Education - Indigenous Education, including Language Revitalization

Because the naming of languages continues to change and develop, searching the libraries' holdings through databases and the catalogue can be challenging.  Below are some example searches to help you get started.  Please let me know if you have additional questions. 

UVic Libraries' catalogue searches using synonyms with results limited as follows:

• SENĆOŦEN or Straits Languages: (See also FirstVoices SENĆOŦEN Community Portal)
  • (sencoten OR "straits salish" OR wsanec OR saanich) AND language 
  • Sencoten, Malchosen, Lekwungen, Semiahmoo, Esquimalt, and Songhees and other related limited to language materials
  • T'Sou-ke and related terms
• Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ / Halqʼeméylem / hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ Languagues: (See also FirstVoices HUL'Q'UMI'NUM', Halq'eméylem, and Stz'uminus Community Portals)
  • HUL'Q'UMI'NUM'
  • Halkomelem and Homalco (limited to language materials)
  • Halq'eméylem
  • Hulq'umín'um'
  • Hən̓q̓əmin̓əm
  • Stolo, Staulo, Stahlo and other related terms
  • Sto:lo, Stó:lō, Stó:lô, or Stó:lõ
• Nuxalkmc or Nuxalk Languages (See also FirstVoices Nuxalk Community Portal)
  • Nuxalkmc, Bella Coola and Nuxalk (limited to language materials)
  • Nuxalkmc, Bella Coola and Nuxalk
• Pentlatch Languages
  • See note: Pentlatch Languages
• ɬəʔamɛn or Comox/Sliamon Languages (See also FirstVoices Sliamon Community Portal)
  • Comox, K'omoks, Sliammon, and Ayeahjuthum (limited to language materials)
  • Comox, K'omoks, Sliammon, and Ayeahjuthum
  • ɬəʔamɛn
• Klallam Languages (See also Timothy Montler's site from the University of North Texas)
  • Chalam, Clalam, Clallem, Clallum, Khalam, Klalam, Noodsdalum, Nooselalum, Noostlalum, Tlalum, Tlalam, Wooselalim, S'Klallam, Ns'Klallam, Klallam, Clallam (limited to language materials)
  • Chalam, Clalam, Clallem, Clallum, Khalam, Klalam, Noodsdalum, Nooselalum, Noostlalum, Tlalum, Tlalam, Wooselalim, S'Klallam, Ns'Klallam, Klallam, Clallam
• she shashishalhem or Sechelt Languages (See also FirstVoices Sechelt Community Portal)
  • Sechelt, Sháshíshálh, Shashishalhem, Shishalh (limited to language materials)
  • Sechelt, Sháshíshálh, Shashishalhem, Shishalh 
  • she shashishalhem
• Skwxwú7mesh Snichim or Squamish Languages (See also Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw website)
  • Squamish (limited to language materials)
  • Skwxwú7mesh Snichim
  • Sḵwx̱wú7mesh
  • Úxwumixw
  • Suquamish
  • Sko-ko-mish
  • Also note, Sko-ko-mish should be differentiated from Skokomish, which is a language group from Washington State
•  St̓át̓im̓cets or Lilloet Languages (See also FirstVoices St̓át̓im̓cets Community Portal)
  • Lil'wat, Lillooet, Lilloet, Interior Salish, Statimcets, Ucwalmícwts, Skookumchuck, Fountain, Mount Currie
  • Lil'wat, Lillooet, Lilloet, Interior Salish, Statimcets, Ucwalmícwts, Skookumchuck, Fountain, Mount Currie (limited to language materials)
  • St’át’imcets
  • Lil'wat7úlmec
  • See also The Upper St̓át̓imc Language Culture and Education Society
• Secwepemc or Shuswap Languages (See also FirstVoices Secwepemc Community Portal)
  • shuswap, Secwepemctsín, Secwepemc, Secwépemc, Kinbasket, Kenpesq’t, "Shuswap Lake", Qw7ewt, Quaaout, "Canim Lake", Tsq’escen, "Chu Chua", Simpcw, "Deadman's Creek", Skitsestn, Skeetchestn, Kamloops, Tk'emlups, "Fraser River", Splatsin, Esk’et, Pavilion, Tsk’weylecw, Bonaparte, St’uxtews (limited to language materials)
• Scw̓exmxcÌn or Thompson Languages (See also FirstVoices nłeʔkepmxcin Community Portal)
  • Ntlakyapamuk and "Thompson language"
  • Nlaka'pamux
  • Nlekepmxcin
  • Scw'exmx
  • Nlaka'pamuctsin  
  • Scw̓exmxcÌn
  • nłeʔkepmxcin
• Syilx, nsyilxcən, or Okanagan Languages (See also FirstVoices' Community Portals for nsyilxcən and Syilx)
  • Colville-Okanagan, Syilx, Simiklameen, Okanagan, Nsəlxcin, Nsyilxcn (limited to language materials)
  • nsyilxcən

Below is a listing of language names found in the Salishan language family.  Knowing name synonyms can help you with your library searching.  Also while geographic location and community name is not necessarily synonymous with language name, it can be helpful to use these relelated terms in your search as well.  Adding "language" to your search terms can help you narrow down your results.  Language names continue to change and develop.  While many of these terms are no longer in use, you may need to know some of them in order to locate older titles held by the UVic Libraries.  Please let me know if you are aware of additional names you would like added to this listing.  If you have questions about searching the library's collection, I would be happy to assist you; please contact me.