Resources

• A Field guide to Empowering Students through Learning on the land and water (2025). First Nations Education Steering Committee. This resourcewas designed to help educators consider the design and implementation of learning opportunities on the land and water that are meaningful and connected to the curriculum – for the benefit of learners and to enhance the revitalization and transmission of First Nations languages and traditions.
• Webinar recording: The Xwe’etay/Lasqueti Archaeology Project: Protecting and Honouring Indigenous Heritage through Archaeology, Policy, and Planning. September 29, 2025.
• Climate Ready BC: How BC is rising to the challenge of disaster and climate risk: Funding.
• Canadian Conservation Institute’s Climate Guidelines. Museums and archives worldwide have come under increasing criticism for their adherence to energy-intensive climate guidelines that were created long before climate change and its causes were recognized. By 2020, many in the museum and archive community were re-examining their old climate control assumptions and asking for better advice from the experts. The Climate guidelines resource is the Canadian Conservation Institute’s (CCI’s) answer.
• International Translation Day 2025: Indigenous Language Translation: Shaping a Future You Can Trust. Webinar. September 30, 2025. Hosted by UNESCO and Translation Commons.
• Ask ELP: The Advice Column for Language Champions. Language work is full of big questions. In “Ask ELP,” the Endangered Languages Project team responds to questions from people around the world, and share their insights and advice.
• Pîkiskwêwin, an Indigenous language platform where we amplify Indigenous languages from across Canada to help preserve and pass them on to the next generation. Listen to podcasts in Cree, Dakota, Dene, Mohawk, Nakota, Michif, Saulteaux, and more.
• BC Heritage Emergency Response Network resource page and recorded webinars.
• Archives Association of BC Preservation and Emergency Planning resources.
• Wildfire emergency preparedness. The Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) can provide guidance on the salvage and recovery of objects and collections. They also maintain a list of resources for individuals seeking information on salvaging personal valuables. They can be reached at their emergency helpline  1-866-998-3721 or by email at iccdemande-ccirequest@pch.gc.ca. 
• Balboa Art Conservation Centre. Free resource guides for fire damage and flooding.
• Western Museums Association Disaster & Emergency Preparedness Resources.
• Métis Nation BC Emergency Preparedness Webinar Series
• UCLA Resources for salvaging fire damaged print and audiovisual materials.
• Micif in the Office Cheat Sheet.
• NEȾOLṈEW Partner Interview: W̱SÁNEĆ School Board. Featuring PENÁC (D. Underwood) & Tye Swallow. June 24, 2025.
• BC Museums Association IBPOC Network Podcast.
• BCMA Webinar: Funding Opportunities for Indigenous Heritage and Repatriation Projects with Canadian Heritage.
• First Peoples’ Cultural Council On-Line Learning Series. Recordings available on their youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuSBPAeMBxMl5X8DUpIXxOrkR-BgU7aDy
• Endangered Language Program’s 2024 Language Documentation Training Webinar Series. These webinars are co-hosted by the Endangered Languages Project (www.endangeredlanguages.com) and the Language Documentation Training Center at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (www.ldtc.org).
• Métis Speaker Series: Season Seven: https://www.mnbc.ca/news-events/metis-speaker-series

• Language Revitalization Mentors Program. Endangered Languages Program: We are here to help! Talk with an ELP Language Revitalization Mentor to get support, ask questions, connect to learning resources, and discuss your language revitalization work with a helpful person.  
• National Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages- Training Modules: https://mc.miamioh.edu/nbol/training/index

·        Creating Online Indigenous Language Courses. NEȾOLṈEW̱. Visit: https://www.youtube.com/@netolnew991

International Decade of Indigenous Languages

 The Global Task Force for Making a Decade of Action for Indigenous Languages was officially launched by UNESCO with participation of Member States, indigenous peoples’ organizations, three-party United Nations mechanisms, the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

·        September 2023. Assembly of First Nations. First Nations National Action Plan for the United Nations International Decade of Indigenous Languages.

·        April 22, 2022. Canadian Launch of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. https://rcgs.org/indigenous-languages/

·        March 17, 2022. FPCC website for Decade of Indigenous Languages. https://fpcc.ca/stories/the-decade-of-indigenous-languages/

·        November 16, 2021. Read the Global Action Plan: https://www.unesco.org/en/decades/indigenous-languages/about/action-plan

·        OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://idil2022-2032.org/

 Federal Indigenous Languages Act

• Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages: https://commissionforindigenouslanguages.ca/ 

• DCH Indigenous Languages website: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/culture/canadian-identity-society/languages/indigenous.html and the recordings of the Indigenous Languages Symposium in January 2021.
• Dr. Lorna Williams presents to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs: Indigenous Language Study. February 1, 2023. Listen/read the full session: https://openparliament.ca/committees/indigenous-affairs/44-1/48/
• June 2023. Reclaiming, Revitalizing, Maintaining and Strengthening Indigenous Languages in Canada: Report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/INAN/report-9/
• Assembly of First Nations Fact Sheet: First Nations language funding fact sheet: https://afn.bynder.com/m/1fa00c203bb77e39/original/Languages-Funding-Factsheet-2023.pdf
• October 6, 2023. Assembly of First Nations. Languages and Learning Issues Update: https://afn.bynder.com/m/1402ce53e410762e/original/Languages-and-Learning-Issues-Update.pdf