The 60th International Conference on Salish and Neighbouring Languages took place July 22 to 24. The conference was hosted in partnership with The University of the Fraser Valley and the Stó:lō Shxwelí Halq̓eméylem Language Program.

The lab presented a variety of work focussed on nɬeʔkepmxcín:  five papers and four talks on various topics. Speakers kʷaɬtèzetkʷuʔ (Bernice Garcia) and Mandy Jimmie were both in attendance and added their voices to the lab’s presentation about our ongoing ISI (Indigenous Strategic Initiatives at UBC) project in a talk titled “Transcribing nɬeʔkepmxcín Stories and Conversations.” The three days were full of reflection on the history of ICSNL and what we all hope to see for the future of the conference.

Lab members Brent Hall (centre) and Danica Reid (right), alongside collaborator Dr. Gloria Mellesmoen (left), present their paper The long schwa paper: stressed schwa epenthesis in nɬeʔkepmxcín (with lab member Noah Luntzlara (not present)).

Lab member Reed Steiner presents his paper nɬeʔkepmxcín somatic suffixes.