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Daryl Baldwin
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| Nationality | Miami Tribe of Oklahoma |
| Education | University of Montana (BS, MA) |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Known for | Miami language |
| Member of the National Endowment for the Humanities | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2021 |
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| President | Joe Biden Donald Trump |
Daryl Baldwin is an American expert in languages. He is a linguist who works especially with the Myaamia language. Daryl is a member of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. He has also helped guide the Miami Tribe on cultural matters.
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Learning About Languages
Daryl Baldwin studied at the University of Montana. He earned two degrees there, a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts. He focused on Native American languages, learning how they work.
Working to Save Languages
Daryl Baldwin is the director of the Myaamia Center. This center is located at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. The Myaamia Center works to bring back languages that are almost gone. This is called "language revitalization."
Daryl is very dedicated to this work. His efforts led to the creation of the Myaamia Center. He was chosen to be its director. In 2016, he received a special award called a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. Daryl wants to help communities bring their languages and cultures back to life.
How He Started
Daryl Baldwin read a paper about the Miami-Illinois language. He realized he needed to learn more about linguistics. Linguistics is the study of language. This knowledge would help him understand the language better. It would also help him teach his own language to others.
So, Daryl decided to go to graduate school. He studied at the University of Montana. Since 1996, Daryl has been teaching himself and his family the Miami language. This includes his four children. He also learned from studies at the Smithsonian's National Anthropological Archives.
Helping the Myaamia Community
Daryl Baldwin works with the Myaamia people. He helps create learning materials and programs. These programs are based on the Myaamia culture and language. He has raised his four children to speak Myaamia. He also teaches others as a professor.
Daryl often works with other experts. He has written for books and journals. He also works with linguists like Leanne Hinton. They are part of a project called "National Breath of Life." This project brings linguists together. They share and find old language records. This helps them learn more about different languages.
