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  By Odette Auger Local Journalism Initiative Reporter \u200bThe theme of the 30th annual Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium (SILS) was \u201cKinship, Connections, & Leadership in Indigenous Language Revitalization.\u201d The international conference was held June 5 to June 7 on WS\u00c1NE\u0106 and l\u0259k\u0313\u02b7\u0259\u014b\u0259n territory in Victoria, B.C. and hosted by NE\u023eOL\u1e48EW\u0331\u0331 Research Partnerships with the University of Victoria (UVic). SILS has been bringing together language workers, learners and community members to share and learn language teaching strategies and practices for language revitalization. Workshops highlight \u201cemerging and promising\u201d teaching methods, along with holistic approaches, community-led interventions, and the pivotal role of technology, reads the symposium website at https:\/\/web.cvent.com\/event\/77ec82fd-2a46-40a5-8f16-335bfe352904\/summary. Dr. Onowa McIvor (Swampy Cree) is a language learner. She is a professor of Indigenous Education at UVic and the project director of NE\u023eOL\u1e48EW\u0331… <\/p>\n

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  By Odette Auger Local Journalism Initiative Reporter \u200bThe theme of the 30th annual Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium (SILS) was \u201cKinship, Connections, & Leadership in Indigenous Language Revitalization.\u201d The international conference was held June 5 to June 7 on WS\u00c1NE\u0106 and l\u0259k\u0313\u02b7\u0259\u014b\u0259n territory in Victoria, B.C. and hosted by NE\u023eOL\u1e48EW\u0331\u0331 Research Partnerships with the University of Victoria (UVic). SILS has been bringing together language workers, learners and community members to share and learn language teaching strategies and practices for language revitalization. Workshops highlight \u201cemerging and promising\u201d teaching methods, along with holistic approaches, community-led interventions, and the pivotal role of technology, reads the symposium website at https:\/\/web.cvent.com\/event\/77ec82fd-2a46-40a5-8f16-335bfe352904\/summary. Dr. Onowa McIvor (Swampy Cree) is a language learner. She is a professor of Indigenous Education at UVic and the project director of NE\u023eOL\u1e48EW\u0331... <\/p>\n

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