First Luiseno Language Kiosk Advances Soboba's Effort to Revitalize Language

First Luiseno Language Kiosk Advances Soboba's Effort to Revitalize Language

IconNicholson Helps Soboba Use Digital Technology to Further Their Cultural and Language Initiatives

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians (Soboba), working together with IconNicholson, has launched the first kiosk planned by the Soboba Cultural Center to support their language revitalization initiative. This kiosk is the first to successfully deliver content and functionality focused on the Luiseno language to a large audience, which has been a technological challenge.

Engaging people of all ages new to the Luiseno language, the kiosk allows users to query words and sentences and hear them spoken in Luiseno. IconNicholson maximized digital technology to its fullest to deliver a very user-friendly experience and personal interaction, while achieving preservation, digitization and organization of a complex language.

"The language kiosk is a keystone that will contribute to our cultural identity as a Native People," says Charlene Ryan, Soboba Cultural Center Director and Tribal Member. "Language is culture; it speaks of who we are. Technology has enabled us to link the written word in Luiseno with phonetic spelling that is accompanied by an image and sound byte that will bring Luiseno to the current generation of tribal members. It is our hope that this tool will lay a foundation that will breathe life into the Luiseno language."

"Our work with Soboba has been extremely rewarding," says Jannine Salo, VP, Indian Country Technology Services at IconNicholson. "The company has a long-standing commitment to helping cultural institutions and Indian Tribes develop high-level technology capabilities. We view this continued opportunity to help sustain the Luiseno language as particularly significant."

The kiosk is installed at the Soboba Sports Complex on the Soboba Reservation in San Jacinto, California.

About IconNicholson

IconNicholson is a leading IT professional services firm based in New York City. The company develops high performance solutions that maximize the power of digital and RFID technologies.

The company has been a pioneer in the smart use of emerging technology solutions since 1987. Its expertise in strategic consulting, user-driven modeling and design, and systems development and integration is widely recognized and has produced successful results for a range of clients including Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians, The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, San Manuel Tribe, MasterCard International, Pechanga.net, EMI Music Publishing, The Mellon Foundation, The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Prada. http://www.iconnicholson.com/


Source: IconNicholson

CONTACT: Jannine Salo of IconNicholson, +1-212-981-0557,
jsalo@iconnicholson.com

Web site: http://www.iconnicholson.com/


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