Darah, Godini G. | Ughievwen Clan | Documentation of the Egbada Ritual War Songs and Life History Narratives of Ughhievwen Clan, Nigeria | Ughievwen Clan, Delta State, Nigeria | Ughievwen dialect of Urhobo language | 2023-02-15 |
| Eyakenaoma, Ememerhaghwara | Eghweya (Womenfolk of) Ekr'Isheri Quarters, Ewu | Documentation of the Traditional Feminist Narratives and Dirges of Ewu in Nigeria | Ewu, Delta State, Nigeria | Ewu dialect or Urhobo language | 2023-02-22 |
| Harvey, Andrew | University of Bayreuth, Germany/Indiana University, Bloomington | A Hadza-Led Language Documentation Project | Tanzania | Hadza | 2023-02-15 |
| Odiete, Patience | Edoid Cultural Heritage Enterprise | Documentation of the Ethno-communication system and Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Eruemukohwarien | Delta State, Nigeria | Eruemukohwarien | 2023-02-15 |
| Odogun, Oghenenyerhovwo | Agbarho Community | Documentation and Preservation of the Traditional Medicinal and Ecological Knowledge of Agbarho in Nigeria | Agbarho Clan, Urhobo Linguistics Group, Delta State Nigeria | Agbarho dialect, Urhobo Linguistic group | 2022-07-12 |
| Southern Africa | |||||
| Biesele, Megan | Kalahari Peoples Fund | Ju/'hoan San Oral Literature Collection VII: Life Histories of Traditional Healers | Ju/'hoan San, N+heim, Western Ngamiland, Botswana | Ju/'hoan San | 2022-07-12 |
| Biesele, Megan | Kalahari Peoples Fund; NyaeNgae Conservancy | Ju'hoan San Oral Literature Collection VIII, Healers' Life Histories and Traditional Stories | Ju/'hoan San, Ntheim, Botswana and Tsumkwe, Otijisondjupa, Namibia | Ju/'hoan San | 2024-02-14 |
| Machiridza, Lesley Hatipone | Great Zimbabwe University | Rozvi Ethno-biographies, Identities and Cryptograms: Towards a Historical Archaeology of South-western Zimbabwe | South-western Zimbabwe | Rozvi | 2022-07-12 |
| Asia | |||||
| East Asia | |||||
| Dordzhieva, Ghilyana | Mongol-American Cultural Association | Collecting and documenting oral narratives and music of Torgus in Mongolia and Kalmyk Republic | Mongolia and Kalmyk Republic of Russian Federation. | Torgud dialect of the Kalmyk-Oirat language | 2023-06-26 |
| Fu, Xiyao | Yale School of the Environment | Traditional ecological knowledge and practices of seed savers in Southwest China | Ethnic minorities in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi Provinces of China | Southwestern Mandarin | 2023-02-15 |
| Gates. Jesse | Nankai University | The video documentation of Kyomkyo oral literature and ecological knowledge | Kyomkyo Situ Gyalrong, Kyomkyo Townshio, Mbarkham County, Ngawa Prefecture Sichuan Province China | Kyomkyo | 2023-06-26 |
| Hu, Junhan | Yale University | Rethinking Human-nature Relationships Through Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Indigenous Conservation NGOs on the Tibetan Plateau | Tibetan Plateau,China | Tibetan | 2023-02-15 |
| Zhanfeng, Song | Huaxiu Community | Dpa' ris Tibetan Texts for Annotation | Zhuaxixiulong Township, Dpa' ris (Tianzhu) Tibetan Autonomous County, Wuei City, Gansu Province, PR China | Dpa' ris Tibetan | 2022-07-12 |
| South Asia | |||||
| Awan, Mechek Sampar | Chiru Tribe | Documenting and Revitalizing the Critically Endangered Folk Culture of Chiru Tribe | Chiru, Manipur India | Chiru | 2022-07-12 |
| Bodt, Timotheus Adrianus | SOAS University of London | Documentation of the Kusunda Ghantu Nac of Nepal | Guruṅ ethnic group, Rāinaskōṭ village, Lamjung district, Gandaki province, Nepal | Gurung | 2023-02-15 |
| Delley, Razzeko | Jomin Tayeng Gov. Model Degree College Roing Arunachal Pradesh | Documentation of Four Minor Shamanic Rituals and Laments of the Idu Mishmi | Arunachal Pradesh, India | Idu Mishmi | 2022-07-12 |
