Audio recorded by: st̓aʔqʷalqs, Hailey Causton, tl stqáʔtkʷɬniw̓t, language learner
iskʷist st̓aʔqʷalqs, kn tl staʔqatkʷłniwt, intum Sandi Alexander naʔł inmistəm kninm ta nqʷic̓tn.
I chose to record np̕aƛ̕mqsts iʔ scmaʔmayaʔs was chosen for Alumni Avenue as it means “graduated with higher learning”, because I am alumni from before with a BA and excited to be again with the Bachelors of nsyilxcn Language Fluency Degree. I also chose this one because no one else in my group wanted it. I had a hard time with my recorder and needed assistance in learning about handheld recorders and reformatting an SD card. It was imperative to use a recorder that had a proper microphone.
It is important to have nsyilxcn visible and functional in as many spaces within the syilx territory. Our language isn’t hidden anymore. I want my children to know that we protect nsyilxcn by using it and living in it every day. Audio connected to the signs, allows people who don’t read nsyilxcn to hear nsyilxcn, some visual letters differ from the regular alphabet.
I hope that there are more opportunities to have nsyilxcn functional around campus, especially with the new building being built! QR codes are an interesting way to share information. Sometimes you don’t know what’s waiting to be shared on the other end. I look forward to additional multi-media initiatives where students and instructors can be present on campus via QR code forever. For example, QR coding the current videos of Dr. Jeannette Armstrong and Richard Armstrong pronouncing titles of the Bachelors of nsyilxcn Language Fluency Degree. Making space for sqilxʷ people to be immersed in language and culture within the academic setting is a multi-layered approach to healing intergenerationally.