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44-440: The language of the shíshálh people is she shashishalhem or Sechelt , a Coast Salish language most closely related to Squamish , Halkomelem , and Nooksack . In the 1970s, nation elders began efforts to revive the she shashishalhem language. The band collaborated with University of British Columbia linguist Ron Beaumont to create a Sechelt Dictionary. The tems swiya Museum is a cultural heritage museum owned and operated by

88-773: A combination of top marks, athletic achievement, extra-curricular activities or other special achievements, and sometimes are also based on financial need. These include the Capilano University Achievement Access Award, Wong and Trainor Award, Capilano University Athletic Award, Xats’alanexw Siyam Award, Indigenous Students Bursary, Borden Ladner Gervais Scholarship, Mary Neil Bursary and Neptune Terminals International Experience Award. The CapU student residences currently accommodate up to 293 students. The residences are located on Dollarton Highway, 10 minutes from main campus. The real estate development company, Woodbridge Northwest Communities,

132-818: A committee to determine the need for a community college to serve the region. The proposal to build a college on the North Shore passed by a plebiscite in North and West Vancouver and the Howe Sound in 1968. The provincial government granted approval, and Capilano College had its name selected from submissions made by North Shore residents, in honour of Chief Joe Capilano of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Coast Salish nation. Capilano College opened on September 10, 1968, with 784 students attending classes after hours at West Vancouver Secondary . The Capilano College Foundation

176-595: A credit program at Capilano University is a member of the Capilano Students' Union (CSU). The CSU is the resident student society of Capilano University and benefits the university and the community by advancing the interests of students. Like other student societies in British Columbia, the CSU's mandate is to advocate for students and provide services and events that improve the student experience. While

220-474: A row. The glottal stop is often inserted between the two consecutive vowels, such as at the end of a word root and beginning of a suffix. Another solution for consecutive vowels is to omit whichever vowel is unstressed. Like other members of the Salish language family , Sechelt is agglutinative with affixes added to nouns and verbs. For verbs, suffixes are added to mark the subject and tense, as well as to make

264-460: A severe decrease of the shíshálh population at their various ancestral settlements. shíshálh Nation is governed by an elected Chief and Council. In she shashishalhem , the word for "chief" is hiwus , and the word for councilor is hihewus . The Nation holds an election every three years. In 1986, shíshálh Nation became the first indigenous government in Canada to regain self-government under

308-400: A variety of subject areas from Interdisciplinary Arts, Creative Writing, English, Global Stewardship, Psychology, Interdisciplinary Sciences and Biology. The college was authorized by the provincial government in 2003 to become the first college in British Columbia to independently grant applied degrees after the dissolution of the B.C. Open University. In 2004, Capilano College was also named by

352-566: Is a Coast Salish language that originates and is spoken within the swiya (world, "Territory") of the shíshálh Nation , located on the Sunshine Coast in southwestern British Columbia , Canada. In 1999, the language was spoken by fewer than forty elderly people. A grammar guide for the language was published by linguist Ron Beaumont in 1985, based on the Sechelt language course he helped design for local high schools participating in

396-663: Is a commitment to working together to protect the environment, as well as promote economic opportunity and growth for the shíshálh Nation and the entire Sechelt region. The agreement included the transfer of lands, as well as commitment to a framework of shared decision-making for forestry, moorages, and other land and resource authorizations within the shíshálh swiya. Pat John (1953-2022), actor in The Beachcombers Sechelt language The Sechelt language ( IPA: [siʃɜlt] ), sháshíshálh or she shashishalhem ( IPA: [ʃáʃíʃáɬəm] ),

440-621: Is approximately a 30-minute drive from Downtown Vancouver . The majority of the programs are offered at this campus. There is also a smaller regional campus, referred to as the k ála x -ay Sunshine Coast Campus in Sechelt, British Columbia that serves the communities of the Sunshine Coast . In September 2019, CapU admitted students to CapU Lonsdale, the university's newest location, the Shipyards Development in North Vancouver's Lower Lonsdale . The university also runs

484-706: Is proposing a Capilano University Village including a six-floor condominium tower, three and four-floor townhouses, 60 dormitories for CapU students, and an amenities building at the North Vancouver campus. The company's plan also includes personalized student kitchens, a swimming pool, clubhouse and children's play area. Another North Vancouver developer is offering to build rental apartments exclusively for Capilano University's students and staff. Darwin Properties has submitted an application to build 346 units of rental housing in two six-storey buildings. The company also wants to build an adjacent cafe. Between 1974 and 1999,

