Language Keepers began in 2006 as a collaboration between Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary co-authors David A. Francis, Robert M. Leavitt, and Margaret Apt, documentary filmmaker Ben Levine, and language educator Julia Schulz. Working with Northeast Historic Film, David Weiss, Executive Director, they secLanguage Keepers Creditsured funding from the National Science Foundation to make video recordings of Passamaquoddy and Maliseet speakers participating together in natural conversations. In 2010 Levine and Schulz founded Speaking Place to continue video documentation of language and traditional practices. For more information regarding methodology, please see Leavitt & Levine (2008) and Apt & Schulz (2009), on the “Links” page. DVDs of Language Keepers videos are available from Northeast Historic Film.
Peskotomuhkati Participants at Pleasant Point
| Nancy Airola Diane Apt Margaret Apt Joan Barnes Patricia "Teresa" Brown Linda Dana Gracie Davis Barbara Dore Fran Dore David A. Francis Deanna Francis Donald Francis Lorraine Francis Rebecca Francis Veronica Francis Lena Jackson Clara Keezer Kenny Keezer | Richard Keezer Mary Harriet Larkin Carlton Lewey Hilda Lewis Andrew Moore Marie Antoinette Moore Roland Newell Susan Newell Anthony Nicholas Lane Nicholas Clara Polches Frances Smith Madonna Soctomah Nancy Soctomah Jane Taylor Alice Tomah Joyce Tomah |
Peskotomuhkati Participants at Indian Township
| Victoria Boston Diane Campbell Roseanne Campbell Joan Dana Brenda Lozada Philip Newell Wayne Newell Roger Paul Clint Sabattis Allen Sockabasin Blanche Sockabasin | Clayton Sockabasin, Jr. David Sockabasin Raphael Sockabasin Jennifer Socobasin Aloysius "Dike" Sopiel George Stevens John Stevens Jane "Bessey" Tinker David J. Tomah Frank Tomah |
Wolastoqey Participants
| Donald "Spike" Moulton Mary Moulton Raymond Nicholas Margaret Paul Imelda Perley |
Project Advisors
| Margaret Apt Joan Barnes Ed Bassett David A. Francis Hilda Lewis Wayne Newell Roger Paul Imelda Perley Donald Soctomah Alice ClaireTomah Frank Tomah |
Facilitators
| Margaret Apt Joan Barnes Deanna Francis Hilda Lewis Brenda Lozada Roland Newell Wayne Newell Roger Paul Allen Sockabasin Clayton Sockabasin, Jr. Imelda Perley Frank Tomah |
Transcribers and Translators
| Margaret Apt Joan Barnes Plansowes Dana Barbara Dore Robert Leavitt Brenda Dana Lozada Allen Sockabasin Alice Claire Tomah |
Production and Administration
David Weiss — Principal Investigator Video production: Ben Levine |