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As of August 2023 co-founder Steve
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and names in public spaces. It also develops research programs for documentation and archival of linguistic and cultural materials, and collaborates with universities in other language research.
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of the language. In that year, Morelli (nicknamed "Gugs") worked with the group, which included Maggie Morris, and the
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