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Many worlds: Experiences working in Indigenous language revitalization outside academia
Thursday, February 26th, 12:30pm
Ceremonial Hall, First Peoples鈥� Gathering House
Also via Zoom: Email lingcomm@sfu.ca for link
Join us for a colloquium by Kyra Borland about her experiences working in Indigenous Language Revitalization (ILR). Kyra's insights come from years of dedication to the field, both in her research efforts as well as outside academia. This talk will focus on her non-academic work, and the full abstract will be published here shortly.
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Many worlds: Experiences working in Indigenous language revitalization outside academia
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Kyra Borland is a linguist of mixed Irish and M茅tis heritage. Her ancestors come from Belfast, Northern Saskatchewan, and the Red River. Her M茅tis family names are Shirtliffe, Welsh, Hogue, and Taylor. Kyra trained as a linguist at UBC and UVic, working primarily with Gitksan communities and speakers, to whom she credits her early passion for community-based language work. Her academic focus is in acoustic phonetics, vowel variation, and dialectology. Her career has focused on training, program development, language plan implementation, and funding distribution for Indigenous Language Revitalization across British Columbia. Kyra is passionate about sharing these experiences and inspiring others to pursue fulfilling careers in ILR.