OVERVIEW
The TRC report outlines Calls-to Action for post-secondary institutions to create university and college degree programs in Indigenous languages. As a member of the Indigenous Language Fluency Consortium, NVIT has designed this language fluency curriculum to meet the demands of retaining language fluency for Indigenous Community members.
The Indigenous Language Fluency Framework is designed to meet Indigenous Community language standards as well as academic standards to ensure NVIT graduates are successful and effective fluent language speakers in their respective Communities.
The program is unique in that it emphasizes language fluency, knowledge, and skills relevant to all the worldviews of Indigenous Communities. Developing Indigenous language fluency is at a critical stage with a high need for qualified fluent speakers, particularly in the Indigenous Communities across the country.
The Tŝilhqot’in Language Fluency Certificate and Diploma programs are foundational and innovative programs with a focus on Tŝilhqot’in content in the language fluency curriculum. Admission is open to all learners within the respective Tŝilhqot’in communities, particularly those wishing to enhance their knowledge, understanding, and conversational ability of Indigenous languages. The program is designed to be delivered year-long through the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters.
