Darrell Kipp
Darrell R. Kipp | |
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Robert Kapilow (left). | |
Blackfeet Nation leader | |
Personal details | |
Born | Browning, Montana | October 23, 1944
Died | November 21, 2013 Browning, Montana | (aged 69)
Spouse | Roberta Ray Kipp |
Children | Darren Kipp |
Parent(s) | Tom and Nora Kipp |
Education | Eastern Montana College, Ed.M, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 1975, MFA, Vermont College |
Known for | Revitalizing the Blackfoot language |
Darrell Robes Kipp (Blackfeet, 23 October 1944 - 21 November 2013) was a Native American educator, documentary filmmaker, and historian.[1] Kipp was an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana and was instrumental in teaching and preserving the Blackfoot language as the director of the Piegan Institute.[2][3]
Biography
Darrell Kipp was born into the Blackfeet Nation in Browning, Montana, the site of their tribal headquarters. He graduated from Browning High School in 1962. During the Vietnam War era, he served as a Sergeant in B Company, 51st Signal Battalion US Army in Korea, along the Korean DMZ.
He attended Eastern Montana College. He later earned two master's degrees, an Ed.M from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1975 and an MFA from Vermont College.
After working as a technical writer, in the early 1980s, Kipp returned to the
With the institute, Kipp ultimately developed two immersion schools for teaching the Blackfoot language: Moccasin Flat School and Cuts Wood School. He served on the board of the Endangered Language Fund and "inspired and encouraged many tribal communities to follow his lead to begin their own language immersion schools."[5]
He served as a board member of Siyeh Development, the economic development organization of the Blackfoot tribe. He also served for seventeen years as an appellate judge on the tribal court.[4][6]
In 2004 he joined composer
Kipp wrote the introduction to the second edition of the book Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians (compiled and translated by Clark Wissler and D. C. Duvall), published by
He received the Montana Governor's Humanities Award in 2005.[5] He received the Trustee Award for Contributions to Montana History from the Montana Historical Society in 2006.
See also
- Blackfeet
- Blackfoot language
References
- ^ Thompson, Scott; Briana Wipf (2013-11-25). "Blackfeet language preservation advocate Darrell Kipp dies". Missoulian. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- ^ Darrell Kipp: Among the Tribes – Idaho Public Television – Home
- ^ Kipp, Darrell, Joe Fisher (Director) (1991). Transitions: Destruction of a Mother Tongue. Native Voices Public Television Workshop. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ^ a b Nijhuis, Michelle (2002-06-11). "Tribal immersion schools rescue language and culture". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- ^ a b "Darrell Kipp (1944-2013) Obituary". Great Falls Tribune. November 24, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- ^ Ogden, Karen (2008). "Kipp's Trip: Why one Blackfoot Indian left the reservation, did tours in the Vietnam War and at Harvard, then moved back home to save his tribe's dying language". Ed Magazine: Harvard Graduate School of Education. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- ^ Perez, Hugo (2009-10-30). "Filmmaker Hugo Perez Recounts Unlikely Collaboration". Beyond the Box. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
- ^ "NEA ARTS: The NEA Supports The Lewis and Clark Bicentennial". National Endowment for the Arts. Archived from the original on 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- ^ "Summer Sun Winter Moon". PBS Programs. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- ISBN 9780803260238.
External links
- Tribal immersion schools rescue language and culture
- "American Indian Millennium: Renewing Our Ways for Future Generations", by Darrell Kipp, Piegan Institute
- Darrell Kipp speaks about traditional and modernist values, video, Trail Tribes website