Indigenous Languages: From Policy and Planning to Implementation and Assessment (edX)
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Feb 21st 2024
Candace Kaleimamoowahinekapu Galla
Candace Kaleimamoowahinekapu Galla (Kanaka Hawaiʻi & Filipino) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education (Faculty of Education) and the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies (Faculty of Arts) at the University of British Columbia on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking Musqueam people. Her scholarship emphasizes Hawaiian and Indigenous languages at the intersection of education, revitalization, digital technology, and cultural practices; and decolonizing and Indigenizing the academy to create pathways for Indigenous thinkers and scholars. She received her MA in Native American Linguistics and a PhD in Language, Reading and Culture with a specialization in Indigenous language education, revitalization, and multimedia technology from the University of Arizona. While there, she served as the Program Coordinator of the American Indian Language Development Institute. Upon graduation, she taught at Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawaiʻi Hilo. She is a member of UNESCO's International Decade of Indigenous Languages Regional Committee (North America) and UNESCO's International Decade of Indigenous Languages Global Ad-hoc group for the preparation of the Global Action Plan.