New Language Status Report published today! Today in celebration of International Mother Language Day we are releasing the fourth edition of the Report on the Status of B.C. First Nations Languages, which reveals a more than 20% growth in First Nations language learners since 2018. The First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC) publishes this Language Status…
Supported by FPCC’s Language Technology Program, c̓išaaʔatḥ(Tseshaht) Knowledge Holders and the Tseshaht First Nation Language Team combined digitization and FirstVoices projects to greatly expand their c̓išaaʔatḥ FirstVoices site. The Tseshaht Language Team’s work is a great example of how FPCC’s Language Technology Program (LTP) is supporting language revitalization in communities. LTP provides funding, equipment and…
The c̓išaaʔatḥ (Tseshaht) First Nation’s Language team has been able to streamline its FirstVoices and Digitization grant work through the new FPCC Language Technology Program (LTP), which supports digital language revitalization work. With funding and training through the new program, the c̓išaaʔatḥ Knowledge Holders and the Tseshaht First Nation Language team have been adding words…
U’mista Cultural Centre Protects Cedar Heritage Collections: Funding from the FPCC Heritage Infrastructure Program supports the U’mista Cultural Centre to protect its vulnerable organic collections with upgraded environmental controls. Perched on the water’s edge, U’mista Cultural Centre holds space for the community cultural collections and performances in ‘ya̱lis, also known as Alert Bay. Surrounded by…
The first year of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022-2032 celebrates how technology supports language revitalization. A great example of this can be found right here in B.C. with St̓át̓imc grizzly bears and FirstVoices. Community members from St̓át̓imc First Nation are using their Northern St̓át̓imcets language site on FirstVoices.com, in efforts to recover a…
As we celebrate Heritage Week in Canada and reflect on where we live and who has come before us, we are excited to highlight Tse’k’wa, an incredibly important First Nations archaeological site in our province. Indigenous cultural heritage is everywhere in B.C., we see it in the landscapes and the archeological items found there, and…
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