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|title   = First Nations and Endangered Languages Program
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|heading1 = Faculty
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* [[Larry Grant (elder)|Elder Larry Grant]]
* [http://fnel.arts.ubc.ca/profiles/marny-point/ Marny Point]
* [http://fnel.arts.ubc.ca/profiles/daisy-rosenblum/ Daisy Rosenblum]
* [[Patricia Alice Shaw|Particia A.Shaw]]
* [[Mark Turin]]
|heading2 =Visiting Lecturers
|content2 =
* [http://fnel.arts.ubc.ca/profiles/fiona-campbell/ Fiona Campbell]
* [http://fnel.arts.ubc.ca/profiles/darin-flynn/ Darin Flynn]
|heading3 = Musqueam Language & Culture Department
|content3 =
* [http://fnel.arts.ubc.ca/profiles/elder-larry-grant/ Elder Larry Grant]
*[http://fnel.arts.ubc.ca/profiles/vanessa-campbell/ Vanessa Campbell]
*[http://fnel.arts.ubc.ca/group/musqueam-language-and-culture-department/ Jill Campbell]
*Grace Point
|heading4 = Staff
|content4 =
* [http://fnel.arts.ubc.ca/profiles/kaeleigh-hiebert/ Kaeleigh Hiebert]
* [http://fnel.arts.ubc.ca/profiles/sarah-ling/ Sarah Ling]
}}
The '''First Nations Endangered and Endangered Languages Program''' (FNEL, formerly known as the '''First Nations Languages Program''', FNLG) was initiated in 1996 as part of [[University of British Columbia]]'s ongoing commitment to community-based collaboration with [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] peoples, in recognition of the profound importance of First Nations languages, and the rich cultural traditions they represent.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vancouver Academic Calendar 2017/18|url=http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/index.cfm?tree=12,197,282,689|website=UBC Calendar|publisher=Student Services|accessdate=6 July 2017}}</ref> FNEL and UBC’s [[Vancouver]] Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the [[Halkomelem|hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓]]-speaking [[Musqueam]] people.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zhou|first1=Helen|title=Our Campus: Elder Larry Grant finds a voice for Indigenous languages|url=https://www.ubyssey.ca/features/larry-grant-finds-a-voice/|website=The Ubyssey U|accessdate=6 July 2017}}</ref>
== History ==
In 1997, a partnership was initiated between the First Nations Languages Program and the [[Musqueam Indian Band]] to promote the development and use of hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, Musqueam’s traditional language, through collaborative research initiatives.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Origins of Our Program|url=http://fnel.arts.ubc.ca/origins/|website=First Nations and Endangered Languages Program|accessdate=6 July 2017}}</ref>
== Program==
Students can pursue a Major or Minor in FNEL.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fnel.arts.ubc.ca/undergraduate/requirements/|title=Major and Minor Requirements|last=|first=|date=|website=First Nations and Endangered Languages Program|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> The program regularly offers university-level language courses in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. FNEL students have benefited from various other First Nations languages, including [[Cree]] (Plains Algonquian) [[Kwak'wala|Kwak̓wala]] (Northern Wakashan), Nɬe’kepmxcin (Northern Interior Salish), Dakelh Dene (Carrier Athapaskan), Dene Zāge’ (Kaska Athabaskan) and Nuu-chah-nulth (Southern Wakashan). FNEL methodology courses explore the processes and protocols for the documentation, conservation, revitalization, and reclamation of endangered languages, cultures, and Indigenous knowledge systems locally, regionally and internationally.
The ''First Nations Unicode Font'' was developed by the UBC FNEL Program under the auspices of a UBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF), and is accessible to anyone with the aim of promoting documentation and literacy in First Nations languages.
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://fnel.arts.ubc.ca/}}
[[Category:University of British Columbia]]
[[Category:First Nations education in Canada]]
[[Category:Indigenous languages]]