About the Indigenous Languages Centre (ILC)

The Indigenous Languages Centre coordinates the activities of grassroots community partners across BC and academic linguists from SFU, UBC, UNBC, and many other universities to document, analyze, and revitalize Indigenous languages. The ILC is supported by a partnership grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.  

Mission

The Indigenous Languages Centre aims to:

• Maintain and develop ongoing partnerships with Indigenous communities engaged in language revitalization efforts;
• Provide academic support for community-based efforts to revitalize seriously endangered languages in Indigenous communities throughout British Columbia and neighbouring areas;
• Offer research expertise with a focus on Indigenous language revitalization theory and practice in communities;
• Support language curriculum development, and facilitate research in the applied and descriptive linguistics of critically endangered languages; and
• Facilitate communication between Indigenous communities and SFU.

Further Information

Please visit the Indigenous Languages Centre homepage for more information.