Contribution: Listen, Hear Our Voices
Munsee-Delaware Nation
$24,999.00
Preserving and Digitizing the Documentary Heritage of Munsee-Delaware Nation
EF 2024-25 · 2024-07-02
Résumé
The Preserving and Digitizing project aims to teach and sustain the Munsee language, culture, and heritage while building capacity for heritage preservation. To achieve these goals, the project involves digitizing and describing approximately 200 photographs that document the history of Munsee Delaware Nation.
The photographs belong to the Dolson family, a large and longstanding Munsee family committed to preserving and teaching their language and history. Aaron Dolson is a cultural leader, while his sister and mother, Karen and Heather, were language teachers and preservers. His parents were involved in many business, religious, and healthcare activities, and his grandfather, Bill Dolson, was a Chief for many years. The family’s saved photographs, which document their lives and activities, are of great significance to our nation's heritage.
This rich modern cultural history is documented in eight photo albums, two cases, and loose photographs. Our expectation is that, together, these materials will be an excellent record of life at Munsee Delaware Nation over the past century. By fostering discussion around these photographs, the project seeks to illuminate the cultural history of Thames River First Nations communities, as well as the interactions with local settler and mixed communities in Elgin and Southwold County, including Middlemiss, Melbourne, Delaware and London, Ontario
Ministère
Programme
Listen, Hear Our Voices
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Muncey, Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Indigenous recipient
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
Tel que publié
Agreement End Date
2025-03-31
Agreement Number
LHOV-05-007
Agreement Start Date
2024-07-02
Agreement Title
Preserving and Digitizing the Documentary Heritage of Munsee-Delaware Nation
Agreement Title (French)
Préservation et numérisation du patrimoine documentaire de la Nation Munsee-Delaware
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$24,999.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
The Preserving and Digitizing project aims to teach and sustain the Munsee language, culture, and heritage while building capacity for heritage preservation. To achieve these goals, the project involves digitizing and describing approximately 200 photographs that document the history of Munsee Delaware Nation.
The photographs belong to the Dolson family, a large and longstanding Munsee family committed to preserving and teaching their language and history. Aaron Dolson is a cultural leader, while his sister and mother, Karen and Heather, were language teachers and preservers. His parents were involved in many business, religious, and healthcare activities, and his grandfather, Bill Dolson, was a Chief for many years. The family’s saved photographs, which document their lives and activities, are of great significance to our nation's heritage.
This rich modern cultural history is documented in eight photo albums, two cases, and loose photographs. Our expectation is that, together, these materials will be an excellent record of life at Munsee Delaware Nation over the past century. By fostering discussion around these photographs, the project seeks to illuminate the cultural history of Thames River First Nations communities, as well as the interactions with local settler and mixed communities in Elgin and Southwold County, including Middlemiss, Melbourne, Delaware and London, Ontario
Description (French)
Le projet de préservation et de numérisation vise à enseigner et à soutenir la langue, la culture et le patrimoine munsee, tout en renforçant les capacités de préservation du patrimoine. Pour atteindre ces objectifs, le projet prévoit la numérisation et la description d’environ 200 photographies qui documentent l’histoire de la Nation Munsee-Delaware.
Les photographies appartiennent à la famille Dolson, une grande famille munsee bien enracinée qui s’est engagée à préserver et à enseigner sa langue et son histoire. Aaron Dolson est un leader culturel. Sa sœur et sa mère, Karen et Heather, ont pour leur part enseigné et œuvré à préserver la langue. Les parents d’Aaron ont contribué à de nombreuses activités commerciales, religieuses et sanitaires, tandis que son grand-père, Bill Dolson, a été chef pendant de nombreuses années. Les photographies conservées par la famille, qui témoignent de leur vie et leurs activités, sont d’une grande importance patrimoniale.
Cette riche histoire culturelle contemporaine est documentée dans huit albums photos, deux contenants et une collection de photographies en vrac. Nous espérons que l’ensemble de ces documents constituera un excellent témoignage de la vie au sein de la Nation Munsee-Delaware au cours du siècle dernier. En encourageant le dialogue autour de ces photographies, le projet cherche à mettre en lumière l’histoire culturelle des communautés de la Première Nation de la Thames, ainsi que les interactions avec les communautés de colons et les communautés mixtes du comté d’Elgin et de Southwold, y compris Middlemiss, Melbourne, Delaware et London, en Ontario.
Expected Results
Selecting approximately 200 photos and collection of metadata
Munsee history and language community learning, and long-term preservation strategy development
Digitization of approximately 200 photos and organization of gathered metadata
Community training to support heritage and language learning
Expected Results (French)
Sélection d’environ 200 photos et collecte de métadonnées
Apprentissage communautaire de l’histoire et de la langue munsee, et élaboration d’une stratégie de préservation à long terme
Numérisation d’environ 200 photos et organisation des métadonnées recueillies
Formation de la communauté pour soutenir l’apprentissage du patrimoine et de la langue
Organization Code
lac-bac
Organization
Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
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.
Recipient City
Muncey
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Munsee-Delaware Nation
Recipient Postal Code
N0L 1Y0
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
A
Reference Number
129-2024-2025 Q1-LHOV-05-007