Why we are Welcoming the Decade of Indigenous Languages (and you should too!) Many people may not know that besides our incredibly rich ecological and cultural diversity, British Columbia is also one of the most diverse language regions of the world. B.C. is home to an astounding 35 First Nations languages – more than half…
CBC’s All Points West radio program featured weekly interviews with Indigifest 2021 performers. Throughout the month of August, FPCC hosted Indigifest 2021, a free, live, online celebration of Indigenous music, arts and culture. The virtual events featured 18 uniquely talented emerging, midstream and established Indigenous artists on four consecutive Thursdays. CBC Victoria’s radio program All Points West featured weekly profiles Indigifest 2021 performers.…
INDIGIFEST 2021 – a virtual celebration of Indigenous music, arts and culture from across British Columbia every Thursday evening in August. The First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC) is hosting a free, live, online celebration of Indigenous music, arts and culture throughout the month of August. The 2021 virtual INDIGIFEST will feature 18 uniquely talented Indigenous artists from all corners of the…
We gather to celebrate our music, art, culture, creativity and our people. In 2019 crowds gathered on a sunny warm August day at Gorge Park in the traditional territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən people for the first inaugural Indigifest, a free one-day festival with two live music stages. The festival featured people from FPCC arts programs…
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,…
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