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First Nations Languages Conference, July 5-6, 2009, Vancouver, BC

First Nations languages in British Columbia need support from existing and new speakers to ensure that they flourish! Register today for the First Nations Languages Conference to share your knowledge and learn from community leaders in the fields of language education and language revitalization. Important Dates: Workshops will fill up quickly, so register early. Book your hotel room by June 10. This biennial conference is hosted by the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) and the First Peoples’ Heritage, Language & Culture Council (FPHLCC).

For further information Call FNESC Toll-free in BC:

1-877-422-3672

Or call 604-925-6087

Visit our conference information site at

www.fnesc.ca/conferences/index.php

Registration Kit

Above: Images from the 2007 conference Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites, Vancouver

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Schedule subject to change

Saturday, July 4 5:30 – 6:30 pm Pre-Registration,

Languages Coffee House. Snacks, coffee and catching up.

Sunday, July 5 8:00 – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast and

Registration

9:00 – 9:30 am Welcome and Opening Prayer

9:30 – 10:15 am Opening Comments by John Elliott and Deborah Jacobs, FNESC Aboriginal Languages Subcommittee Co-Chairs. Introduction of our Languages

10:15 – 10:30 am Break

10:30 – 11:00 am Panel “Reconnecting the Generations”

11:00 – 11:30 am BC Language Map Launch

11:30 – 12:15 pm Panel “Mobilizing the Community,” moderated by Dr. Lorna Williams

12:15 – 1:15 pm Lunch and Prayer

1:30 – 3:00 pm Workshop Session 1

1A Celebrating Your Language in the Modern World (Part 1)

1B Halq'emeylem Through Cedar (Part 1) 1C Planning and Resourcing a Language

Revitalization Project: Proposal Writing (Part 1)

1D Best Practices for Language Mentorship: The Huu-ay-aht Example

1E Secwepemc Spirituality Embedded in Language

1F Integrated Resource Package Development for First Nations Languages

1G Language NESTS: Language Revival Starts Early

3:00 – 3:15 pm Break


2A Part 2 of 1A 2B Part 2 of 1B 2C Part 2 of 1C 2D Language Authority and Language Plan

Development Project 2E First Voices Language Lessons - On Your

Desktop & In Your Pocket 2F Ucwalmicwts and English: Learning and

Teaching in Two Languages 2G Building a Fluency Tool: Curriculum and

Effective Instruction

5:30 – 7:00 pm Banquet, featuring Squamish Nation children: dancing and drum groups

Monday, July 6 8:00 – 9:00 am Breakfast

9:15 – 10:30 am Panel “Strategic Planning at the Community, Regional and Provincial Level”

10:30 – 10:45 am Break

10:45 – 12:00 pm Networking Session

A Language Teacher Education B Language Curriculum and Teaching

Methods (all age levels) C Planning and Language Resources D Language Immersion Capacity Building

and Programming E Effective Community-Level Practices and

Everyday Language Use F Planning for Schools G Planning for Communities

12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch

Honouring of Our Language Champions


3A Traditional Drumming and Singing 3B Delivering Educational Multimedia

Language Resources to Our Community 3C St'át'imc Language: Songs and Dances 3D FNSA Language Assessment Survey

Project 3E Species of Concern, Nle'kapmx Language

Tutor 3F Live it Up! Approaches to Teaching in

Language Immersion Camp Settings 3G ‘Uda’ whuk'una nenats'oodilh (let's go

back to the old ways)

3:30 – 4:00 pm Closing, Door Prizes and Saying Goodbye

Nominate a Language Champion! There are many unsung language heroes in our schools and communities. At the conference we will profile those champions, and give special recognition to those champions who are in attendance. Use the attached nomination form or download the form from the conference website. Nomination Deadline: June 10, 2009


Workshop Descriptions

SESSION 1

1A Celebrating Your Language in the Modern World (3 hours, register for 1A and 2A) Lucy Bell, Haida Language Facilitator, Xaad Kihlgaa Hl Suu.u Society (Speak Haida Society), Ken Leslie, Stop-Motion Animator, and Vince Collison The community of Old Massett relies on affordable, user-friendly technology to make learning Xaad kil fun and accessible for all ages. It has been using Apple technology to record Elders, create stop-motion animation, iBooks, videos and keynotes that use audio and visual materials. Try out the technology and enjoy a hands-on demonstration of stop-motion animation and iBook creation. Make a Haida stop-motion animation with puppets or bring 15 phrases in your language, some photographs, and an Apple computer and try making an iBook.

1B Halq'emeylem Through Cedar (3 hours, register for 1B and 2B) Evelyn Peters, Cultural Instructor, Seabird Island Community School, Murial Roberts, Halq'emeylem Instructor, and Dianna Kay, Adult Education Instructor Participants will experience the Total Physical Response language teaching method for the incorporation of language into everyday curricula. Students will follow directions from an Halq’emeylem teacher, so they will learn simple phrases of Up-River Halq’emeylem while building a cedar vase.

1C Planning and Resourcing a Language Revitalization Project: Proposal Writing (3 hours, register for 1C and 2C) Deanna Daniels, First Peoples' Heritage, Language and Culture Council This workshop will begin with an overview of First Peoples’ programs and resources, followed by a discussion of the language programs that the participants want to have in their own communities. The next half of the session will involve a proposal writing workshop using the tools developed for the First Peoples’ programs. Participants will leave the workshop with a draft outline of a proposal for a language revitalization project.

1D Best Practices for Language Mentorship: The Huu-ay-aht Example Benson Nookemis, Huu-ay-aht Na-naniiqsu (Grandparents) Cultural Society, Hilda Nookemis, and Terry J. Klokeid, PhD Learn about the four basic principles for a successful language recovery program, with examples drawn from the Huu-ay-aht Language Mentorship Program. Particular attention will be paid to how the mentorship pair, Benson and Hilda Nookemis, have interacted with other community language recovery programs.

1E Secwepemc Spirituality Embedded in Language Phyllis Chelsea, UNBC, Prince George Campus and Ivy Chelsea, B.A. (Graduate Student), UNBC The Secwepemc language is embedded with spiritual teachings and the tools to transfer Indigenous ways of being, doing and knowing to the younger generations. Dr. Phyllis Chelsea, a teacher of the Secwepemc language, has issued a challenge to the northern Secwepemc Bands to become fluent in Secwepemc within five years. Find out how Esk’et is preparing for the challenge.

1F Integrated Resource Package Development for First Nations Languages Sarah Kell, University of Victoria Considering developing a First Nations Language Integrated Resource Package (IRP)? This workshop will outline reasons for developing an IRP and discuss other options for meeting the Provincial grade 5-8 language requirement. See an approach for successfully developing a First Nations language IRP from the Ministry’s Languages Template, with tips for adapting the template to reflect community needs.

1G Language NESTS: Language Revival Starts Early Kathy Michel, Chief Atahm School This workshop will provide an overview of Language NESTS theory and practice. Examples of daily and weekly plans will be provided. Included is a review of the successes and challenges experienced by the Chief Atahm School NEST program over the past six years.

SESSION 2

2A Part 2 of 1A

2B Part 2 of 1B

2C Part 2 of 1C

2D Language Authority and Language Plan Development Project Nora Greenway, Upper St'át'imc Language, Culture Education Society, and Georgina Nelson, Elder To address the urgent need for language revitalization, the Upper St'át'imc Language, Culture Education Society (USLCES) investigated the potential for forming a language authority and developing a language revitalization plan. In this interactive workshop, learn about how USLCES has worked to address the language revitalization concerns of eleven St'át'imc communities.

2E First Voices Language Lessons - On Your Desktop & In Your Pocket Peter Brand, First Peoples' Heritage, Language and Culture Council and Deborah Page, FirstVoices Administrator, Nak'azdli First Nation Web and communication technologies are evolving at lightning speed, capturing the attention of learners across the generations. At FirstVoices, we want our language teaching resources to be accessible where the kids are – the Web, podcasts, iPod applications, YouTube and


Facebook. Discover how language lessons developed by community champions are becoming accessible through FirstVoices.ca.

