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NEWS RELEASES
Conference opens June 24, 2019
NEWS RELEASES
Conference opens June 24, 2019
Who is the First Peoples’ Cultural Council?
The First Peoples’ Cultural Council is a First Nations-led provincial Crown corporation with a mandate to support the revitalization of Indigenous languages, arts, cultures and heritage in British Columbia. The organization provides funding, resources and training to communities, monitors the status of First Nations languages, develops policy recommendations for First Nations leadership and government and collaborates with organizations on numerous special projects that raise the profile of arts, languages, cultures and heritage in B.C., Canada and internationally. For more information, visit: fpcc.ca
Who is the First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation?
The First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation is a First Nations-led not-for-profit charitable organization that supports grassroots efforts to revitalize Indigenous arts, languages and cultures unique to British Columbia, Canada. Over its 10-year history, the Foundation has worked closely with the First Peoples’ Cultural Council, delivering millions of dollars to Indigenous and First Nations artists and First Nations communities, cultural organizations and educational organizations for Indigenous languages, arts and cultural heritage initiatives. For more information, visit: fpcf.ca
Conference presenters and delegates
• Up to 1,000+ Indigenous language experts and advocates
• 70+ speakers with expertise on Indigenous language reclamation, revitalization and maintenance
• 17 countries represented (speakers and delegates)
• Presentations in 23 Indigenous languages
• 5 conference streams:
The First Peoples’ Cultural Council is a First Nations-led provincial Crown corporation with a mandate to support the revitalization of Indigenous languages, arts, cultures and heritage in British Columbia. The organization provides funding, resources and training to communities, monitors the status of First Nations languages, develops policy recommendations for First Nations leadership and government and collaborates with organizations on numerous special projects that raise the profile of arts, languages, cultures and heritage in B.C., Canada and internationally. For more information, visit: fpcc.ca
Who is the First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation?
The First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation is a First Nations-led not-for-profit charitable organization that supports grassroots efforts to revitalize Indigenous arts, languages and cultures unique to British Columbia, Canada. Over its 10-year history, the Foundation has worked closely with the First Peoples’ Cultural Council, delivering millions of dollars to Indigenous and First Nations artists and First Nations communities, cultural organizations and educational organizations for Indigenous languages, arts and cultural heritage initiatives. For more information, visit: fpcf.ca
Conference presenters and delegates
• Up to 1,000+ Indigenous language experts and advocates
• 70+ speakers with expertise on Indigenous language reclamation, revitalization and maintenance
• 17 countries represented (speakers and delegates)
• Presentations in 23 Indigenous languages
• 5 conference streams:
- Community Mobilization
- Influencing Institutions & Strategies To Do So
- Celebrating Leaders & Storytellers
- Language Revitalization in Urban Communities & Learning Away From Home
- Tech & Research Policy Protocols
Reporting in Indigenous Communities – Guide and Checklist
We highly recommend that media intending to cover the conference review the Reporting in Indigenous Communities guide and checklist, an online educational resource created by Indigenous journalist, Duncan McCue, to assist journalists in their reporting in Indigenous communities.
Reporting in Indigenous Communities guide: http://riic.ca/the-guide/
Reporting in Indigenous Communities checklist: http://riic.ca/reporters-checklist/
Report on the Status of B.C. First Nations Languages 2018
The 2018 Report on the Status of B.C. First Nations Languages details information on the current status of B.C.'s First Nations languages and offers an update on language revitalization progress.
First Peoples’ Cultural Council Language Revitalization Fact Sheets
Fact Sheet 1: Language Diversity
Fact Sheet 2: Language Dialects
Fact Sheet 3: Writing Systems
Fact Sheet 4: New Words & Language Adaptation
Fact Sheet 5: Language Immersion
Fact Sheet 6: Language Fluency
Fact Sheet 7: Second Language Proficiency Assessment Models
Fact Sheet 8: Bilingual Families
Fact Sheet 9: Language in the Home
Fact Sheet 10: Language & Health
The First Peoples’ Cultural Council’s language programs
These programs support B.C. First Nations communities to maintain, preserve and restore their languages by providing funding, training and capacity building, and advocacy for language immersion, collaboration, planning, language and culture, and archiving programs.
Some of the most popular programs include:
We highly recommend that media intending to cover the conference review the Reporting in Indigenous Communities guide and checklist, an online educational resource created by Indigenous journalist, Duncan McCue, to assist journalists in their reporting in Indigenous communities.
Reporting in Indigenous Communities guide: http://riic.ca/the-guide/
Reporting in Indigenous Communities checklist: http://riic.ca/reporters-checklist/
Report on the Status of B.C. First Nations Languages 2018
The 2018 Report on the Status of B.C. First Nations Languages details information on the current status of B.C.'s First Nations languages and offers an update on language revitalization progress.
First Peoples’ Cultural Council Language Revitalization Fact Sheets
Fact Sheet 1: Language Diversity
Fact Sheet 2: Language Dialects
Fact Sheet 3: Writing Systems
Fact Sheet 4: New Words & Language Adaptation
Fact Sheet 5: Language Immersion
Fact Sheet 6: Language Fluency
Fact Sheet 7: Second Language Proficiency Assessment Models
Fact Sheet 8: Bilingual Families
Fact Sheet 9: Language in the Home
Fact Sheet 10: Language & Health
The First Peoples’ Cultural Council’s language programs
These programs support B.C. First Nations communities to maintain, preserve and restore their languages by providing funding, training and capacity building, and advocacy for language immersion, collaboration, planning, language and culture, and archiving programs.
Some of the most popular programs include:
- Silent Speaker is based on a successful program that was developed in Norway and Sweden for and by Indigenous Sami peoples. The program assists those who know their First Nations language but cannot speak it.
- Mentor-Apprentice facilitates the development of fluent speakers of B.C. First Nations languages where fluent speakers are partnered with committed learners in an immersion environment in the home and on the land.
- Language Nest creates new language speakers by creating language and cultural immersion environments for preschool age children and their parents to become fluent in their First Nations languages.
- FirstVoices is an online Indigenous language archiving and teaching resource that allows indigenous communities to document their language for future generations.
MEDIA INQUIRIES
For media inquiries, please contact [email protected], or call Allison Murray, Communications Advisor: 604-442-1846.
ACCREDITATION
For media inquiries, please contact [email protected], or call Allison Murray, Communications Advisor: 604-442-1846.
ACCREDITATION
Media passes provide complimentary access to conference events and activities. Due to cultural sensitivities, some sessions may be limited only to conference attendees. These instances will be clearly outlined.
Media pass requests are processed as they are received and based on limited availability. They cannot be guaranteed. Applications for accreditation will be accepted until June 14, 2019.
Photo ID is required to collect media passes from the Media Table during conference registration.
Note: Photographers must only use images or footage taken during the conference for editorial purposes.
Mainstream media
Please complete information form, which you can download by clicking here.
Email completed forms to [email protected].
Bloggers and social influencers
Please complete information form, which you can download by clicking here.
Email completed forms to [email protected].
Media pass requests are processed as they are received and based on limited availability. They cannot be guaranteed. Applications for accreditation will be accepted until June 14, 2019.
Photo ID is required to collect media passes from the Media Table during conference registration.
Note: Photographers must only use images or footage taken during the conference for editorial purposes.
Mainstream media
Please complete information form, which you can download by clicking here.
Email completed forms to [email protected].
Bloggers and social influencers
Please complete information form, which you can download by clicking here.
Email completed forms to [email protected].