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528-471: Is purely for rhetorical purposes. The longer a vowel is held, the more emphatic or dramatic the intended meaning is. All Sechelt words have at least one stressed syllable , but some words have stress on every syllable. This gives the language its characteristic "choppy" cadence. In Sechelt, no word can start with a vowel. The glottal stop is used at the beginning of words that would otherwise start with vowels. Further, there can never be two vowel sounds in

572-472: Is realized as [ʊ], and after ⟨h, k, ḵ', m, p', t', tl', x̱, ʔ⟩ it is realized as [ʌ]. When /ə/ is in an unstressed syllable between two voiceless consonants it is also voiceless. The /o/ is realized as a [u] when preceded or followed by a consonant with lip rounding. The /a/ is realized as [ɒ] when preceded by a consonant with lip rounding and realized as [æ] after the consonants ⟨y, ch, ch', sh, k, k'⟩. The vowels may also be subject for lengthening, but this

616-734: The BC Treaty Process in 1994, and reached Stage 3, Negotiation of a Framework Agreement, by August, 1995. Negotiations stalled thereafter in Stage 4 and the Nation is listed as "Not Currently Negotiating" by the BC Treaty Commission. On October 4, 2018, shíshálh Nation and the Province of British Columbia signed a landmark reconciliation agreement that supports self-determination and shíshálh self-government. The agreement

660-665: The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association , and 61 provincial titles in the Pacific Western Athletic Association . The university was originally founded as Capilano College by school boards and residents of the North Shore and Howe Sound in 1968 based on the need for a public institution serving the local communities immediately northwest of Vancouver. Initial enrolment was 784 students. In 2008,

704-690: The shíshálh Nation Self-Government Act (formerly known as the Sechelt Indian Self-Government Act) . The Act established the shíshálh Nation Government District (sNGD), a First Nations government district comprising 33 former " Indian Reserve " parcels, now known as 'shíshálh Nation Lands' or 'SNL'. The Act further enabled the sNGD to qualify for municipal benefits available to other municipalities in BC, such as to enact laws, bylaws, and taxes. shíshálh Nation entered into negotiations independently with Canada and British Columbia under

748-433: The /i/ is between voiced back consonants and /ʔ/ it is realized as [e], while when it is between two other consonants it is realized as [i]. If it is between a combination of the two groups it is realized as a vowel in between [i] and [e], usually closer to [e]. The vowel is also realized as [e] when the syllable is unstressed. The /ə/ is realized as [ɪ] when after ⟨y, ch, ch', sh, k, k'⟩. After consonants with lip rounding it

792-570: The CapU Lonsdale location in 2019. Capilano College offered its first bachelor degree , a collaborative degree in music therapy , with the British Columbia Open University in 1990 and added a second music degree in jazz studies in 1992. Business administration degrees were first offered in 1993. That year, Capilano College also conferred its first associate degrees , which are now available to students in

836-637: The Capilano Blues won the CCAA Soccer Supremacy Award for both men's and women's soccer. To date, Capilano teams have won 15 CCAA National Titles and 61 TOTEM/BCCAA/ PACWEST Provincial Championships. Capilano University has six men's and women's varsity sports teams, the Capilano Blues, that play at the provincial and national levels. The Blues are based at Capilano University's Centre for Sport and Wellness on main campus. Capilano Students' Union Every student enrolled in

880-575: The Coastal Corridor Consortium, "an entity made up of board members from First Nations and educational partners to improve aboriginal access to and performance in postsecondary education and training", created a Sechelt Nation language certificate that is offered at Capilano University Sunshine Coast Campus in Sechelt. Sechelt is most closely related to Squamish , Halkomelem , and the Nooksack . Although critically endangered,

924-916: The Early Childhood Education programs in Squamish, British Columbia , and holds classes at the Ts̓zil Learning Centre in Mount Currie, British Columbia . Beginning in Spring 2024, Capilano University will be offering courses at the former campus Quest University in Squamish . Capilano University purchased the campus in August 2023, after Quest University ceased operating in February 2023 due to financial difficulties. Capilano University offers 97 programs through 5 faculties:

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968-598: The Faculty of Arts & Sciences; the Faculty of Business & Professional Studies; the Faculty of Education, Health & Human Development; the Faculty of Fine & Applied Arts; and the Faculty of Global & Community Studies. Within the Faculty of Arts & Sciences, there is the School of Social Sciences (with programs in Arts, Academic Studies, Applied Behaviour Analysis (Autism), Psychology, and Liberal Studies);

