Roots Remembered: Celebrating Heritage Reclamation within Three B.C. First Nation Communities to Mark National Indigenous History Month. June is National Indigenous History Month. To celebrate, we are highlighting three inspiring projects that FPCC’s Heritage Program has supported. Throughout B.C., communities continue to work towards reclaiming their cultural heritage. From researching and preserving traditional practices to…
FPCC and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) have signed an agreement to collaborate on upgrades to FPCC’s FirstVoices Language Tutor software. Under the agreement, the FirstVoices Language Tutor will be updated to align with current technologies and enable new functionalities to support effective Indigenous language learning. Along with software upgrades, the updates will…
Updated!! Indigenous Languages Legislation Consultation Process In June and July of 2018, the Department of Canadian Heritage (DCH) hosted community engagement sessions, on the proposed Indigenous languages legislation, in the B.C. communities of Vancouver, Kamloops, Nanaimo and Prince George. The B.C. Assembly of First Nations held pre-engagement information sessions the day before each DCH session…
The First Peoples’ Cultural Council is excited to share a video featuring interviews with FPCC’s CEO and language champions as they respond to the news that $50 million will be invested in Indigenous languages by the Government of B.C. The new funding was announced at a press conference at the Royal BC Museum on March…
What’s the difference between a language and a dialect? How different are the First Nations languages in B.C.? What does it mean to be fluent? Why are there different ways to spell in my language? To answer these common questions and more, we have developed a series of one-page fact sheets on various topics in…
The First Peoples’ Cultural Council’s summer newsletter is now available! In this issue: FPCC announces the recipients of 2016/17 arts funding Exciting news from FirstVoices – new apps and website coming soon Communities discuss opportunity for Indigenous language legislation FPCC success story: Language Revitalization Planning Program FPCC takes action on its heritage mandate FPCC Arts…
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