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Learning the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Language & More
https://mylangaratrccarvingjourney.blogspot.ca/2016/11/learning-skwxwu7mesh-language-more.html
Squamish /ˈskwɔːmɪʃ/[3] (Squamish Sḵwx̱wú7mesh snichim [sqʷχʷoʔməʃ snet͡ʃim], snichim meaning "language") is a Coast Salish language spoken by the Squamish people of southwestern British Columbia, Canada, centred on their reserve communities in Squamish, North Vancouver, and West Vancouver Read more here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salishan_languages
The Salishan (also Salish) languages are a group of languages of the Pacific Northwest (the Canadian province of British Columbia and the American states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana).[2]
All Salishan languages are extinct or endangered—some extremely so, with only three or four speakers left. Few Salish languages currently have more than one to two thousand speakers. Fluent, daily speakers of almost all Salishan languages are generally over sixty years of age; many languages have only speakers over eighty. Salishan languages are most commonly written using the Americanist phonetic notation to account for the various vowels and consonants that do not exist in most modern alphabets.[citation needed] Many groups have evolved their own distinctive uses of the Latin alphabet, however, such as the St'at'imc. Read more here
Related Links :
New initiative launched to save Squamish language
https://www.kwiawtstelmexw.com/news/new-initiative-launched-to-save-squamish-language/
"The goal is to produce fifteen adult speakers of the Squamish language every year, growing the number of speakers from seven in 2017 to at least one hundred fifty seven by the year 2027. Professor Marianne Ignace, the Director of SFU’s First Nations Language Centre, noted, “We are very excited to be partnering with Kwi Awt Stelmexw and Squamish Nation to offer our Certificate Program in First Nations Language Proficiency through this initiative. The talents and enterprise that this group is mobilizing, and their approach to language revitalization are truly exceptional.”"
In this video Sekyu Siyam, Chief Ian Campbell - Hereditary Chief of the Squamish Nation, explains how the Squamish language relates to their territory and where it fits into Canada's language landscape. To learn more, click the following link to our blog:
https://www.aboriginalbc.com/blog/sharing-living-languages/
Aboriginal Tourism BC is planning to share special language features every week. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notified when we add new videos to our channel.
https://www.youtube.com/user/aboriginalbc/videos
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Squamish Nation
On March 22, 2001 the Sk̲wx̲u7mesh Úxumixw and L̓il̓wat7úl signed a historic protocol. They formally agree once again to live and work together in Whistler, BC.
The Sk̲wx̲wú7mesh Úxumixw, the Squamish People are the descendants of the Coast Salish First Nations People that lived in present day Greater Vancouver, Gibson’s landing and Squamish, BC. Their territory is 6732 square kilometers. There are about 4,000 members of the Squamish Nation. They speak Sk̲wx̲wú7mesh Snichem, the number of fluent speakers is extremely low but they are aggressive in bringing back to their youth. Their majority of their territory is found along the ocean. Their clothing, food, housing and transportation has adapted to the temperate rainforest. Read more here
