Mobilizing and Activating Haíɫzaqvḷa (Heiltsuk Language) and Culture Through a Community-University Partnership

The sharing of existing linguistic resources through online platforms has become an increasingly important aspect in revitalization projects for Indigenous languages. This contribution addresses the urgency such work lens a partnership support one language, Haíɫzaqvḷa (Heiltsuk), critically endangered Wakashan language spoken and around traditional Heiltsuk territory Bella Bella, British Columbia. Alongside immediate community needs preservation reclamation—informed guided by values goals—lie ethical practical questions about how best to activate historic recordings Elders knowledge holders who have now passed. Our was explicitly structured objective helping mobilize large body languagedocumentation materials created broader access digital technologies. Working within fast-changing environment requires agility order respond time-sensitive goals strategic community. Ensuring that is grounded respectful collaboration ongoing care, consultation consideration. landscape still new exciting space, opportunities use tools technologies service are ever increasing. We believe strategies, approaches modest successes Language Culture Mobilization Partnership may be informative other community-based reclamation projects. hope outlining ourexperiences being transparent challenges partnerships face help others engaged this urgent timely work.