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 secured 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.

Passamaquoddy 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

Passamaquoddy 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

Maliseet 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 Claire Tomah 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 Ben Levine - Project Director, Co-Principal Investigator Robert Leavitt - Co-Principal Investigator, Project Linguist Julia Schulz - Endangered Language Consultant Peggy Coreson and Barbara Manning - Project Management Julia Schulz, Ryan Shepheard, Daniel Quintanilla – Editors Video production: Ben Levine Video editing, post production, portal upload, and IT: Geoff Hancock, Ian Larson, Corey Norman, Heidi Ann Perkins, Daniel Quintanilla, Scott Francis Additional videography: Tom Francis, Richard Kane, Ian Larson, George Neptune, Scott Francis Production assistance: Barbara Dore, Deanna Francis, Frank Tomah Archival photos provided by Darel Gabriel Bridges and Donald Soctomah Still photography documentation: Ian Larson, Frances Tomah Fiscal Sponsor: Northeast Historic Film, Bucksport, Maine