Heather Harris | Qwilshamtunaat
I am Qwilshamtu’naat, my given name is Heather Harris. I am Coast Salish from Stz’uminus First Nation and Squamish Nation. I completed my Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Indigenous Studies from VIU and then an MA in First Nations Language and Linguistics from SFU. In addition to the work I have done on this First Voices project, I have worked as a Digitization Technician for the Stz’uminus First Nation and as a Language and Culture Assistant.
Donna Gerdts
Donna Gerdts, professor of linguistics at Simon Fraser University, has studied the Hul’q’umi’num’ language for forty years, and hopes her work honors the Elders who have shared their knowledge. She wears the honorary name Sp’aqw’um’ultunaat.
B. Ruby Peter | Sti’tum’atulwut
’een’thu Sti’tum’atulwut, tun’ni’ tsun ’utl’ kwa’mutsun. kwthunu menulh Ronald Peter ’i’ lhunu ten Ruby Peter Sti’tum’at. Her parents were Basil and Cecelia Alphonse. I am truly honored to be learning the Hul’q’umi’num’ language. I have three children and four grandkids, who are avid learners of our language.
Marki Sellers
Jennifer Bailey