Start: Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM End: Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM Time Zone: Pacific Time Add to my calendar Outlook Calendar Google Calendar Yahoo! Calendar iCal Calendar Remind Me
About this Workshop: This webinar will provide an overview of the diversity of Indigenous languages in Canada as well as community-led strategies for their revitalization. Case studies will highlight some of the unique challenges of translating and interpreting Indigenous languages, as well as opportunities for non-Indigenous language experts to support Indigenous language revitalization efforts.Workshop Facilitator: Dr Heather Bliss is a non-Indigenous linguist living and working in the traditional and unceded territories of the hənq̓ə̓minə̓m̓- speaking peoples. Her interest in Indigenous language revitalization stems from long-standing collaborative relationships with members of the Blackfoot-speaking Siksika and Kaianai Nations in Southern Alberta. Heather is a Lecturer at Simon Fraser University, and Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia and the University of Calgary.This is an online Webinar via Zoom. Zoom link will be emailed to registrants with the automatic payment conformation.