1012-567: The Native Environmental Studies Program. In 2011, he further published a one thousand-page dictionary. As of 2019, only two elderly fluent speakers remained. Many teachers are working with children and adults to revitalize the language in local schools, from preschool to post-secondary. Both University of British Columbia and Capilano University offer Sechelt language courses, along with Kinnikinnick Elementary School and Chatelech Secondary School. In 2014,

1056-723: The School of Allied Health (with programs in Music Therapy, Health Care, and Rehabilitation); and the School of Education & Childhood Studies (with programs in Early Childhood Care and Education, Education Assistant and subspecialties in Infants and Toddlers as well as Special Needs). Its Faculty of Fine & Applied Arts offers the IDEA School of Design (programs in Visual Communication);

1100-613: The School of Communication; and the School of Legal Studies (with programs in Legal Studies - Paralegal, Contract Law, and Legal Administration). The Faculty of Education, Health & Human Development includes the School of Access & Academic Preparation (with programs in College and University Preparation, Community Capacity Building, Community Leadership and Social Change, Education and Employment Access, English for Academic Purposes, and University One for Aboriginal Learners);

1144-744: The School of Global Stewardship; the School of Human Kinetics; the School of Outdoor Recreation Management; the School of Public Administration (with programs in Local Government Administration, Advanced Local Government Administration and Local Government Leadership Development); and the School of Tourism Management (with programs in Tourism Management, Global Hospitality & Tourism Management, Tourism Management Co-operative Education, Tourism Management for International Students, and Tourism Marketing). Capilano University offers joint partnerships and projects as part of

1188-641: The School of Humanities (with programs in Arts, Creative Writing, English, Liberal Studies, and Lil'wat Nation, Sechelt, or Squamish Nation Language and Cultural Studies); and the School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics or STEM (with programs in Biology, Science, Engineering, and Health Career Pathways). The Faculty of Business & Professional Studies includes is the School of Business (with programs in Accounting, Business Administration, Advanced Business Administration, and Retail Business);

1232-948: The School of Motion Picture Arts (with programs in Motion Picture Arts, Costuming for Stage and Screen, Indigenous Independent Digital Filmmaking, Lighting for Digital Imaging and Film, Grip Work for Digital Imaging and Film, 2D Animation & Visual Development, 3D Animation for Film and Games, Animation Fundamentals, and Digital Visual Effects); and the School of Performing Arts (with programs in Acting for Stage and Screen, Advanced Arts & Entertainment Management, Performing Arts, Music, Conducting in Music, Music Therapy, Musical Theatre, Technical Theatre, and Jazz Studies with subspecialties in Education and/or Performance/Composition). The Faculty of Global & Community Studies offers

1276-433: The day-to-day management and operations are entrusted to a board of directors composed of elected students, governed by the constitution and bylaws of the society, students are ultimately in control of the activities of the CSU. The board of directors consists of five vice-presidents, seven liaisons representing special interest groups, two representatives for each faculty, four senate representatives, and two representatives to

1320-533: The former at the North Vancouver campus, tripling the size of existing library space. In 1996, the Birch building at the North Vancouver campus was completed, housing a performance theatre, classrooms, student services, and teaching space. The Child Care Centre also opened the same year. With regards to its satellite locations, the university opened the Capilano k ála x -ay Sunshine Coast campus in Sechelt in 1977, and

1364-758: The original library building, also opened. In 1975 Capilano College opened the Squamish Learning Centre and Community Information Services at 38038 Cleveland Avenue in Squamish. In 1976, the Arbutus building opened at the North Vancouver campus and the Fir building opened in 1982. In 1991, the Cedar building, the Sportsplex, and Horticulture building were completed. Two years later, a new library replaced

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1408-564: The province changed Capilano College's designation to a university and, as of 2019, it has grown to enrol approximately 12,700 students per year. Capilano University's academic offerings include nationally and internationally recognized liberal arts , professional, and career programs which lead to degrees , diplomas , and certificates . Capilano University is especially known in British Columbia and Canada for its programs in music, entertainment, and performing arts. The school boards of North and West Vancouver, Howe Sound and Sechelt formed

