Fpcc Press Conference Revitalizing Indigenous Languages In B C

Welcoming The Decade Of Indigenous Languages First Peoples Cultural
Welcoming The Decade Of Indigenous Languages First Peoples Cultural

Welcoming The Decade Of Indigenous Languages First Peoples Cultural Recently, the b.c. government announced an historic $50 million investment in first nations #languagerevitalization. the first peoples’ cultural council than. Watch the press conference from the government announcement at the b.c. legislature. it features remarks from our board chair dr. lorna wanosts’a7 williams, minister murray rankin, fpcc ceo tracey herbert, and individuals involved in first nations languages, arts, and cultural heritage revitalization rande cook, laura webb, and autumn cooper.

Decade Of Indigenous Languages First Peoples Cultural Council
Decade Of Indigenous Languages First Peoples Cultural Council

Decade Of Indigenous Languages First Peoples Cultural Council Projects w̱joȽeȽp, unceded territory of w̱sÁneĆ nation brentwood bay, b.c. — the conference board of canada’s report on the economic impact of the first peoples’ cultural council (fpcc) finds that the $48.6 million in grants delivered by fpcc to first nations organizations and individuals in b.c. Indigenous language revitalization in b.c. has received a boost from the federal government, which has just invested $6.86 million in first nations language programs through the first. The report reveals that b.c. first nations languages are in a state of crisis: fluent speakers make up a small and shrinking minority of the b.c. first nations population and most of them are over 65. of the 32 first nations languages, 8 are severely endangered and 22 are nearly extinct. Revitalizing first nations languages, arts, cultures and heritage in british columbia we work with first nations communities in b.c. to build the vitality of our cherished languages, arts, cultures and heritage – today and for the future.

Decade Of Indigenous Languages First Peoples Cultural Council
Decade Of Indigenous Languages First Peoples Cultural Council

Decade Of Indigenous Languages First Peoples Cultural Council The report reveals that b.c. first nations languages are in a state of crisis: fluent speakers make up a small and shrinking minority of the b.c. first nations population and most of them are over 65. of the 32 first nations languages, 8 are severely endangered and 22 are nearly extinct. Revitalizing first nations languages, arts, cultures and heritage in british columbia we work with first nations communities in b.c. to build the vitality of our cherished languages, arts, cultures and heritage – today and for the future. The language program provides funding and support for community led projects that revitalize first nations languages in b.c. and help create fluent speakers. The only indigenous led, report of its kind in canada, the 2022 language status report gathered information from 140,195 first nations people living in 167 first nations communities in b.c. The report and the fact sheet highlight the current state of first nations languages in b.c. and the work that is being done to revitalize and maintain language throughout the province. What’s the difference between a language and a dialect? how different are the first nations languages in b.c.? 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 indigenous language revitalization.