In March 2024, we presented an overview of our lab activities at Flash Talks, a UBC Linguistics event where we share a research update with our colleagues in just a couple of minutes!
Language & Culture Móqʷix (2023)
In October 2023, several lab members attended the Language & Culture Móqʷix hosted by the Citxw Nlaka’pamux Assembly. The conference took place at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) in Merritt, BC. We were able to share some of our language work with community members, as well learn from lots of interesting presentations about Nɬeʔképmx traditional practices.
Thank you to the organizers, everyone who came to talk to us about our projects, and everyone who shared some of their knowledge with us. It was wonderful to hear so much of the language!
After the Móqʷix, we had a bonus visit in Lytton, BC, with speaker Bev Phillips.
Students Danica Reid (left) and Noah Luntzlara (right) prepare to showcase their work (with some lovely Merritt scenery in the background).
Student Anna Stacey (left) chats with collaborator and language teacher Mandy Jimmie.
Students Brent Hall (left) and Reed Steiner (centre) try out an nɬeʔkepmxcín card game with speaker kʷaɬtəzétkʷu (Bernice Garcia).
Professor Lisa Matthewson (far left), speaker kʷaɬtəzétkʷu (Bernice Garcia) (centre), and students (L-R) Brent Hall, Reed Steiner, Anna Stacey, Noah Luntzlara, Danica Reid, and Katie Givens together at the móqʷix.
Students (from left) Noah Luntzlara, Anna Stacey, Danica Reid, and Brent Hall meet up with speaker Bev Phillips (centre) in Lytton.
ICSNL Conference (2023)
In July 2023, several members of our lab attended the 58th International Conference on Salish and Neighbouring Languages (ICSNL). The conference was hosted by Snuneymuxw First Nation, Simon Fraser University, and the Hul’q’umi’num’ Language & Culture Society. Attendees also got the chance to have an in-person visit with some of the speakers we work with, C̓úʔsinek Marty Aspinall, and Kʷaɬtəzétkʷu Bernice Garcia, and our collaborator Mandy Jimmie.
To check out all the research the lab showcased at the conference, check out the Publications section of our website. Thanks to all the organizers for a great conference!
Spring 2023 Field Methods Poster Session
In LING 531 and LING 532, the students spent eight months learning about linguistic field methods from Lisa Matthewson, with a focus on Nɬeʔkepmxcín. We were so fortunate to work with three speakers: Bev Phillips, C̓úʔsinek Marty Aspinall, and Kʷaɬtəzétkʷu Bernice Garcia. In April 2023, to celebrate our progress thus far, we held a poster session attended by students and faculty from our department. Thanks to everyone who came out!
Students Ella Hannon (front left) and Cayla Smith (behind left) take questions on their poster.
Student Anna Stacey (right) presents her poster (with student Farhan Samir (not pictured)).
Student Katie Givens (left) presents their poster.
Student Reed Steiner (centre) explains his poster.
Student Danica Reid (right) walks attendees through her poster.
Student Brent Hall (left) presents his poster.
Student Zara (Gazelle) Khalaji Pirbaluti fields question on her poster.
Nɬeʔkepmxcín
Nɬeʔkepmxcín is a Northern Interior Salish language, spoken along the Thompson and Fraser Rivers in British Columbia, Canada. This lab group, hosted at the University of British Columbia and managed by UBC faculty and students, works on all aspects of Nɬeʔkepmxcín, including its syntax, semantics, phonetics, and phonology.
We are committed to community language work and to making our linguistic work accessible to community members.
kʷukʷstéyp! (Thank you all!)