Grants and Contributions

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

This project will ensure the preservation and accessibility of records added to the Stó:lo Library and Archives - thereby increasing access to, and awareness of, the history of the Stó:lo Nation, an organization of Stó:lo communities which has its roots in several forerunner organizations focused on Stó:lo governance and rights and title, including participation in the modern treaty process, dating back to the 1970s.

The purpose of this contribution is to provide funding to provide Indigenous-focused programming and supports to assist Indigenous at-risk youth located in Chilliwack, British Columbia, in developing healthy attitudes and activities.

This grant will support costs associated with the Regional Gathering to be held in February 2024.

To support costs associated with the Qwi:qwelstom Gladue Think Tank in February 2024.

The Stó:lō Genealogy Office has many undigitized files containing valuable family history, xwelmexw (ancestral) names, oral history notes, Stó:lō Veteran research, placenames research, publications, and more. This project will be a continuation to digitize a genealogical collection of records and placename collection and the transcription of placenames and xwelmexw names from those records. As time permits, additional record collections within the office will be digitized. The funding would assist in continued capacity building, third-party training opportunities, and data sovereignty, storage, community sharing, and training for the genealogy assistant.

This grant supports Stó:lō Research and Resource Management Centre at Stó:lō First Nation in their cultural heritage planning and activities related to the commemoration of Indian Residential Schools, their legacies, and Indigenous histories in Canada.

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

This project will ensure the preservation and accessibility of records added to the Stó:lo Library and Archives - thereby increasing access to, and awareness of, the history of the Stó:lo Nation, an organization of Stó:lo communities which has its roots in several forerunner organizations focused on Stó:lo governance and rights and title, including participation in the modern treaty process, dating back to the 1970s. These records were slated for shredding in 2021, as their previous repository was being demolished. Basic item lists were used to identify and "rescue" records of enduring value, but require further descriptions and cataloguing to ensure they are accessible.

The objectives of the program are to:.•Support greater influence and control over Indigenous ELCC programs and services by Indigenous peoples;.•Improve quality and accessibility of Indigenous ELCC with an emphasis on cultural and language content;.•Support a more holistic and integrated system of quality ELCC services for Indigenous peoples; and.•Adapt and improve existing federal programs to be more flexible, adaptable and horizontal across federal departments as a first step prior to transferring control..