Revitalizing Indigenous language

June 14, 2023

Dr. Jeannette Armstrong smiling against a yellow background

Dr. Jeannette Armstrong, Syilx Okanagan, is an associate professor in Indigenous Studies and Canada Research Chair in Syilx Okanagan Philosophy. Her research in Indigenous philosophies and Okanagan Syilx thought and environmental ethics coded into Syilx oral literatures has been recognized locally and globally.

Language is essential to cultural identity. The health of the Nsyilxcn language is linked to the wellbeing of the Okanagan Syilx people — and in healing from colonization. That’s why Dr. Jeannette Armstrong (LLD’06) has dedicated herself to recovering and improving access to the wealth of language knowledge in oral stories. She also helped to create the UBC Okanagan’s Bachelor of Nsyilxcn Language Fluency, which marks a first for Canadian universities. Learn about the inspiring accomplishments of Dr. Armstrong and how they illustrate how we can ensure encouraging futures for Indigenous languages, cultures, and people.


  
  

      
    
  
  

                  

            
                                  

  
                                  



            
                                  

  
                                  



          






      
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Moderator

Rudy Kelly (he/him) – Host of “The Urbariginal” podcast, Associate Producer and Ts’msyen Reporter, CBC Prince Rupert

Speaker

Dr. Jeannette Armstrong, LLD’06 hc — Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Okanagan Indigenous Knowledge and Philosophy, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UBC’s Okanagan campus

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Recorded June 13, 2023.

THIS PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE PRESENTING PARTNERS OF FORWARD: THE CAMPAIGN FOR UBC

THE ALUMNI UBC PILLAR PARTNERS