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Halq’eméylem Intermediate Proficiency Associate Certificate

Start Date: September 9, 2025
Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays | 4:00 PM to 5:20 PM

Halq’eméylem Intermediate Proficiency Associate Certificate. Offered in Partnership with UFV and Seabird Island at Seabird College.

Program Description:

An introduction to the Upriver Halq’eméylem language. Students learn to speak, read, and write the language; examine pronunciation, basic sentence patterns, counting systems, and essential vocabulary; and discover how these aspects interconnect to the Stó:lō’s Indigenous worldview.

Course Schedule:

  • HALQ 101 | September 2025 – December 2025
  • HALQ 102 | January 2026 – April 2026
  • HALQ 201 | May 2026 – July 2026
  • HALQ 202 | September 2026 – December 2026

Open to all Seabird Island Band and Community Members at no cost.

For more information and to register, contact: karlak@seabirdisland.ca or dianna@seabirdisland.ca