[Native American History/Memoir; SOLO] Life among the Piutes by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins - lt

[stepheather]

Life among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims, by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins (1844 - 1891)

Sarah Winnemucca--granddaughter of Captain Truckee, and often referred to as a "princess"--wrote this argumentative memoir about the first forty years of her people's interactions with American emigrants, settlers, military men, and Bureau of Indian Affairs agents. Sarah describes why she thinks the military should replace the BIA agents in dealing with the Native American tribes. Her harrowing stories of what she was asked to do--required to do to save the lives of her people, the Piutes (i.e., Paiutes)--are backed up by the accounts given in the Annual Reports of the Secretary of War.(summary by stepheather)

Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/lifeamongpiutes00manngoog/page/n3/mode/2up

Target completion date: 2023-12-31

Prooflistening level: Special--Please follow along and make sure nothing is left out and that the meaning is not changed.
Prospective PLs, please see the Guide for Proof-listeners.

IMPORTANT - soloist, please note: in order to limit the number of languishing projects on our server, we ask that you post an update at least once a month in your project thread, even if you haven't recorded anything. If we don't hear from you for three months, your project may be opened up to a group project if a Book Coordinator is found. Files you have completed will be used in this project. If you haven't recorded anything yet, your project will be removed from the forum (contact any admin to see if it can be re-instated).

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Magic Window:

BC Admin
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Winnemucca (Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins)
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Among_the_Paiutes
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 10
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: Yes
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1883
[*]If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog? Stepheather
[*]Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Biography & Autobiography/Memoirs; *Non-fiction/History/Modern (19th C); *Non-fiction/Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)

Keywords that describe the book: Native Americans; Northern Paiutes; self-determination; education; Nevada history; state history

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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs

Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.

For the first section, say:

"Section (or Chapter) # of Life among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Life among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims, by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins. Section Title."

For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:

"Chapter #, part # of Life among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims, by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."

End of recording:
Say:

"End of or chapter #, part #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]

If you are recording the final section of the book, add:

"End of Life among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims, by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins."

Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: lifeamongthepiutes_##_hopkins_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. lifeamongthepiutes_01_hopkins_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader

MC to select: lynnet

Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.

[Lynnet]

Setting this up for you.

[Lynnet]

OK, it's set up.

It looks like this is your first time as BC. I have added you to the list of BCs and can walk you through this



First of all, near the top of the first post, probably to the right but it may be fairly central, depending on your browser, you will see a stubby little pencil icon. That is so you can edit the first post.

A few things to note:

Have you lined up a DPL? If not, you should add a tilde (~) to the subject line. If you have someone in mind, I will need to give him/her access to the MW. Don't worry if you have no one in mind. Someone will volunteer.

Secondly, at some point, you will need to edit the summary. What you have is fine for now, but a summary from Wikipedia isn't Public Domain, so we can't use it. You can wait until you know more about the book...


You can change the file name at this point, and in this case, I would. It is very long!

I will give you instructions for the MW in a separate post, but if you have questions, please ask.
Lynne

[Lynnet]

Here are the instructions for logging in to the MW. It is the same for a DPL as for a BC. Please note, this only gives you access to the MW for projects where you are DPL or BC.


Accessing the System – First Time Login
1. Use this Link to go the main login screen: http://librivox.org/workflow
2. Click on Login (for BCs & MCs)
3. Enter your forum username.
4. Click “Forgot Password”
5. You will receive an email with a link to reset your password. Click the link and enter a password and submit the form. (Note this should be more secure than your 'regular' password)
6. Go back to the main login screen and use the new password you entered above to log in to the system.
7. When you log in from the main screen above, you will be taken to the LibriVox Management Dashboard default screen where you should see a list of your active projects along with options for dropdown menus, searching and editing your profile. (more on this later)
For more explicit step by step directions with screen shots, please see Accessing the System - First Time Login
NOTE: BCs should use their personal workflow login to upload files. If you recently logged in with the general login to upload files to a project and the system still had you logged in, you may see this:

You don't have permissions for this area.
Return to Librivox Management Tool Homepage
Logout

To remedy this, click Logout and then login with your BC login and password.

