The Tŝilhqot’in Culture Society (“Sadanx Jeni”)

Country: Canada
Communities: Tŝilhqut’in/ Yunesit’in
Grant Awarded: 2016
Website: tsilhqotinlanguage.ca

We supported Nenqayni Ch’ih Yaltig ‘We Are Speaking in Nenqayni Ch’ih.’ The Tŝilhqut’in language is on the critically endangered list with fewer than 100 fluent speakers remaining. This project encourages adult speakers to teach children and youth how to speak the language using everyday conversations by creating a phrasebook with accompanying audio and video files. It records live conversations in the language on as many topics as possible covering events and activities during all seasons including basic household discussions to on-the-land activities. Audio recordings will be included with basic language terms listed in the “Nenqayni Ch’ih Yaltig ‘We Are Speaking in Nenqayni Ch’ih’”new phrase book.