Funding
FPCC’s Heritage grants just opened up. See funding below.
Ready to Revitalize: An Online Learning Series
Ready to Revitalize: An Online Learning Series offered by the Endangered Languages Project. Apply by December 15, 2023. This 8-week course, starting in February 2024, will bring together 20 language champions from around the world to gain practical skills and knowledge in language revitalization, and to share their experiences and ideas. During this course, participants willl work
Events
Check out all these exciting upcoming events for 2024.
FPCC’s 2023 Holiday Card Contest!
FPCC’s 2023 Holiday Card Contest! Closes November 17, 2023. With the holiday season approaching, it’s time for our annual First Peoples’ Cultural Council Holiday Card Contest! We are looking for submissions of holiday-themed original artwork from Indigenous artists in B.C. who are 5-12 years old.
Culture, Care, Connections and Crafts
Culture, Care, Connection and Crafts. MNBC. The Miyooayaan/Wellness Workers will be running two 5-week programs for Métis individuals to learn more about culture, Métis history, how to take care of each other, self-love/boundaries, intergenerational trauma, grief and loss, traditional medicines and Métis stories/values. This will also be an opportunity to connect with others, and to
Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program
Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program. (Closes October 30, 2023. ) This program supports rural economic development projects that promote economic capacity building, economic diversification, resilience, clean economy opportunities, and infrastructure development. The program recommends scheduling a project review session prior to preparing an application. Three funding streams are available: Economic Capacity (up to $100,000 per project),
Indigenous Food Sovereignty
New Funding Expands Support for Indigenous Food Sovereignty. July 27, 2023. The new $30-million program will help Indigenous communities build and strengthen distinct local food systems, including the revitalization of traditional production, harvest and preservation practices. The use of traditional knowledge will support Indigenous farming in a changing climate, while offering more equitable participation in
Short Film Award
Short Film Award (Motion Picture Production Industry Association). Closes September 22, 2023. This award supports an emerging filmmaker to develop their directing career by realizing a unique creative vision in a short film project. The award consists of up to $15K in cash (Creative BC $5K, MPPIA $10K) plus in-kind services valued up to $100K from across
2023 imagineNATIVE TOUR
2023 imagineNATIVE TOUR. The imagineNATIVE Tour is one of imagineNATIVE’s largest initiatives outside of our annual Festival. Every year, the imagineNATIVE Tour brings Indigenous-made film and video works, as well as community engagement activities to communities across Turtle Island (Canada). After each Festival, imagineNATIVE curates a selection of Indigenous works from across Canada that will
Consultations on the Renewal of the Museum Policy
Consultations on the renewal of the Museum Policy. (Federal Government). Survey Open Until June 2023. At the National Culture Summit on the Future of Arts, Culture and Heritage in Canada in May 2022, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage announced that Canadian Heritage would begin work on renewing the Canadian Museum Policy. The renewal will take