| Geerling, Anna | The Highland Institute | Revitalising Oral and Practical (Cosmological) Pedagogies Managing Socio-Ecological and Spiritual Relations Among Tenyimia Nagas | Tenyimia Nagas, Nagaland | Tenyidie, Chokri, Kezha, Zeme, Rongmei, Liangmai. | 2023-06-26 |
| Gurung, Phurwa | University of Colorado Boulder, USA | Documenting the Spatial Dimensions of Oral Literature and Traditional Ecological Knowledge among Dolpopa in Northwest Nepal | Dolpopa, Dho Tarap valley, Dolpo, Nepal | Dolpopa | 2023-02-15 |
| Haokip, Pauthang | Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi | Documentation of Rongmei Agricultural Knowledge and Practices | Rongmei Naga, Barak Valley Assam and Manipur, India | Rongmei | 2022-07-12 |
| Jamir. Tiatoshi | Nagaland University | Folklore and Oral History of Naga Secondary Burial Tradition | Nagaland, India | Naga | 2022-07-12 |
| Medhi, Bidyum Kumar | John Hopkins University | Earthworms, Elephants, Tigers, and Humans:Audio-Visual Documentation of the more-than-human Ecologies in Karbi Oral Literature | Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong, Nagaon, and Kamrup districts fo Assam, northeast India | Karbi | 2024-02-14 |
| Poske, Christian | The Highland Institute, Kohima | Restudying the Angami, Rengma, Chirr, Longfurr, Makuri, Phelunger, Linagmai, Zeme, and Rongmei songs of Thomas Kaiser's Nagaland Recordings | Naga Communities in India | Naga | 2022-07-12 |
| Rastogi, Kavita | University of Lucknow | Documenting Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Raji/Banraji Community of India | Uttarakhand, India | Raji | 2022-07-12 |
| Rehman, Khawaja A. | Dept of Higher Education Colleges, Azad Jammu and Kashmir | Documentation of Oral Traditions of Hindko Speakers in the Neelam District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan | Neelam District of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan | Hindko | 2022-07-12 |
| SanGregory, Erin | University of Oregon; SIL International | Language Documentation and Grammatical Description of Afghan Wakhi | Wakhan District, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan | Afghan Wakhi | 2024-02-14 |
| Southeast Asia | |||||
| Danerek, Stefan | Oral Traditions Association/speaker of Palu'e | Documenting and Curating Palu'e Traditions | Palu'e Island, Indonesia | Palu'e | 2022-07-12 |
| Drayton, Holly | Universiti Brunei Darussalam/Newcastle University, UK | Documentation of the Oral Literatures of four Lower Baram communities in Brunei and Sarawak (Blait, Narum, Kiput and Miriek), North Borneo | Lower Baram communities in Brunei and Sarawak (Blait, Narum, Kiput and Miriek), North Borneo | Belait, Narum, Kiput, Miriek | 2023-06-26 |
| Drummond, Emily | University of California, Berkeley | Preservation of traditional Nukuro knowledge | Nukuoro communities in Kolonia, Pohnpei and Nukuoro Atoll, Pompei State, Federated States of Micronesia | Nukuro | 2023-02-15 |
| Huang, Wayne | Dept of Anthro, U of CA, Santa Cruz; Kerinci Studies Community | Paddy and Garden: Agricultural Oral Traditions and Botanical Knowledge in Kerinci | Koto Majidin Village, Kerinci Regency, Jambi Province, Sumatra, Indonesia | Kerinci | 2024-02-14 |
| Morgan, Stef | Mendalam. The Yayasan Linge Hatung | Kayan Epic Songs and Traditions | West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan; Sarawak, Netherlands and London | Kayan | 2024-02-14 |
| Novellino, Dario | University of Kent | Batak Oral Literature Project | Batak Cultural Archive, Palawan, Philippines | Batak | 2022-07-12 |
| Sheppard, Harriet | University of Queensland, Australia | Documenting Traditional Stories and Songs of the Sudest Dialects, an Oceanic Language of Papua New Guinea | Vanatinai and Yeina Islands, Louisiade Archipelago, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea | Sudest | 2023-02-15 |
