Reports reveal the history of repatriation in B.C. and the path to bring thousands of Ancestors and Belongings home Two groundbreaking reports, commissioned by the First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC), provide First Nations–led research and analysis of the history and scope of work required to bolster B.C. First Nations repatriation efforts. Estimates from community-based repatriation budgets…
Update: The second call to submit a 2025-26 Language funding application is now closed. Funding is now available for 2025-26 up to 2027-28 to support community-based projects that revitalize First Nations languages in B.C. This funding supports eligible organizations to implement projects that create fluent speakers, document the languages, and/or develop strategic language revitalization plans. …
FPCC’s Mentor-Apprentice Program (MAP) restores the natural cycle of language learning in communities as apprentices become mentors to the next generation of speakers. Rosalie MacDonald is a fluent Nedut’en speaker, language teacher and 2019 graduate of FPCC’s Mentor-Apprentice Program (MAP) from Lake Babine Nation in Burns Lake. She is now mentoring her son, Brian Lacerte, in…
On Tuesday, April 16, 2024, the federal government announced its budget 2024. Unfortunately, the funding allocated for Indigenous language revitalization in Canada falls far short of what is needed and will impact the continuation and growth of language learning and documentation here in B.C. B.C. has the greatest diversity of First Nations languages in Canada,…
FirstVoices celebrates its 20th anniversary on International Mother Language Day with the announcement of a new site design and added features. The First Peoples’ Cultural Council launched FirstVoices.com 20 years ago as a joint initiative with the First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation. This Indigenous-led technology makes language revitalization tools accessible to all B.C. First Nations. In…
We are happy to share some of the highlights and participant experiences from FPCC’s Summer Learning Series. The Summer Learning Series (SLS): huncewstuxw tu xe’ xe’ sqwel “Bringing Back the Sacred Language” was held over two one-week sessions from August 14–18 and 21–25, 2023. The series brought together 91 First Nations people from across B.C.…
On November 17, 2023, pentl’ach was officially announced as a living language in B.C. After more than six years of planning and work, Qualicum First Nation Chief Michael Recalma and his language committee recently joined FPCC staff, Board and Advisory members at FPCC’s Annual General Meeting to celebrate the announcement of the pentl’ach language reawakening…
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