Ewa Czaykowska-Higgins

Ewa is a linguist who has worked for many years with the Nxaʔamxčín Language Program of Colville Tribes and the W̱SÁNEĆ School Board. Her work has included supporting and contributing to community language reclamation projects, digital dictionary construction, and expanding community-based research methodology in language documentation.

She has been a collaborator, and is currently a co-PI, on the NEȾOLṈEW̱: "One mind, One People" Project led by Drs. Onowa McIvor and Peter Jacob whose focus is Indigenous adult language learning. Since 2003 she has been involved in the development and delivery of the Indigenous Language Revitalization undergraduate and graduate programs at the University of Victoria.

• language reclamation
• digital dictionary construction
• expanding community-based research methodology in language documentation