Larry Grant (elder)

Larry Grant
sʔəyəɬəq
洪禮興
Grant in 2023
Born (1936-09-01) September 1, 1936 (age 88)
Occupation(s)Educator, Linguist, Band councillor, Musqueam elder

Elder Larry Grant (Halkomelem: sʔəyəɬəq[1] Chinese: 洪禮興; Jyutping: hung4 lai5 hing1; Cantonese Yale: hùhng láih hīng) is a Musqueam and Chinese-Canadian elder, educator, adjunct professor, mechanic, longshoreman, and cultural consultant.

Grant serves as manager for the Musqueam language and culture department, and works towards revitalizing the Hən̓q̓əmín̓əm̓ (Downriver Halkomelem) language. He serves as an adjunct professor for the University of British Columbia's First Nations and Endangered Languages Program. His work with hən̓q̓əmín̓əm̓ aided in providing dual-language names as well as new names to several locations in Vancouver.

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