2F Ucwalmicwts and English: Learning and Teaching in Two Languages Terry Williams, Language Immersion Teacher and Rosa Andrew, Grade 3 Teacher, Xit’olacw Community School Explore how classroom teachers use Ucwalmicwts in all teaching areas, subject material, classroom management and instruction. Students enter grade 3 from a Lil’wat language immersion class, and other students take Lil’wat language on a daily subject basis. Both sets of students benefit from each other in learning in two languages – Lil’wat and English. Language is woven into all activities and lessons. See how we do it!

2G Building a Fluency Tool: Curriculum and Effective Instruction Sarah Peterson, Paul Creek Language Association, LaRae Wiley, Lead Instructor / Teacher Trainer, and Christopher Parkin, Curriculum Coordinator The Paul Creek Language Association and its partners have developed language curriculum and a teaching approach that can create fluent speakers in as little as ten months. The curriculum was originally developed for Nsyilxcn (Okanagan Interior Salish), but it is now being converted to Kalispel, Kootenai, Spokane, and Bitterroot (Montana) Salish. See the curriculum, software, and hardware and take home a template for converting the curriculum into your own language.

SESSION 3

3A Traditional Drumming and Singing Helen Nikal, Wet'suwet'en Heart Beat Wet’suwet’en Heart Beat, working with Elders, has been traveling to the schools teaching youth traditional singing and drumming. Learn how this initiative is introducing youth to traditional values and teaching them about the meaning of blankets, clans, the traditional feast system, and traditional medicines.

3B Delivering Educational Multimedia Language Resources to Our Community Thelma Wenman, Stólō Nation, Stólō Shxweli Halqemeylem Program, Dr. Strang Burton, and Jared Deck This presentation shows how the Stólō Shxweli Halq’emeylem language multimedia is used in community-based teaching, including multimedia storybooks, online versions of stories, online courses based on the stories, and live, spontaneous chats with Elders.

3C St'át'imc Language: Songs and Dances Neawana Michell, District #74 Gold Trail, and Roger Adolph, St'át'imc Resource Learn about creative classroom techniques that have been successful in using songs and dance to teach the Aboriginal language, St'át'imc. There will be time for sharing ideas and practices from participants.

3D FNSA Language Assessment Survey Project Dr. Lorna Williams, University of Victoria, Sarah Kell, Research Assistant, and Amber Blenkiron, Research Assistant How can we better support teachers and students of First Nations languages? The First Nations Schools Association contracted a team from the University of Victoria to study the strengths and challenges of language programs in BC First Nations schools, focusing on resources, professional development, and relationships between school and community language efforts. Learn more!

3E Species of Concern, Nle'kapmx Language Tutor Bernice Garcia, Coldwater Indian Band and Esh-kn-am Cultural Resources Management Services, Martha Aspinall, Language Contractor, and Daisy Major, Elder Come and see the Nle’kapmxcin language lesson plans, based on five species of plants and animals within the Nle’kapmx territory. The lesson plans engage learners in learning language terms and include an interactive CD and activities in Look, Hear, See and Talk format.

3F Live it Up! Approaches to Teaching in Language Immersion Camp Settings Nora Greenway, St'át'imc Language Immersion Camp Coord., Gertrude Ned and Ceda Scotchman, Elders The St'át'imc Language Immersion Camp is intergenerational, fun, and based solely on learning through oral traditions. Learn about the camp from development through implementation, as well as the methodologies that are used, including the Master Apprentice, Dr. Steven Greymorning’s repetition and language patterns, and Total Physical Response.

3G ‘Uda’ whuk'una nenats'oodilh (let's go back to the old ways) Ruby Dominic, Language and Culture Revitalization Planner, Tl'azt'en Nation Elders Society, Amelia Stark, EDO & Eco-Tourism Stream Coordinator, and Pierre John, President, Tl'azt'en Nation Elders Soc. The Tl’azt’en Nation Elders Society believes in language and culture revitalization through nomadic traditional camps. The camps are an effective way to bring back a sense of belonging to the people, and they teach language through the oral traditions of story-telling and the traditional practices of fishing salmon, hunting and gathering. Learn how to find funding to create a similar project.