Please note, this doesn't always work the first time.

If you are still having trouble after 3 or 4 attempts, PM knotyouraveragejo

The MW is probably straightforward...
I started entering the titles, to show you how it's done. No need for chapter numbers. Hit enter when you have finished typing. You can either go through entering them all now, or as you go on, one chapter at a time.

I have entered you as reader for all sections.

The notes column is where you put the time for each file. In this column, you have to 'save'.

Paste your URL from the uploader in the Listen URL column, hit enter. The Link column is automatically populated when you do this.

The status column is a drop-down menu. Remember to change the status whenever you upload a file. That triggers a message to Your DPL.

There is no need to paste the link in the thread, as you would for a group project, although many soloists do. Just post "I've uploaded chapter 8" will suffice.

I think that's it. Any questions, please ask.
Have fun!

Oh yes, one more thing. It's on your schedule, but if life happens and you don't post for a couple of months, please post in the thread "I've been busy but still working on it" or something similar, so I don't think you've been abducted by aliens, and abandon the project .

[stepheather]

Hooray! Thanks! I’ll get started on these steps soon…

[stepheather]

The MW is probably straightforward...
I started entering the titles, to show you how it's done. No need for chapter numbers. Hit enter when you have finished typing. You can either go through entering them all now, or as you go on, one chapter at a time.

Thank you for all the instructions! Now that I'm on my computer instead of my phone, I updated the MW.

I also greatly underestimated the number of sections needed. Am I good to add sections to the MW and assign myself as reader once I figure out how many sections some of those chapters actually need? Or will I need assistance with/approval for that?

Thanks,
Stephanie

[Lynnet]

The MW is probably straightforward...
I started entering the titles, to show you how it's done. No need for chapter numbers. Hit enter when you have finished typing. You can either go through entering them all now, or as you go on, one chapter at a time.

Thank you for all the instructions! Now that I'm on my computer instead of my phone, I updated the MW.

I also greatly underestimated the number of sections needed. Am I good to add sections to the MW and assign myself as reader once I figure out how many sections some of those chapters actually need? Or will I need assistance with/approval for that?

Thanks,
Stephanie

Just go ahead and click on the "add section" button. New sections are automatically added to the bottom, but can be dragged into place if needed.
Only the MC can delete them... but it's a simple job, so don't worry if you accidentally add too many.

FYI, we do have a limit of 74 minutes per section.
I usually work on the assumption 8,000 - 8,500 words is an hour long.

[stepheather]

Is there a taboo on reading the title page and publisher’s info? I was thinking of adding it at the beginning of the very brief editor’s preface—it gives the name of the editor and (as a historian) interesting info regarding where/when it was published.

[Lynnet]

Is there a taboo on reading the title page and publisher’s info? I was thinking of adding it at the beginning of the very brief editor’s preface—it gives the name of the editor and (as a historian) interesting info regarding where/when it was published.

No. It’s your project, so if you want to add the bio, that’s fine.

[TheKidney]

Hi I'm new here and was wondering if you needed a PL.

[stepheather]

Hi I'm new here and was wondering if you needed a PL.

Well, I'm also new as far as being a BC/soloist! Yes, I need a proof listener, and preferably a DPL. I'm not sure how it works once someone volunteers, though...

And, obviously, I have to actually get some sections uploaded. I have the first (very short one) recorded, but it needs editing.

Thanks,
Stephanie

[Lynnet]

TheKidney, please be sure to read https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php?title=Guide_for_Proof-listeners

I recommend PLing one section before signing on as a DPL. That is quite a commitment, and it is not for everyone, although we do have a shortage of PLers so another would be most welcome
If you decide to take on the whole project, the MC (me on this project) has to give you access to the MW, which involves extra instructions.

[TheKidney]

Sounds good just let me know when you get the first section up.

[stepheather]

Section 00 is up and ready for PL. I'll go update the MW now.

https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/lifeamongthepiutes_00_hopkins_128kb.mp3
Time: 02:19

[TheKidney]

I listened to section 0 and everything sounds good!