Contribution: Documentary Heritage Communities Program
Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation
$32,890.00
Alexis Oral Histories Project
FY 2022-23 · 2022-04-01
Summary
This project will focus on digitizing oral histories by recording interviews. This activity is urgent, given that the knowledge pool continues to shrink as Elders pass away. The Nation has been cataloguing and digitizing the Nation’s oral histories for decades. Archives support the survival of oral history, language revitalization, assertions of land rights, reclamation of identity, and recovery from genocide. This project will refine the capacities built during the previous Alexis History Project, made possible by the DHCP. Three researchers will be hired. They will be assisted by fluent Stoney speakers to conduct interviews with Elders.
Department
Program
Documentary Heritage Communities ProgramDocumentary Heritage Communities Program (linked with high confidence)
Recipient
Location
Glenevis, Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Indigenous recipient
Business Number
106697972
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2024-03-31
Agreement Number
2223-0098
Agreement Start Date
2022-04-01
Agreement Title
Alexis Oral Histories Project
Agreement Title (French)
Projet d'histoires orales d'Alexis
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$32,890.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
This project will focus on digitizing oral histories by recording interviews. This activity is urgent, given that the knowledge pool continues to shrink as Elders pass away. The Nation has been cataloguing and digitizing the Nation’s oral histories for decades. Archives support the survival of oral history, language revitalization, assertions of land rights, reclamation of identity, and recovery from genocide. This project will refine the capacities built during the previous Alexis History Project, made possible by the DHCP. Three researchers will be hired. They will be assisted by fluent Stoney speakers to conduct interviews with Elders.
Description (French)
Ce projet sera axé sur la numérisation d’histoires orales grâce à l’enregistrement d’entrevues. Il s’agit d’une initiative pressante, car le bassin de connaissances continue de s’assécher chaque fois qu’un aîné décède. La Nation catalogue et numérise ses histoires orales depuis plusieurs décennies. Ses archives contribuent à la survie de l’histoire orale, à la revitalisation linguistique, aux revendications de droits fonciers, à la réappropriation de l’identité et au rétablissement post-génocide. Le projet améliorera les capacités acquises dans le cadre du précédent projet sur l’histoire de la Nation sioux des Nakota d’Alexis, rendu possible grâce au PCPD. Trois chercheurs seront embauchés et ils seront assistés par des personnes parlant couramment le stoney pour mener des entrevues auprès d’aînés.
Expected Results
The project will result in (1) a series of interviews with Elders to build the Nation’s oral history archives, and (2) increased staff and community capacity for interviewing and cataloguing. Researchers will coordinate and conduct interviews with support from the Heritage Director, the administrative assistant, and fluent Stoney Speakers. Researchers will keep a record of their activities and catalogue their interviews. In addition, they will practice protocol and catalogue the archives they build. This project will benefit the approximately 2,200 Nation members living on and off reserve by building the archives collection.
Expected Results (French)
Le projet engendrera 1) une série d’entrevues avec des aînés pour constituer les archives sur l’histoire orale de la Nation, et 2) une augmentation de la capacité du personnel et de la communauté en matière d’entretien et de catalogage. Les chercheurs coordonneront et mèneront des entrevues avec le directeur du patrimoine, l’adjoint administratif et des personnes parlant couramment le stoney. Ils consigneront leurs activités et catalogueront leurs entretiens. De plus, ils appliqueront des protocoles et catalogueront les archives constituées. En formant la collection d’archives, le projet profitera aux quelque 2 200 membres de la Nation vivant ou non sur une réserve.
Organization Code
lac-bac
Organization
Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
Program Name
Documentary Heritage Communities Program
Program Name (French)
Programme pour les collectivités du patrimoine documentaire
Program Purpose
The Documentary Heritage Communities Program supports the development of Canada's local archival and library communities by increasing their capacity to preserve, provide access to, and promote local documentary heritage.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme pour les collectivités du patrimoine documentaire appuie le développement des collectivités locales d'archives et de bibliothèques du Canada en renforçant leur capacité à préserver le patrimoine documentaire local, à y donner accès et à le promouvoir.
Recipient Business Number
106697972
Recipient City
Glenevis
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation
Recipient Postal Code
T0E 0X0
Recipient Province or Territory
AB
Recipient Type
A
Reference Number
129-2023-2024-Q1-00002