1452-617: The provincial government as host of the British Columbia Centre for Tourism Leadership and Innovation, in preparations for the 2010 Winter Olympics . The Centre addressed tourism issues, helped provide tourism education, and was part of the larger British Columbia Tourism and Hospitality Education and Training Consortium. In 2008, the centre was merged into Link BC, an education network for tourism and hospitality with industry organizations which resulted in partnerships with organizations and opportunities for students. In 2008,

1496-622: The provincial government changed Capilano College's designation to Capilano University. CapU also joined the OpenCourseWare consortium, and began the process for accreditation from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (which it received in 2012). Capilano University's main campus is located at 2055 Purcell Way in North Vancouver (district municipality) , on Metro Vancouver 's North Shore . It

1540-505: The shíshálh Nation and located within their administrative complex in ch’atlich ( Sechelt ), British Columbia. Historically, there were four main shíshálh settlements at ḵalpilin (Pender Harbour) , ts’unay (Deserted Bay), x̱enichen , and tewankw near alhtulich ( Porpoise Bay ). As the Europeans arrived in the region, the shíshálh people experienced numerous changes. Disease (especially smallpox) became rampant, and resulted in

1584-416: The shíshálh people, with help from others, have reclaimed 603 phrases and 5659 words in total and have a published dictionary and grammar. For those IPA symbols that do not match their orthographic counterparts, the orthographic representation is in brackets. This is based on the alphabet created by Randy Bouchard in 1977. The four vowels have numerous allophones when in certain phonetic contexts. When

1628-610: The slopes of the North Shore Mountains , with programming that also serves the Sea-to-Sky Corridor and the Sunshine Coast . The university is named after Chief Joe Capilano , leader of the Squamish people from 1895 to 1910. Capilano University's degree programs are approved by the Government of British Columbia ’s Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training. The degree-granting powers of

1672-811: The statement a question or add adverbial information. All pronouns in Sechelt are suffixes, while adverbs may be suffixes or their own word that comes before the verb and can take on suffixes of its own. This can be exemplified by two different wordings of the question “Were you afraid?”, with the first one emphasizing the word “afraid” and the second emphasizing that it happened in the past. ch’ásxém afraid -ulh - COMPL -á - Q -chexw? -you? ch’ásxém -ulh -á -chexw? afraid -COMPL -Q -you? 'Were you afraid ?' ku PST -á - Q -chexw -you ch’asxém? afraid? ku -á -chexw ch’asxém? PST -Q -you afraid? ' Were you afraid?' For nouns and verbs, lexical markers are used to convey related meanings. This can be seen in variations on

1716-560: The university are legislated by British Columbia's University Act. In 2012, CapU became Canada's first university to receive accreditation from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (or NWCCU) in Washington , one of six major regional agencies in the U.S. that are recognized by the United States Department of Education . Capilano University's sports teams, The Blues, have won 15 national titles in

1760-534: The university's board of governors. The CSU is registered under the Society Act of B.C. and receives funding from membership fees, collected from students by the university in accordance with the University Act . The CSU provides services to its members, including a low-cost transit pass, free day planner, a used book sale, and health and dental benefits. Student interests are represented by the CSU, and

1804-406: The university's commitment to international education. It has dual degree and post graduate programs, as well as development partnerships with a number of schools abroad. Capilano University provides over 250 scholarships and bursaries for current and returning students. The university provides scholarships for academic achievement, bursaries based on financial need, and awards are given based on

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1848-485: The verb ts'exw ' get clean/washed ' : ts'exw get.clean/washed -ál-its'á  -clothes ts'exw -ál-its'á  get.clean/washed -clothes 'wash clothes; laundry, washing' ts'ixwálits'á laundry -ten Capilano University Sechelt, British Columbia , Canada Mount Currie, British Columbia , Canada Capilano University ( CapU ) is a teaching-focused public university based in North Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada, located on

1892-512: The views of students are presented and advocated for in meetings with university administrators and representatives of local, provincial and federal governments. Notable alumni of Capilano University include 1 Killam Prize recipient, 3 Governor General’s Award recipients, 1 Academy Award winner, 1 Canadian Screen Award winner, 2 Grammy Award winners, 5 Juno Award winners, 1 Eisner Award winner, 1 Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal recipient, and 2 Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame and Player of

1936-475: Was created in 1970 to provide scholarships and bursaries for students. In 1970, construction began on the North Vancouver campus in the Lynnmour area. Three years later, the permanent North Vancouver campus opened with 1,965 students in attendance. The first vocational programs were offered in portable buildings brought from West Vancouver Secondary . The first permanent structure at the North Vancouver campus,

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