Grants and Contributions

The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) Archives Access Project application for 2023-24 DHCP focuses on completion of finding aids for records created by departments of CYFN and its predecessor organizations (Yukon Native Brotherhood, Yukon Association of Non-Status Indians, Council for Yukon Indians) from circa 1970 to 2010 including: Finance (170 boxes), Communications (18 boxes), Housing (58 boxes), Self Government Secretariat (85 boxes),; and for CYFN-Yukon Native Language Centre: Linguistic Research records (14 boxes) and @500 maps.

The “Drummondville through the lens of photographer Henri Desaulniers” project has three main objectives, namely processing the archival fonds, digitizing its documents and disseminating part of its content through the development of a digital media library that is accessible on the Société d’histoire de Drummond website.

The project is a colaboration between three incorporated non-profit heritage organizations in Montreal that will increase access to and awareness of the documentary heritage of diverse local Afrodescendant communities to the wider public. The collaboration will also increase the capacity of each organization to keep and preserve their documentary heritage collections, via knowledge-sharing and updated practices developed during the project.

The Cultural Identity Preservation Project aims to compile, categorize, catalogue and display digital and physical artistic works by an artist from Metepenagiag First Nation. Nelson Cloud has been using videography and photography to collect historical and sacred moments for the past 20 years. The collection centers around gatherings, events, locations, and spontaneous moments captured through the lens of Nelson’s Creative eye. His work provides an immersive view of Metepenagiag and Natoaganeg communities, historical grounds, burial mounds, riverbanks and wildlife.

The objective of the project is to bilingually digitally accession and preserve the oldest photographic images held by the Annapolis Heritage Society (AHS) and render them accessible to the public. Deliverables of the project are: the development of a group of skilled volunteers; the digitization of photo collections from the 19th century; and wide public access to the images. Key activities include: training of volunteers; digitization of the images; labelling, bilingual description and rehousing of images in need; and uploading digital images to a provincial database along with related textual information. The project will be promoted through an in person and virtual museum exhibit displaying restored digital prints of a selection of images and providing education on the digital preservation and restoration process.

The "Historic Pinnguaq Lifecycle Collection" is a project designed to highlight success stories in S.T.E.A.M (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) from Rural, Remote and Indigenous Communities served by the Pinnguaq Association. Specifically through Nunavut, the Kawartha Lakes and Curve Lake First Nation. It will serve as a template and launching point for future growth. The project will create an online and in-person exhibit focused on 3-5 success stories from the gaming, software and science industries

The project seeks to procure funding to continue running the AABC's successful and well attended workshop: Archives 101: Archival Practice for Indigenous Organizations. The project will involve two online offerings of Archives 101 at a low registration fee which gives attendees an overview of creating and managing successful archival programs in their communities or organizations. Paired with these two workshops will be eight no-cost and in-person site visits to Indigenous communities in the Lower Mainland by the AABC's Education and Advisory Services Coordinator.

The organization will create the first oral history archive of Canadian foreign policy under the Chrétien Prime Ministership (1993-2003). The archive will be composed of interviews with 150-200 actors involved in Canadian foreign relations during the period, including ministers, foreign officials, and indigenous leaders. The interviews will be housed in the University of Toronto's library system, and each interview will be available in video, audio, and transcript format

Creating an Inventory and Catalog for the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Lands and Resources Secretariat

The NumArt project targets the following activities: Digitize, describe and preserve 25,342 photographs, which comprise the artistic and cultural photographic heritage of the Franco-Saskatchewanian community from 1974 to 2000, assembled in the collections of the Conseil culturel fransaskois and the newspaper L’Eau vive. Train and educate Francophones in archival processing. Promote this heritage through virtual exhibitions, publications and community and school activities.