The Journey of Revival: Exploring Immersion Schools for Language Inspiration Our language team embarked on a journey of inspiration and discovery as they explored two immersion schools this past week, the Quw’utsun Smuneem Elementary School in Duncan and WSA̓NEC̓...
Imagine children playing on a beach, speaking Kwak’wala fluently, effortlessly. Office workers, grocery store clerks and restaurant employees - people going about their business - and a bilingual elementary school with regular instruction delivered primarily in...
Nawalakw (translated as ‘Supernatural’) is a social venture located in the heart of Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis Territory (more commonly known as the Great Bear Rainforest) in British Columbia. It offers us the ability to choose the road of sustainable economic...
“First, we needed to imagine what our school groups experience could look like.” says Matt. “We’ve been discussing every detail, from the moment they arrive by water taxi on Monday morning right through to the time they leave on Friday. This minute-by-minute...
Petr Javier Jr. is a student at UBC. He was already developing online games in Kwak’wala when a chance encounter with K’odi while walking on Granville Street in downtown Vancouver revealed their shared passion for language and culture. A few years later and following...