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This paper addresses a set of issues related to language documentation that are
not often explicitly dealt with in academic publications, yet are highly important
for the development and success of this new discipline. These issues include
embedding language documentation in the socio-political context not only at
the community level but also at the national level, the ethical and technical
challenges of digital language archives, and the importance of regional and
international cooperation among documentation activities. These issues play a
major role in the initiative to set up a network of regional language archives in
three South American countries, which this paper reports on. Local archives for
data on endangered languages have recently been set up in Iquitos (Peru), Buenos
Aires (Argentina), and in various locations in Brazil. An important feature of
these is that they provide fast and secure access to linguistic and cultural data for
local researchers and the language communities. They also make data safer by
allowing for regular update procedures within the network.
