Certificate in Indigenous Language Proficiency
In collaboration with the Department of Linguistics:, the Certificate in Indigenous Language Proficiency is for students who wish to acquire conversational and literacy skills in a particular Indigenous language, to teach this language in schools, or to enhance their language for cultural reasons or professional objectives. See the current list of language communities being served below. Note that courses in other languages can be offered at the request of the communities/organizations. For more information, please email inlpadv@sfu.ca to consult with the program advisor.
The certificate can be completed on a full or part time basis.
Advanced placement through course challenge to a maximum of nine units is possible for fluent speakers. Credit may be applied to a specific language and is achieved by examination from an instructor in that language with the approval of the department.
Students interested in the certificate program should email the Academic Advisor for requirement details, program enrollment information, and application details.
Languages
Courses offered in cooperation with local Indigenous communities and language authorities include the following languages:
- 叠补办虝飞补瘫尘办虝补濒补 (Port Hardy)
- 贬补颈虂色锄补辩惫岣穉 (Hai虂色zaqv (Heiltsuk), Bella Bella )
- 贬蓹苍辩虚蓹尘铆苍虚蓹尘 (Downriver)
- Hul'q'umi'num' (Vancouver Island)
- Han, Dene, Kaska, Northern and Southern Tutchon, Gwit'chin, T脿gish, Tlingit, Upper Tanana (Yukon)
- Eastern Secwepemctsin (Chase)
- Northern Secwepemctsin (Alkali Lake, Chase)
- Western Secwepemctsin (Kamloops, Williams Lake)
- Skwxwu虂7mesh Snichim (Squamish)
- Xaad Kil (Haida Gwaii/Old Masset)
- Halq'emeylem - Upriver (Chilliwack)
- 狈蝉测颈濒虫肠蓹苍 (Okanagan)
- Nuxalk (Bella Coola)
- St'at'imcets (Lillooet)
- Tsilhqot'in (Williams Lake)