Languages

First Peoples' Language Map of B.C

Source: First Peoples' Heritage, Language and Culture Council

First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia (Map)

This site contains a detailed map of British Columbia with information about the province’s 203 First Nations communities and its variety of Indigenous languages.

Source: First Peoples' Heritage, Language and Culture Council

Halkomelem Ethnobiology

Provides a wealth of information regarding the plants and animals of south western British Columbia, home of the Halkomelem people, as well as on the Halkomelem language and dialects.

Handbook for Recording Aboriginal Languages Volume 1 (PDF)

Intended to provide assistance to First Nations communities and organizations which want to design or expand their language programs.

Source: First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)

Language - Programs Offering Funding

The First Citizens Fund supports the First Peoples' Heritage, Language and Culture Council (FPHLCC) in their mandate to revitalize BC's First Nations languages.

Source: First Peoples' Cultural Council

Language Toolkit

Source: First Peoples' Cultural Council

Salish I (Hul'q'umi'num' Language Lessons)

Contains materials that were used in conjunction with Linguistics 401, Salish I, in 1998 at UVic. The language is a Coast Salish language known in the linguistic literature as Halkomelem.

Source: University of Victoria

Sm'algyax Living Legacy Talking Dictionary

Compiled by the Ts'msyen Sm'algyax Authority of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, this web-based dictionary is a true Living Legacy of the Sm'algyax language.

Source: University of Northern British Columbia

Yinka Déné Language Institute, The

YDLI has run a training program for language teachers, has produced a variety of publications, mostly aimed at children, and has conducted a number of research projects.

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