Hul'q'umi'num' language heroes: a successful collaboration between Elders, community organisations, and Canadian West Coast universities. Issue 3 (3rd July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sadeghi-Yekta, Kirsten
• Is Part Of: Research in drama education. Volume 24:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 368
• Page End: 375
• Publication Date: 2019-07-03
• Subjects: Indigenous theatre -- language revitalisation -- community collaboration -- Coast Salish; Drama in education -- Periodicals; Drama -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; 792.071
• DOI: 10.1080/13569783.2019.1615829
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1356-9783

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Community collaboration is essential to the survival of theatre and performance labour in the neoliberal university. This evidentiary document describes one project of a successful collaboration between Hul'q'umi'num' Elders and teachers, community organisations, and a range of Canadian West Coast universities, including the University of Victoria, Simon Fraser University and Royal Roads University. It will discuss how university-based theatre and performance work, applied in the community, can support the sustainability of Indigenous languages on Vancouver Island and beyond – and can thus make important contributions to community learning and survivance.