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From YouTube: JULY 22 2020 Statements Jennifer Rice
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
5th Session
41st Parliament
A
Thank
you.
My
apologies
amasa
good
afternoon.
As
the
members
of
this
chamber
know,
bc
is
home
to
dozens
of
different
indigenous
languages,
but
like
much
of
the
indigenous
culture
across
canada,
these
languages
have
been
victims
of
centuries
of
colonial
efforts
to
eradicate
them
in
favor
of
english,
language
and
culture.
A
First,
nations
communities,
including
those
in
my
riding,
are
now
fighting
to
keep
their
languages
alive
for
future
generations.
Most
are
doing
so
through
traditional
education,
their
nation
or
through
bc's
public
school
system,
but
some
are
using
technology
and
other
innovations
to
ensure
the
survival
of
their
language.
A
A
So,
instead
of
giving
up
on
learning
his
ancestral
language
last
fall,
he
decided
to
build
a
website
smaliacword.ca
to
learn
his
language
and
keep
it
alive,
but
simply
building
a
website
was
not
enough
for
him.
He
took
his
idea
an
extra
step
further
and
with
funding
from
the
git
gap.
First
nation,
he
developed
a
mobile
app
called
smaliac
word
based
on
his
already
successful
website.
A
A
It's
humbling
to
witness
the
ongoing
revitalization
of
the
language,
thanks
to
its
speakers,
learners
and
advocates.
Honorable
speaker,
I'd
like
to
recognize
and
thank
brendan
for
his
amazing
work,
helping
revitalize
the
smaliac
language
and
I'd
like
to
encourage
those
who
wish
to
learn
more
about
simshan
culture
to
download
his
app
to
practice
your
smaliac
toyoksu
num.
Thank
you.