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Contribution: Listen, Hear Our Voices

Okanagan Indian Band

$60,000.00

Listening to our Syilx Ancestors

FY 2021-22 · 2021-07-08

Summary
The main goal of this project is to hire an additional Language Technicial to collect, digitize and catlog a large number of VHS tapes and audio recordings from across the Syilx in order to make them available for educational purposes.A secondary goal is for the Language Technicians to survey community members and Syilx organizations and communities to identify other recordings that need to be digitized, to review content and make a work plan for digitization of additional materials that may exist in educational institutions and in other communities who are interested in working with us.
Program
Listen, Hear Our Voices
Location
Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Indigenous recipient
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Reference Number
129-2021-2022-Q1-LHOV-02-024
Amendment Number
0
Agreement Type
Contribution
Recipient Type
A
Recipient Legal Name
Okanagan Indian Band
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient City
Vernon
Recipient Postal Code
V1H 2A4
Program Name
Listen, Hear Our Voices
Program Name (French)
Écoutez pour entendre nos voix
Program Purpose
Listen, Hear Our Voices supports First Nations, Inuit, and Métis governments and non-profit organizations in: 1) digitizing existing documentary heritage related to Indigenous languages and cultures, and 2) building the skills, knowledge and resources to do this work in their communities.
Program Purpose (French)
Le programme Écoutez pour entendre nos voix épaule les gouvernements et organismes sans but lucratif des Premières Nations, inuits et métis souhaitant : 1)numériser le patrimoine documentaire relatif aux langues et aux cultures autochtones, et 2) acquérir les compétences, les connaissances et les ressources nécessaires pour accomplir ce travail dans leurs communautés.
Agreement Title
Listening to our Syilx Ancestors
Agreement Title (French)
À l’écoute de nos ancêtres syilx
Agreement Number
LHOV-02-024
Agreement Value
$60,000.00
Agreement Start Date
2021-07-08
Agreement End Date
2022-02-28
Description
The main goal of this project is to hire an additional Language Technicial to collect, digitize and catlog a large number of VHS tapes and audio recordings from across the Syilx in order to make them available for educational purposes.A secondary goal is for the Language Technicians to survey community members and Syilx organizations and communities to identify other recordings that need to be digitized, to review content and make a work plan for digitization of additional materials that may exist in educational institutions and in other communities who are interested in working with us.
Description (French)
L’objectif principal de ce projet est d’embaucher un technicien linguistique supplémentaire pour recueillir, numériser et cataloguer un grand nombre de bandes VHS et d’enregistrements audio de l’ensemble de la Nation syilx afin de les rendre disponibles à des fins éducatives. Conformément à l’objectif secondaire du projet, les techniciens linguistiques sonderont les membres de la communauté et les organisations et communautés syilx afin de trouver d’autres enregistrements à numériser; d’examiner le contenu de ces enregistrements; et d’établir un plan de travail pour la numérisation de documents supplémentaires pouvant exister dans les établissements d’enseignement et d’autres communautés souhaitant contribuer à ce projet.
Expected Results
Hire an additional Language Technician to help support the Listen Hear our Voices project: Listening to our Sylix Ancestors project; Deliverables shared with Language technician team; Call out for OKIB members for their digitization collections; Researching current Traditional Use studies to work with Vernon Friendship Centre Society on their VHS collection; The 3 Language Technicians will receive training and ongoing mentorship at the AMP Lab at the University of British Columbia Okanagan.
Expected Results (French)
Embauche d’un technicien linguistique supplémentaire pour travailler avec la Friendship Centre Society de Vernon afin d’avoir accès à sa collection de bandes VHS Établissement de liens avec les membres de la Bande d’Okanagan et ses partenaires Formation de professeurs de langues à la numérisation de bandes VHS et de cassettes Numérisation de bandes VHS et de cassettes audio
Organization Code
lac-bac
Organization
Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada