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Strang Burton is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of British Columbia, specializing in the documentation and revitalization of severely endangered languages. With a Ph.D. in linguistics from Rutgers University, earned in 1995, he has dedicated years to working with elders and community members on documenting the Upriver Halq’emeylem (Halkomelem) language. He actively participates in the community-run language revitalization program operated by Stolo Nation, focusing on the Stolo Shxweli Halq’emeylem Language program in Chilliwack, British Columbia. His work emphasizes the importance of language sustainability and transnationalism, facilitating the preservation and revitalization of linguistic heritage. Strang is committed to acknowledging and respecting the traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples, as well as the Syilx Okanagan Nation, where UBC's campuses are situated.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.