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The 19th Annual SILS Conference will bring together scholars, language activists, language teachers, Elders, students and others from North America and around the world interested in the revitalization of Indigenous languages.
The conference offers the opportunity to explore language in the context of culture, community, and research.
This is the third time in the conference’s 19-year history that it has been held in Canada.
SILS features presentations and papers from across the spectrum of Indigenous language from traditional teaching and learning to research, from language preservation innovations to best practices, from formal to informal presentations and workshops.
Two keynote addresses (see below) are scheduled in addition to speakers from across Canada, the US, and other locations the likes of Chile and New Zealand.
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Conference schedule | Official website
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SILS features presentations and papers across the spectrum of Indigenous language from traditional teaching and learning to research, from language preservation innovations to best practices, from formal to informal presentations and workshops. The speakers are from across Canada and the US, and more remote locations such as Chile and New Zealand and offer the opportunity to explore language in the context of culture, community, and research.
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Keynote speaker
Lorna Williams — “Ti nsùpumlhkalha, The Breathe of Life. Our Languages, Our Voice”
9:30am, Friday, May 18 — Irving K. Barber BC Centre — Watch live
Stories will be told of how the re-awakening, recovering, revitalizing and sustaining the Indigenous languages of this land has been energized by the determination of individuals, communities and institutions. The stories can inspire the continued work to honour, celebrate and strengthen languages.
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Keynote speaker
Jeannette Armstrong — “Recovery of Everyday Language Use: Adult Fluency Building”
9am — Saturday, May 19 — Irving K. Barber BC Centre — Watch live
Armstrong is the Executive Director of En’owkin Centre, the cultural research and education facility of the Okanagan Nation as well as a faculty member in Indigenous Studies at the University of British Columbia Okanagan. She has been instrumental in the research and implementation of a successful nsyilxcen adult language fluency and revitalization program.
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MORE INFORMATION
Jack Miller
Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops BC
jamiller@tru.ca
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