Convocation Story:
Kaitlyn Cunningham, Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Indigenous Languages, recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal
Alumni
Highlighting and celebrating the accomplishments of our amazing alumni.
2025 Graduates
Convocation Stories
2024 Graduates
Convocation Stories
Dr. Lauren Schneider completed her PhD at ´óÏó´«Ã½ Linguistics and graduated in October 2024 with a focus on research into ±á³Ü±ô’q’u³¾¾±â€µµ³Ü³¾â€™, including its description, analysis, and reclamation. Dr. Schneider is also currently learning more about the morphosyntax of a broader range of North American Indigenous languages, as part of her work as a Visiting Assistant Professor and Interim Director of the NAMA Program at . She recently presented at the Workshop on American Indigenous Languages (WAIL).
2023 Graduates
Convocation Stories
´óÏó´«Ã½ Convocation Story: Kèyishà Bessie Cooley, 2023 Master's graduate
2022 Graduates
Graduate
Linguistics in a First Nations Language
Special Arrangement Cohorts
Fall 2022
- "Conversational Shmˈalgyack (Sm’algyax) Audio Glossary"
Undergraduate
Spring 2022
- BA - Danielle Ignace, Minor in Indigenous Languages; Sociology; and Certificate in Indigenous Language Proficiency
- Certificate in Indigenous Language Proficiency (68 graduands)
Fall 2022
- Certificate in Indigenous Language Proficiency (21 graduands)
- 10 Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Snichim graduates and 11&²Ô²ú²õ±è;±á²¹ÃÉ«³ú²¹±ç±¹á¸·a graduates
2021 Graduates
Convocation Stories
- Donna M. Modeste is the first recipient of the new Minor in Indigenous Languages in her BA degree.
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Graduate
Linguistics in a First Nations Language
Special Arrangement Cohorts
Spring 2021
"Xu’athun stl’q’een’: Hwulmuhw perspectives on art and language"
Fall 2021
- "tsetsul'ulhtun' mustimuhw: Hul'q'umi'num' stories from our fishing life"
- "Suwsiw: Hul'q'umi'num' stories of land and sea"
- "Connecting generations through hwulmuhwqun stories"
Undergraduate
- BA - Donna M. Modeste
Double Minor in Indigenous Languages and Extended Minor in Linguistics (Spring 2021) - Diploma in Indigenous Language Proficiency (2 graduands)
- Certificate in Indigenous Language Proficiency (10 graduands)
2020 Graduates
Convocation Stories
Graduate
Linguistics in a First Nations Language
(Special Arrangement Cohorts)
Spring 2020:
"Angry Raven and friends: Three new stories for Hul'q'umi'num' language learners."
Summer 2020:
- (August 26, 2020)
"xu’athun stl’q’een’: hwulmuhw perspectives on art and language"
- (August 20, 2020)
"lhwet ’a’lu kw’u xwi’em’? hwi’ ’een’thu tse’!: How I learned to tell and perform a ±á³Ü±ô’q’u³¾¾±â€µµ³Ü³¾â€™ story" - "How What Was Said Was Said: Quotation in ±á³Ü±ô’q’u³¾¾±â€µµ³Ü³¾â€™ Narrative Performance"
Undergraduate
- BA - Julienne Ignace
Major in Linguistics, Diploma in Linguistics, and Diploma in Indigenous Languages (Secwepemctsin Language Cohort)
2019 Graduates
Graduate
Linguistics in a First Nations Language
(Special Arrangement Cohorts)
Summer 2019:
"ni’ q’ushintul’ ’u tunu shhw’alukw’a’ | Traveling with my family: Growing and learning in the ±á³Ü±ô’q’u³¾¾±â€µµ³Ü³¾â€™ language"
Fall 2019:
"Wind from the North: ±á³Ü±ô’q’u³¾¾±â€µµ³Ü³¾â€™ speakers in Saanich."