ᑲᒥᐅᓪ ᓛᔅᓗ ᓕᖅ'á:mel First Nation, ᐃᑲᕐᕌᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᕚᓐᑰᕙ, B.C., ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ. Laslo teachach the Halq'eméylem Language ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓄᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᕗᕋᐃᓱ ᕚᓕᒥ ᐋᒡᒑᓯᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᓄᑦ ᑎᒻᒥᐊᓄᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒻᒥ.

ᓱᕈᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓛᔅᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᒥᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐱᕈᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐃᙱᐅᑎᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᓱᒃᑲᓂᕐᓂᒃ. ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᑦᑐᒥᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᓈᓇᒥᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᑎᒍᑦ.

ᓛᔅᓗ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᕐᒨᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᕗᕋᐃᓱ ᕚᓕᒧᑦ 2005-ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᖅᑖᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᑕᐅᒻᒪᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐸᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ. ᐅᖃᖅᑐᓂ, "ᐱᒋᐊᓪᓚᕆᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ."

ᓛᓴᓗ ᐱᓕᕇᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖏᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂᓗ, ᐃᓕᓴᐃᓯᒋᐊᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐳᕆᑎᔅ ᑲᓚᒻᐱᐊᒥ 2008-ᒥ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᕐᒥᓂᒃ 2011-ᒥ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ.

ᐃᓕᓴᐃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᑦ 2013-ᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑖᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᓕᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ. ᐅᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᕈᕆᐅᕋᒥ ᐅᖄᓚᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑦᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᕈᓚᐅᕋᓂ.

ᓛᓴᓗ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᑎᖕᒥᐊᓂᒃ, ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᓇᖐᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᓂᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒐᒥ ᕼᐋᓪ'emélem ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖅᑖᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃ.

ᓛᓴᓗ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᕋᓱᖕᓂᖓᓂᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᓗᐊᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᖓ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕋᓱᖕᓂᖓᓂ "ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒦᓕᕐᐳᕐᓗ."

ᐄ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᓕᒫᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍ.

"ᐊᖓᐅᒪᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨ ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᓂᓕᑦ (6) ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓴᓂᑦᑎᐊᖓᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ."

ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᕈᓚᐅᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍ, ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᒃᑰᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒻᒥ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᓂ "ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ" ᓄᓇᓕᕋᓛᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᕐᒧᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᕿᓂᕋᓱᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐊᕙᑎᓂᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᖁᓪᓗᒍ.

"ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᓕᐊᕈᒪᒍᕕᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᑳᕐᓗᒍ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ. ᓄᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓕᕐᓗᒍ. ᖃᐅᔨᓗᑎᑦ ᑭᓱᑕᖃᕐᒪᖔᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒡᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᕋᓱᒃᐸᒡᓗᓯ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓇᓗᐊᙱᖦᖢᓂᓗ. ᐊᓯᖏᑎᑑᖅᑐᑦ."

ᐃᓚᖓᑦ "ᐃᓕᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ" ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᐊᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᐆᒪᔪᕋᓛᓂᒃ ᑳᐱᑐᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓈᓇᖓᑕ ᖃᑦᑖᕐᔪᓛᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᐊᕋᒥ ᐳᓛᕆᐊᕐᓗᓂ.

"ᐊᑭᓖᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑭᖏᑦ, ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᕐᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᒪᒍ ᐃᓅᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐃᒡᓗᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᕈᑎᒧᑦ, ᓂᕿᒧᑦᑕᐅᖅ," ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓛᔅᓗ.

"ᐊᔾᔨᒋᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᒍ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᕋ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᕐᓂ ᐃᓕᑕᒃᑲ."

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᔭᕋ ᔮᔅᒥᓐ ᑲᐸᑕᐃ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ.