Announcements
APTN has launched a new Indigenous language channel and MNBC’s 10-Year Michif Language Revitalization Plan is now available.
Tŝilhqot’in Launch Online Cultural Awareness Course. September 4, 2024. The Tŝilhqot’in National Government (TNG) is launching an online training component to the in-person training known as Nenqayni Ch’ih Deni Wedli (Let’s Live Indigenous), looking at the history of Canada through a Tŝilhqot’in lens. This powerful and unique self-paced training allows organizations and individuals to understand how history has shaped Tŝilhqot’in worldviews today and what culture means to the Tŝilhqot’in people.
APTN launches new channel dedicated to Indigenous languages. August 30, 2024. APTN Languages’ fall schedule features 24/7 programming in 18 Indigenous languages. On May 14, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) gave APTN the green light to launch a new Indigenous language channel. On Sept. 1, APTN’s four channels–north, west, east and HD–will be consolidated into two: one with programming in English and French, and another, APTN Languages, completely dedicated to Indigenous languages. “This content is going to be made available to anyone who has a cable subscription across Turtle Island,” said Mike Omelus, APTN’s executive director of content and strategy said. “That means people who are from the far north, who are living down south in communities can stay attached and connected to their language and their culture through APTN.” In the fall, APTN Languages will feature programming in 18 Indigenous languages from coast to coast to coast. Omelus said the channel will display subtitles in English and French, giving native speakers, learners and non-speakers the chance to enjoy the programming.
Aan Michif Piikishkwaytaak (Let’s Speak in Michif) MNBC’s 10-Year Michif Language Revitalization Plan. This document outlines a 10-year plan for the Métis Nation of British Columbia (MNBC) to support its Métis citizens and communities to revitalize our Michif languages. This language plan is focused on supporting the diversity of Métis citizens in B.C. who want to see their languages thrive. Read the plan: https://www.mnbc.ca/michif-language-revitalization-plan
The new BC Register of Historic Places (BCRHP) has been launched with information on over 5,000 registered sites across British Columbia. The move to an online database showcases the diversity of historic sites across our province, and it will provide you with increased access to information about officially recognized or protected historic places in British Columbia. The new register is built on an open source software that is intuitive and easy to use. It is used by jurisdictions across the world to manage cultural heritage data, including Parks Canada (Canadian Register of Historic Places), and Historic England. It offers powerful search and analytic capabilities that will allow you to explore data relationships and generate reports on historic places in B.C. It will also continue to enable the sharing of historic place information with all necessary provincial internal systems (such as, BC Data Catalogue) and external systems (such as, the Canadian Register of Historic Places). The new BCRHP will increase the understanding and appreciation of cultural heritage resources by the people of British Columbia and strengthen the province’s ability to protect and manage historic places.
New National Museum Policy- Position Paper. May 13, 2024. This New National Museum Policy – Position Paper presents the collective position of the First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC) and the British Columbia Museums Association (BCMA) on the urgent need for a new National Museum Policy (NMP) that centers on Indigenous rights and autonomy. This paper was developed in response to current work being undertaken by the Government of Canada to review and modernize the existing NMP, which was created in 1972 and last updated in 1990. FPCC and the BCMA have come together, walking alongside one another, to urge the Government of Canada to be fully engaged with and guided by the expertise of Indigenous Peoples, according to the principles of Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) and in alignment with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) throughout the process of developing a new NMP.