Myles Creed

Biography

Myles Creed (he/him) is a linguist, instructor, and curriculum developer living and working on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. His ancestry is English, Irish and French. He was raised on Qikiqtaġruŋmiut Iñupiat lands in Qikiqtaġruk (Kotzebue), Alaska. He graduated with a MA in General Linguistics from the University of Amsterdam and a PhD in Linguistics from University of Victoria. Since 2014, he has worked closely with Iñupiaq language revitalization efforts, most closely with the Iḷisaqativut language coalition. He has also worked with Doyon Foundation on Dene languages efforts, including in online language course development and in mentor-apprentice program development. He has additionally worked with the NEȾOLṈEW̱ Research Partnership on researching language assessment in language revitalization. In his free time, he enjoys learning Chinese and Spanish, running, soccer, and travel.