We are a team of linguists, Elders, teachers, and learners all interested in Hul’q’umi’num’ and hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ sounds – how we pronounce them and how we hear them. Our current and past members include:

Hul’q’umi’num’ Language & Culture Society (HLCS) and SFU Hul’q’umi’num’ Language Academy (HLA)

Late Sti’tum’atul’wut Dr. Ruby Peter (Elder and linguist)

Late Swustanulwut Delores Louie (Elder and linguist)

Chris Alphonse

Luschiimtunaat Sonya Charlie

Rae Anne Claxton

S-hwutstus Harvey George

Rosie George

Evangeline Guerin

Martina Joe

Thomas Johnny

Kweyulutstun Thomas Jones

Donna Modeste

Randeana Peter

Bernadette Sam

Sq’utxulenuhw George Seymour

Sharon Seymour

Sally Hart

University of Victoria

Sonya Bird (associate professor; principal investigator)

Chloë Farr (MA student)

Phil Howson (post-doctoral fellow)

Alyssa Jiang (MA student)

Janet Leonard (post-doctoral fellow)

Aly Lewis-Chase (undergraduate student)

Sky Onosson (post-doctoral fellow)

Tess Nolan (PhD student)

Matthew Patience (SSHRC post-doctoral fellow)

Haruna Ueji (undergraduate student)

Rosemary Webb (PhD student)

Simon Fraser University 

Donna Gerdts (professor; co-investigator)

Boey Kwan (undergraduate student)

Elise McClay (lab manager)

Henny Yeung (associate professor)

University of Toronto

Maida Percival (PhD student)