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About the Authors
Denise Bossy (she/her) is an Associate Professor of History at the University of North Florida. She specializes in local Indigenous history, including the histories of the Timucua-speaking Mocamas, Guales, and Yamasees. Her current book projects include a scholarly monograph on the Yamasees, and a public-facing Indigenous history of Northeast Florida – which she is co-writing with archaeologist Dr. Keith Ashley.
Aaron Broadwell (he/him) is the Elling Eide Professor of Anthropology and Associate Chair of Anthropology at the University of Florida. His primary research agenda focuses on endangered languages, primarily Native American languages of the United States and Mesoamerica. He is interested in the issues of integrating language description and documentation with contemporary work in linguistic theory. He is also committed to working with Native American communities to provide dictionaries, texts, and other materials that are useful in language revitalization and maintenance.
Robert Clark (he/him) is Qibiro Ano (The Great Deer Lineage). He has a B.A. in English from Rollins College. His first language lesson in Timucua was at six years old from his great grandmother. He learned three words in that lesson: iti (father) and iquini (mother), and iso (mother). This language is a part of him. He is thoughtful and dedicated contributor to Timucua language work.
Alejandra Dubcovsky (she/her) is an associate professor of history at the University of California, Riverside. Her interests are in the Native History of early American, Indigenous language archival manuscripts and collaboration with stake-holding communities. In 2021 she received a Mellon New Directions Grant to work on Timucua.
Doug Henning (he/him) is an independent linguist and mathematics teacher living on traditional Mocama land in Jacksonville, Florida. His interests in Timucua include morphosyntax, lexicography, and its local Southeastern areal and historical context, drawing on experience with multiple indigenous and ancient languages. He is grateful for the chance to unravel the many mysteries of this fascinating language while helping to document, decipher, and preserve it for future generations.
Seth Katenkamp (they/them) is a former graduate student of the University of Florida, where they completed their MA in linguistics with a specialization in the documentation of Indigenous languages of the Gulf region. They grew up in Florida originally but are current living in New Haven while pursuing their PhD at Yale.
Carly Tozian (she/her) is a former undergraduate student at the University of Florida, where she received her degree in linguistics and Russian. Carly currently lives in Florida and is looking to pursue a higher degree in linguistics or Russian in the future. She has an interest in making language learning and teaching accessible.
