Elizabeth Phillips (Stó:lō Nation elder)

Siyamiyateliyot Elizabeth Phillips was born in 1939 on the Cheam First Nation of British Columbia, Canada. She is a Stó:lō Nation elder and the last fluent speaker of Halq’emeylem, an Indigenous language of Fraser Valley and Fraser Canyon in British Columbia. She has committed over 50 years of work towards language preservation.

Elizabeth Phillips (Stó:lō Nation elder)

Siyamiyateliyot Elizabeth Phillips was born in 1939 on the Cheam First Nation of British Columbia, Canada. She is a Stó:lō Nation elder and the last fluent speaker of Halq’emeylem, an Indigenous language of Fraser Valley and Fraser Canyon in British Columbia. She has committed over 50 years of work towards language preservation.