UBC First Nations & Endangered Languages

FNEL 481 examines the complementary and intersecting roles of libraries, archives, and museums in collections acquisition, development, curation, preservation, and access traditions pertaining to First Nations languages, to explore how each can contribute to endangered language and cultural heritage sustainability.
Learn more and register here: https://ow.ly/atz950ONhWr

Explore the current exchanges, challenges, and barriers that exist for English- and French-speaking Indigenous writers in Canada, and the ways their work challenges norms around languages, themes, and genres. We invite you to attend our round table discussion with authors Louis-Karl Picard-Sioui and Nathan Adler, and Assistant Professor at SFU Sarah Henzi, on March 22nd.
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Register now - link in UBC French, Hispanic and Italian Studies' bio.⁠
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CIS will be hosting the Longhouse student lunch this Tuesday, March 7th. All Indigenous students are welcome to attend.

Consider adding FNEL 191A: Introduction to an Indigenous Language I to your Summer 2023 course schedule!

With growing public interest in learning more about the language and culture of the Musqueam peoples on whose traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory UBC is situated on, this 3-credit course will introduce learners to the rich inventory of sounds (22 consonants not in English) and the orthographic symbols that represent those sounds (as evidenced by the growing presence of Musqueam Central Coast Salish Language street signs, building names, site acknowledgements, and art installations on campus and throughout the lower Fraser Delta). Practice in pronunciation and development of literacy skills will be primarily through the medium of song, embracing a diversity of popular genres for all age groups: pre-school activity songs, playground skipping songs, fishing songs, honour songs, and classics paying homage to the great country traditions of John Denver.

Learn more and register here: http://ow.ly/xqX150N7tRP

Looking to add a course to your summer term schedule? Check out FNEL 480A!
Critical study of the historical, social, cultural, political, and economic factors impacting on language loss, retention, and revival. Research on and application of methodologies for collaborative, trans-disciplinary, community-based documentation and revitalization of BC's Indigenous linguistic heritage.
Learn more and register here: http://ow.ly/OgGK50N5e8K

Check out FNEL 380: Technologies for Endangered Language Documentation and Revitalization!

Located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the hən̓q̓ əmin̓ əm̓ -speaking Musqueam people, this 300-level course introduces students to the tools and technologies used in the field of language endangerment, conservation and revitalization with a particular focus on Indigenous perspectives and community strategies. Technology is an expanded concept beyond technology-as-tools such as the material media used in the service of language documentation and revitalization.

Drawing on a diverse range of learning materials, from journal articles to podcasts to online exhibits, students will learn how to critically engage with digital language strategies and tools, and be guided in developing the technical skills needed for practical application of language revitalization. In the latter half of the course, students will apply their new skills and create either a solo or group multimedia final project that demonstrates both an in-depth understanding of course materials and engagement with the importance of digital storytelling through language.

Check out the course here: http://ow.ly/J1tc50Kefap

Come work with us! 🎉

We're hiring an Outreach and Engagement Specialist. The deadline to apply is August 15th, 2022 at 11:59 pm.

For more information about the position and how to apply, visit our website at http://ow.ly/63p650Kb18h

With W2022 Course Registration right around the corner, here's some great FNEL courses you may want to consider adding to your schedule 😉🎉

UBC Arts grad Aiyana Twigg wins Lieutenant Governor medal for work on Indigenous language revitalization

Reframing the Work of Dictionaries with Revitalization Lexicography
When: June 6, 2022 from 12pm to 3pm
Where: The xʷθəθiqətəm or Place of Many Trees (6476 NW Marine Drive)
Register for lunch here: http://ow.ly/Mksx50Jk3Ti

Join us Friday, May 20th from 1:30 pm to 2:30pm for a moderated alumni panel to celebrate the FNEL and FNIS Anniversaries 🎊

Attend in-person at The Place of Many Trees (6476 NW Marine Drive) or remotely on zoom.

For those wishing to attend please register here: http://ow.ly/n8nK50Jcuez

For zoom attendees this is how you can get the zoom link.

We hope to see many of you there 🤩

May 5th is the National Day of Awareness and Mourning for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Trans people, also known as Red Dress Day.

Established in 2010, every May 5th red dresses are displayed as a visual reminder of all the missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people.

National Day of Awareness for MMIWG, also known as Red Dress Day, has its origin in the REDress Project by Jaime Black, a Métis multidisciplinary artist. To read more about the project visit: http://ow.ly/n5iN50J0IKx

Read Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls:
http://ow.ly/IJMT50J0IKs

The Pacific Association of First Nations Women will be hosting a gathering at the Vancouver City Hall on May 5th from 12 pm to 2 pm to honour MMIWG2S and their families.

PAFNW will be livestreaming the event for those who wish to join from home

We understand that today can be a difficult for some. We would like to remind you to make time and space to take care of yourself. Here are some easy wellness activities that can help you take care:

Go for a walk to clear your head
Make your favourite meal
Surround yourself with friends and family
Share your wellness tips in the comments below