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Elizabeth Phillips (Stó:lō Nation elder)

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Elizabeth Phillips
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipCanada Edit
Name wey dem give amElizabeth Edit
Family namePhillips Edit
Ein date of birth1939 Edit
Place dem born amBritish Columbia Edit
Native languageHalq’emeylem Edit
Ein occupationlanguage preservation, teacher, writer Edit

Siyamiyateliyot Elizabeth Phillips dem born am insyd 1939 for Cheam First Nation of British Columbia wey dey Canada. She be Stó:lō Nation elder den de last fluent speaker of Halq’emeylem, sam Indigenous language of Fraser Valley den Fraser Canyon insyd British Columbia.[1] She commit over 50 years of work towards language preservation.

Ein Biography

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Phillips ein die insyd childbirth, wey ein poppie bring am say make she cam live plus de Peters family for Sea Bird Island. Na de Peters family be fluent Upriver Halq’emeylem speakers. From de age of 8 go 15, Phillips attend St. Mary's Residential School insyd Mission, British Columbia, wey dem forbid am from say she go speak Halq’emeylem. However, na she fi retain ein fluency by say she go think insyd de language.[2]

Insyd ein early 30s, local leaders approach Phillips say make she begin working as translator give de elders' demma language circle. Insyd de 1980s, she formally start dey work for language preservation through de Coqualeetza Cultural Education Center top.[3] Phillips, along plus 11 other elders, work plus linguist Brent Galloway create sam Halq’emeylem writing system wey dem plete sam dictionary.[4] Phillips step insyd continue de work of Elizabeth Herrling wey na she dey work record de language insyd stories but she die before she plete ein work.[3]

She dey work plus linguist Strang Burton for two decades. Together dem record both stories den de dictionary. Burton use language ultrasound record de movement of Phillips ein tongue aid learners insyd pronunciation.[5]

Phillips still regularly dey visit Halq'eméylem language classrooms for University of the Fraser Valley den for area schools. She sana dey consult for development of courses top.[6]

De University of de Fraser Valley recognize Phillips insyd 2018 plus honorary Doctor of Letters degree.[4]

Ein Publications

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  • Phillips, S. E., Gutierrez, X. T., & Russell, S. (2017). Talking insyd Halq'eméylem: Documenting conversation insyd sam indigenous language.

References

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  1. ↑ "B.C. elder receives honorary degree for her efforts to preserve Halq'emeylem language". Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  2. ↑ "B.C. elder receives honorary degree for efforts to keep the Halq'emeylem language alive | CBC News". CBC (in American English). Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 McKenna, Cara (2016-07-15). "Language Keeper: The last fluent speaker of Stó:lō's Indigenous dialect in race against time". APTN News (in American English). Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Russell, Anne. "Siyamiyateliyot Elizabeth Phillips receives UFV honorary degree for efforts to preserve Halq'eméylem language | UFV Today" (in American English). Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  5. ↑ Bliss, Heather; Bird, Sonya; Cooper, PEPAḴIYE Ashley; Burton, Strang; Gick, Bryan (June 2018). "Seeing Speech: Ultrasound-based Multimedia Resources for Pronunciation Learning in Indigenous Languages". Language Documentation and Conservation (in American English): 393–429. hdl:10125/24771. ISSN 1934-5275.
  6. ↑ Moore, Danièle; Macdonald, Margaret (2013-08-22). "Language and literacy development in a Canadian native community: Halq'eméylem revitalization in a Stó:lō head start program in British Columbia". The Modern Language Journal. 97 (3): 702–719. doi:10.1111/j.1540-4781.2013.12028.x. ISSN 0026-7902.
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