Signs to post around the house to help you stay in the language
This resource is made in the Gigeenix Dialect. Please touch download button to download word doc.
Printable Flashcards
Printable flashcards based on the word list provided by Gordon Jack. These flashcards are mostly focussed on verbs, nouns and phrases will be added eventually.
www.LearnGitksen.ca
This website has been put together by Wilp Suwilakinsxw'm Simgiigyet & the Gitwangak Education Society. The website has included many resource and is organized by beginner, intermediate, and advanced resources.
www.LearnGitksen.ca
LearnGitxsan.com
This website was created by Betsey Lomax - a language speaker, teacher, and activist of the Gitxsan Language. Betsey has created YouTube videos and linked them on the website, a wonderful way to share the language with other learners.
Matrilineal Kinship Tree
This resource was put together by Cindy Jensen-Fisk and Barbara Sennott. It shows the titles of family members from a woman's perspective. Most of these kinship terms are available in the Rigsby Dictionary.
A document like this could also be created from a male's perspective.
A document like this could also be created from a male's perspective.
Audio CD's
This set of Audio CD's was created by Gitxsan Wet'suwet'en Education Society (GWES). These CD's are focussed around vocabulary building, basic grammar, and common dialogue. Note - these CD's do not work with apple hardware, only windows. The file format still needs to be converted to be compatible with apple products.
If you're interested in purchasing these CD's please contact GWES at (250) 842-0216.
If you're interested in purchasing these CD's please contact GWES at (250) 842-0216.
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"Where Darkness Calls"
I really enjoy this short animated film. This video gives me the opportunity to listen to the Sim Algyax in longer periods of time without any interruption of English. Also, it raises awareness about suicide as well as the strength within our language, our culture, and ourselves.
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Part 1 of 2
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The buttons above will allow you to download the videos as a file.
The links below will take you directly to the videos on YouTube.
The links below will take you directly to the videos on YouTube.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f650j4j4fEE&t=1s
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNFWom8YkZs
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Animal Names
This document is a spreadhsheet of all many animal names from all the Sim Algyax languages, including the Gitxsan, Nisga'a, and Tsimshian languages. If we can't find a word for the animal in our language, we can borrow from our neighbours.