FPCC has a new language revitalization resource called Check Before You Tech! This guide provides information for communities and language champions to use when choosing to build or purchase language apps and software. There is a growing selection of exciting new technology tools that can support language learning and teaching efforts. They include language apps, online…
FPCC has a new resource: Virtual & at Home Language Revitalization Program Ideas. During this time, the health and safety of all FPCC program participants, especially our Elders, is important to us. FPCC understands that programs need to be adjusted during this pandemic and we developed this resource to help you modify your program and…
FPCC is proud to share the creative ways communities and individuals are changing their projects during COVID-19. This series features stories about how creativity during this challenging time can lead to new and exciting work. The Pacific Association of First Nations Women (PAFNW) is a Vancouver based organization that provides services and programs for Indigenous…
The United Nations International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022 – 2032. In February 2020 First Nations representatives from B.C. joined more than 500 participants from 50 countries in Mexico City to discuss a roadmap for the Decade of Indigenous Languages. After a two-day event organized by UNESCO and Mexico, the roadmap called the Los Pinos…
‘Let the Languages Live’ In partnership with the First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, FPCC hosted HELISET TŦE SḰÁL ‘Let the Languages Live’ in June 2019. It was the only Indigenous-led international conference marking the United Nations International Year of Indigenous Languages. The conference hosted over 1,000 attendees from 20 countries,…
Indigenous languages contain valuable information — wisdom, knowledge and unique world views. First Peoples’ Cultural Council supports the Endangered Languages Project in partnership with the Endangered Languages Catalogue/Endangered Languages Project (ELCat/ELP) team at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and we serve on the Governance Council. We know that Indigenous languages contribute to a sense of…
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