• sqwiilqwul’tul ‘words used when talking to one another’: 

  Finstad, tisholas (Tracie) (2022-10-19)

  This project explores the connections between the sounds of our land and the consonant sounds of our hul’q’umi’num’ language, a Coast Salish language spoken on Vancouver Island. These connections were made by listening to ...
• The responsibilities of Linguistics programs: preparing and supporting Linguistics students in collaborative, revitalization-oriented work 

  Demson, Deirdre (2022-05-02)

  The Linguistics field has encountered many incisive critiques of its fieldwork and documentation practices regarding Indigenous languages in recent years, yet, for this most part, this important scholarly work seems to ...
• ʔəx̌ʔex̌stamas k̓ak̓adəxʷsila λuw̓ən?: Q̓aq̓uƛ̓ən x̌a k̓ak̓adəxʷsila lax̌a Bak̓ʷəmgala 

  Dobler, Kirsten (2021-12-08)

  Through the lens of narrative inquiry, my project reflects on my experiences as an Indigenous language teacher leading to the creation of early literacy resources that support learning to read in Bak̓ʷəmgala – Kʷak̓ʷala, ...
• Reflections on emerging language in adult learners of Nuwä Abigip an Indigenous language of California 

  Grant, Laura Marie (2021-08-31)

  In 2001, an estimated 50 Indigenous languages were spoken in California, USA; none had more than 100 speakers. Through statewide efforts by Indigenous language workers and their allies, revitalization strategies have since ...
• Da̱nx̱a̱laga̱litła̱n’s ‘We Will Sing in the House’: Reclaiming Domains of the Home Through Song in Kwak̓wala 

  Everson, Keisha (2021-01-04)

  "This project outlines the process of researching about and composing four songs in the Kwakwa̱ ka̱ ’wakw song format for the purposes of Kwak̕wala language revitalization. The Kwakwa̱ ka̱ ’wakw are an Indigenous people ...
• Entiethi’nikonhratihéntho' 

  Hemlock, Kanen’tó:kon (2021-01-04)

  The body of research has helped to create a newly adapted Mentor-Apprentice Program (MAP) Handbook, for The Haudenosaunee Mentor-Apprentice Language and Leadership Development Program (HMALLDP), which is focused on raising ...
• The impact of Congenital Long QT Syndrome on First Nations children and youth in Northern British Columbia 

  Bene Watts, Simona (2020-08-23)

  Background: Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a cardiac condition which predisposes individuals to syncope, seizures, and sudden cardiac death. There is a high prevalence of congenital LQTS in a First Nations community in Northern ...
• Using Qʷi·qʷi·diččaq ‘Makah’ in our community: A dialogue approach for adult learners 

  Pascua, Maria Hita·ʔa·ʔoƛ (2020-06-22)

  The Makah Tribe in Neah Bay, Washington, began the Makah Language Program (MLP) in 1978 as Qʷi·qʷi·diččaq 'speaking Makah' (or the 'Makah language'), which is an endangered language. Most of the MLP efforts focus on ...
• Tahltan Word Formation: Considerations for Creating New Words in Tāłtān 

  Dennis, Odelia (2020-06-22)

  The Tāłtān language is a language at risk of becoming a sleeping language. Although language revitalization efforts are helping to reclaim this language, more could be done to create speakers. As languages evolve to ...
• Saiakwatsirón:ni - We Are Reigniting the Fire: Regeneration of Kanien’kéha Silent Speakers 

  Elijah, Kahentéhtha Angela (2020-06-22)

  This paper addresses language loss and the effects of becoming silent speakers, people who understand a language but do not speak it. It is a topic that has been neglected and has created a gap in scholarly research. There ...
• Developing a Model for an Experiential Grammar Teaching Resource for Hul'q'umi'num' Junior Kindergarten Teachers 

  Kell, Sarah M. (2020-06-22)

  This paper describes a collaborative project to develop six lessons for teaching selected grammatical patterns of Hul'q'umi'num' (Coast Salish) to Junior Kindergarten immersion students using experiential teaching methods. ...
• kón dháredi 

  Lewis, Danita (2020-03-26)

  Indigenous languages are disappearing at an alarming rate and many face the risk of extinc-tion. In the recent past, Canada implemented language policies and laws aiming to eradicate Indigenous languages and cultures thus ...
• Developing a Model for an Experiential Grammar Teaching Resource for Hul'q'umi'num' Junior Kindergarten Teachers 

  Kell, Sarah (2019-10-01)

  This paper describes a collaborative project to develop six lessons for teaching selected grammatical patterns of Hul'q'umi'num' (Coast Salish) to Junior Kindergarten immersion students using experiential teaching methods. ...
• Goyatıı̀ K’aàt’ıı̀ Ats’edee, K’aàt’ıı̀ Adets’edee: Ho! 

  Erasmus, Margaret Therese (2019-05-06)

  This study investigates key components for effective Indigenous adult language learning and resulting health and wellness benefits following a Dene research paradigm with Grounded Theory applications. Eight colleagues in ...
• Awi’nakola: We are One with the Land and Sea 

  Child, Sara (2018-10-11)

  Over the last four decades, I have witnessed and been involved in a cultural resurgence led by families, artists, scholars, educators, individuals and extended families from our Kwakwaka̱ ’waḵw communities. These individuals ...
• Mǫ ht’a Go ehk’ǫ 

  Mantla, Rosa (2018-10-09)

  Tłı̨chǫ people have lived in the Tłı̨chǫ region for hundreds of years. Gokecho dıı nèk’e nàgı̨ı̨dè gots’ǫ. Since our Ancestor’s time our Forefathers have lived on Tłı̨chǫ Land. Our Elders believed that our land is the ...
• xwi’xwi’em’: My Hul’q’umi’num’ Storytelling Journey 

  Daniels, Deanna (Xway'Waat) (University of Victoria, 2016)

  Indigenous languages are at risk of extinction in Canada, and also at risk are the traditional storytelling ways of our ancestors. Our First Peoples have been using oral transmission to pass on cultural knowledge about ...
• Discovering new pathways to old teachings: The Paul Creek Method of Second Language 

  Morin, Randy (2018-08-31)
• An Introductory Cree Nīhiyawēwin Course Guide 

  Burnoff, Laura (2018-08-31)
• W̱SÁNEĆ SEN: I am emerging 

  Jim, Jacqueline (University of Victoria, 2016)

  This reflexive masters project was an exploration of learning the first nations language SENĆOŦEN over the span of twenty-two years in formal classes, immersion, and more. The experience was shared from a teaching and ...

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