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What they have given us

May 30th & 31st, 2025
Indigenous Languages Conference
at Chief Atahm School

Conference Schedule

Friday, May 30th and Saturday, May 31st, 2025

Day One Agenda

Check-in, Coffee & Muffins

Please sign in in front lobby of gymnasium. A light snack and refreshments will be served in the gym.

Conference Welcome
  • 08:45 a.m.
  • Adams Lake Band Gymnasium

Conference Welcome

Chief Atahm School students and staff Welcome Song and Welcome Address by Adams Lake Band Kúkpi7 Lynn Kenoras-Duck Chief.

Keynote Speaker

Keynote Speaker

Day One Keynote by Dr. Kathryn Michel

TPRS Demonstration
  • 09:45 a.m.
  • Janice E. Billy
  • Adams Lake Gymnasium

TPRS Demonstration

Janice E. Billy will do a whole group demo of TPR-Storytelling.

  • 10:30 a.m.
  • Adams Lake Gymnasium

Nutrition Break

Adult Language Programs Panel
  • 11:00 a.m.
  • Adams Lake Gymnasium

Adult Language Programs Panel

This panel of teachers, students and community activists explore the challenges and goals for planning and delivery of adult programming and will discuss ideas for improvements.

  • 12:00 p,m
  • Outdoor Dining Tent

Lunch

Pick up your deli lunch and mingle and meet with other language enthusiasts.

Friday Afternoon Workshops
  • 1:00 p.m.

Friday Afternoon Workshops

Go to your selected workshop.

Language Panel, Roundtable & Discussion Group
  • 2:30 p.m.

Language Panel, Roundtable & Discussion Group

Youth Panel; Language Teacher Roundtable, and Elder's Discussion Group

Day Two Agenda

Opening Address
  • 09:00 a.m.
  • Seth Armitage
  • Adams Lake Gymnasium

Opening Address

Seth is a former Chief Atahm School student who is currently enrolled in UBC’s Master of Arts in Educational Technology. He currently teaches in Chief Atahm School’s post-secondary partner institute, R Stselxméms r Secwépemc in the Adult Language Fluency Programs through NVIT and UBCO.

Keynote Speaker

Keynote Speaker

Callie Hill is Turtle Clan, Kanyen’kehà:ka, and is a lifetime resident of Kenhtè:ke. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na Language and Cultural Centre (TTO) since 2004 and has dedicated much of her professional life to revitalizing Kanyen’kéha for the benefit of her community and the Mohawk Nation.

  • 10:00 a.m.
  • Adams Lake Gymnasium

Nutrition Break

  • 12:00 p.m.

Lunch

Pick up your lunch and enjoy gathering and discussing all things language!

Cultural Experiences
  • 1:00 p.m.

Cultural Experiences

3A. Making a Survival Shelter [Robert Matthew and Lawrence Michel]; 3B. Me7 kuk̓uwétmet ell xqe7wellentiye t̓e sk̓wen̓llq ell meláme: Plant/Medicine Walk [Lisa Orton & Denise Sellars]; 3C. Interior Salish Wetland Weaving [Catherine Pierre - Limited to 30 participants]; 3D. Creative Connections: Art and Language Exploration [Robyn Tardif]

Conference Closing

Conference Closing

Closing song and speech and door prizes