For a third consecutive year, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is providing funding through its Listen, Hear Our Voices (LHOV) initiative to support First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation communities as they digitize their existing documentary heritage related to Indigenous languages and cultures.
Up to $100,000 per project is available for eligible organizations. New this year, the scope of the funding program has been expanded to include formats such as textual records and photographs, in addition to audiovisual recordings.
Indigenous nations, governments and non-profit organizations are encouraged to submit applications until noon on January 28, 2022 (Pacific Standard Time). Visit the Listen, Hear Our Voices web page for guidelines, eligibility criteria, the application form, or to register for an informational webinar on the application process.
Listen, Hear Our Voices is guided by the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and is one of the many concrete actions highlighted in LAC's Indigenous Heritage Action Plan and in the National Action Plan developed in response to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. To date, 50 projects from Indigenous organizations across the country have received funding to digitize their recordings and build the skills, knowledge and resources required to carry out this work in their communities.
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The mandate of Library and Archives Canada is to preserve the documentary heritage of Canada for the benefit of present and future generations, and to be a source of enduring knowledge accessible to all, thereby contributing to the cultural, social and economic advancement of Canada. Library and Archives Canada also facilitates co-operation among communities involved in the acquisition, preservation and diffusion of knowledge, and serves as the continuing memory of the Government of Canada and its institutions.
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