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First Nations Languages of British Columbia

Maps, Statistics & Media

Native languages and language families of North America by compiled by Ives Goddard
Call Number: Maps and GIS - map drawers G3301 E3 1999 G6
Publication Date: 1999
Indian lands and languages by produced by the Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
Call Number: Maps and GIS - map drawers G3401 E1 s15000 1961 N37 1971
Publication Date: 1973
National atlas. Indian tribes, cultures & languages: [United States] by William C. Sturtevant, Smithsonian Institution
Call Number: Maps and GIS - map drawers G3701 E1 s7500 1967 U84 1991
Publication Date: 1991
Atlas of the North American Indian by Carl Waldman; Molly Braun (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0816039755
Publication Date: 2000-03-01

First Peoples' Language Map of BC
from First People's Heritage, Language and Culture Council (FPHLCC)

Native-Land.ca
This is not an academic survey but a worthy effort of mapping first nations territory in a comparatively non-colonial way.
Interactive Map/ British Columbia Assembly of First Nations
You can click on the geographic areas on the map to find which first nation groups reside here, their alternative names, population and the languages they speak.

A Stó:Lo-Coast Salish - Historical Atlas by Keith Thor Carlson; Xwelixweltel (Introduction by)
Call Number: Law - Reference ; G1171 E1S86 2001. Atlas Stand.
ISBN: 9781550548129
Publication Date: 2006-12-21

Endangered Languages Project

British Columbia Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Language and Culture Portal (online)

Ethnologue : languages of the world.
It has detailed reports on each language with estimate numbers of speakers

Finding our talk : [a journey into indigenous languages]
A 13-part series produced by Mushkeg Media Inc. in association with APTN (Aboriginal People's Television Network) and Maori Television.
?e?anx (The cave) by Rugged Media Nexwiyenilh'in presents
Our first voices [videorecording] / Bliss Pictures in association with Knowledge: and First Peoples' Heritage, Language & Culture Council.
Giiahl Galang [videorecording] : the state of the Haida language by Vancouver, BC : Ravens and Eagles Productions
Words of the elders [videorecording] : saving aboriginal languages / CBC. (Hul'qumi'num Indians)
Temkw'olexw [videorecording] : time for dog salmon.
In English and Halq'eméylem
Two puppets, Auntie & Mali teach the Halq'eméylem words and phrases for the chum salmon, commonly known as the dog salmon.
'Iiyus siiye'yu [sound recording] = Happy friends 2 : songs with Hul'q'umi'num' for all ages.

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