This volume represents research on languages from both South and North America. In many indigenous societies it is a matter of respect and tradition to honor visitors with privileged access to food, gifts and activities. Following this tradition, this volume presents languages the greatest distance from the University of Arizona first; in South America from south to north and then in North America from north to south. In South America the languages discussed are Aymara, Capanahua, and Kurripako; and in North America Kaska, Nez Perce, Sahaptin, Wasco, Paiute, and Southern Ute. One goal of this volume is to provide a glimpse of current linguistic research involving Indigenous languages. Presented here is a mosaic of varied approaches to the study of Indigenous languages, including papers on theoretical inguistics, descriptive linguistics, and language revitalization.