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registration Fill out this registration form, electronically or by hand, and fax, email or mail it to the First Nations Education Steering Committee. Electronic copies are online: http://www.fnesc.ca/conferences/index.php Registration confirmations will be issued.

Register early for the best selection of workshops! Book your room at the Coast by June 10 for the group rate!

WORKSHOP Choices

(see the schedule and workshop details)

Session 1 ______ (i.e. 1A)

Session 2 ______

Session 3 ______

NETWORKING SESSION Choices (see the July 6

th schedule)

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MY REGISTRATION RATE (please select one)

Regular Registration: $150

Student and Elders Registration: $50 – must send an

image of your valid student or senior card

Eligible Workshop Presenter, Panellist, Guest

Speaker, FNSA Board Member Registration: FREE

For credit card payment, call FNESC toll-free in BC 1-877-422-3672 or 604-925-6087. All cheques and money orders are payable to First Nations Education Steering Committee Incomplete registrations will not be accepted. Registrations are incomplete without registration fee, when registration fees apply. CANCELLATION POLICY: We will refund 50% of the registration fee up to June 24, 2009. After June 24, 2009 we will be unable to issue refunds.

send registrations to… [email protected] First Nations Education Steering Committee #113-100 Park Royal South, West Vancouver, BC V7T 1A2 Toll-free in BC: 1-877-422-3672 T: 604-925-6087 F: 604-925-6097

accommodation Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites, 1763 Comox Street, Vancouver, BC Hotel Reservations: 1-800-663-1144 Give the group name “First Nations Education Steering Committee” Participants must make their own hotel arrangements directly with the Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites. DEADLINE: Reserve your room by June 10 for the group rates (from $149 for the Coast Comfort Room, or $179 for the One Bedroom Suite with City View, +$25 for an additional person plus tax).

The only exceptions are eligible workshop presenters, panellists, guest speakers, staff and FNSA Board members. Those individuals must contact FNESC for a hotel reservation form no later than June 3, 2009

Hours: Check In time: 3:00pm. Check Out: noon. Pay parking available.

EXHIBIT TABLES: A limited number of exhibit

tables are available for registered participants to

share language resources on July 5th (no sales), on

a first come, first serve basis. Phone FNESC directly

at 1-877-422-3672 to reserve a table.

FIRST NAME LAST NAME

SCHOOL/ORGANIZATION

MAILING ADDRESS

CITY POSTAL CODE

DAY PHONE FAX

EMAIL ALLERGIES or SPECIAL NEEDS


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Our Language Champion Nomination Form

There are many unsung language heroes in our schools and communities. At the First Nations Languages Conference in Vancouver, July 5 and 6, 2009, we will profile those champions in a print booklet and slideshow, and give special recognition to those champions who are in attendance. The first 20 Language Champions who will be attending the conference are eligible for a waiver of their conference registration fee plus two nights of free hotel accommodation, provided by the First Nations Education Steering Committee and the First Peoples’ Heritage, Language and Culture Council. Travel would be the responsibility of the individual. Use this nomination form or download the electronic copy of the form from the conference website http://www.fnesc.ca/conferences/index.php.

Submit the application to Megan Lappi, Communications Manager First Peoples' Heritage, Language & Culture Council 1A Boat Ramp Road, Brentwood Bay, B.C. V8M 1N9

Tel: (250) 652-5952 ext. 214 Fax: (250) 652-5953 Email: [email protected]

* Please include a high resolution digital photo of the nominated individual if possible

Nomination Deadline: June 10, 2009

Nominator’s Name:

Nominator’s Email:

Nominator’s Phone:

My Language Champion is:

Language/s Represented:

Place of Residence:

Will this person be attending the Languages Conference? Yes No Don’t know

Nominee’s email address or phone number:

Nominee’s vest size (if they will be attending the conference):

This person is a language champion because (please check those that apply):

They have worked in language revitalization for this many years: They have published or produced language materials. They teach the language.

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They have engaged in the following activities:

Mobilized community around language Language planning in their community Traditional activities with a language component Language immersion in their community

Other activities – please describe

Please describe why this person is a language champion (150-250 words) Thank you for your nomination!

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