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At the heart of the Centre is a group of dedicated and supportive staff and incredibly accomplished faculty members.

Connect With the Interior Salishan Studies Centre

Whether you’re a student, community member, scholar, or potential partner, we welcome your questions, ideas, and interest in the Interior Salishan Studies Centre. Please reach out to us using the information below.

General Inquiries

Interior Salishan Studies Centre
Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
UBC Okanagan Campus
XSS (x̌əl sic snpax̌nwixʷtn) Building
3333 University Way
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7
Canada

Media & Speaking Requests

Members of the media who wish to speak to Jeannette Armstrong can email her directly; please cc’ Patty Wellborn.

Partnership & Funding Inquiries

To discuss collaboration opportunities or support the Centre’s work: Mike Evans

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Find our people

Helen Copeland | Community Liaison and Instructional Coordinator | St’at’imc Language Fluency | helen.copeland@ubc.ca

Dallas Good Water | Community Liaison and Instructional Coordinator | Community, Culture and Global Studies, Nsyilxcn Language Fluency (BNLF) | dallas.goodwater@ubc.ca | ART 368B

Mandy Na’zinek Jimmie | Assistant Professor of Teaching | Nłeʔkepmx Language Fluency | mandy.jimmie@ubc.ca | 250.378.7753

Research Interests: Nłeʔkepmx Language, Worldview and Way of Being; other Interior Salish languages; Indigenous Language Revitalization

John Lyon | Assistant Professor | Community Engagement, Social Change, Equity, Indigenous Knowledges, Nsyilxcn Language Fluency (BNLF) | john.lyon@ubc.ca | ART 368B

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Interior Salish Languages; Language Documentation and Revitalization; Salish Linguistics

Courses & Teaching: Nsyilxcn Fluency Program courses; Interior Salish linguistics

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