Carrier Linguistic Society
Box 667
Fort St. James, B.C.  V0J 1P0
Dick Walker 250-996-8679
Fax: 250-996-2274
                 Laurie Moise 250-996-7171 (ext 224)

Carrier Linguistic Society

The Carrier Linguistic Society (CLS)is a First Nation's Organization incorporated into the Societies Act of British Columbia in 1973 by the Nak'azdli Community of the Carrier Nation.

The Goals of the CLS are:

*To function as a regulating body and set quality standards for language materials and teacher qualifications.

*To promote Language and Culture Programs

*To produce and publish Language materials and ongoing Carrier literature

*To train Teachers including other dialects

*To create professional positions by coordinating with Universities and First

  Nations Organizations

*To motivate Carrier Young People towards University training

*To enrich school systems by exposure to Carrier Language and Cultural

  studies

The Board of Directors:

Chief Fred Sam, Nak'azdli Band

Mark Prince, Nak'azdli Education Administrator and Resource Person

Catherine Coldwell, Elder, Dakelh Language Consultant

Rita Henkes, Home School Coordinator, David Hoy Elementary School

Florence Sam, Carrier Language Teacher, Nak'al Bun Elementary School

Barbara Lessard, Nursery School Teacher, Nak'al Bun Elementary School

Officers:

President: Dick Walker, Linguistic Consultant and Translator

Vice-President: Gloria Duncan, former Carrier Teacher

Treasurer: Sara Sam, former Nak'azdli Band Councillor, completing U.N.B.C. Teacher Training

Secretary: Laurie Moise, Nak'azdli Employment & Training Services Administrator

The complete historical sketch of the Carrier Linguistic Society may be viewed at the following link: (Click Here)

Highlights of the Carrier Language and Culture, a vibrant part of the identity of Fort St. James, may be viewed at http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca

*Price List for Carrier Language Books/Materials (Click here)

*Carrier resources at scriptureearth.org (New Testament, Genesis, Gospel of John, Voice of the late Ray Prince)
(Click Here)

What is FirstVoices  

FirstVoices is a suite of web-based tools and services designed to support Aboriginal people engaged in language archiving, language teaching & culture revitalization.

The FirstVoices Language Archive contains thousands of text entries in many diverse Aboriginal writing systems, enhanced with sounds, pictures and videos.

A companion set of interactive online games is designed to present the archived FirstVoices language data in creative learning activities.

Some language archives at FirstVoices are publicly accessible, while others are password protected at the request of the language community.

*Click here to enter Nak'azdli First Voices Website