Grants and Contributions:

Dwadwenaga:da:t (We Raise Up Our Words) Digitization and Workshop Series

LHOV-02-016

$25,000.00

Jun 1, 2021 - Feb 28, 2022

The Woodland Cultural Centre’s Dwadwęnaga:da:t Language Centre is a member of Sweetgrass First Nations Language Council Inc. (Sweetgrass), which is an incorporated organization made up of members from Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek language groups, schools and centres across Ontario. Sweetgrass members have identified a need for a series of virtual workshops in the areas of archiving, digitization and audiovisual collections management, tailored specifically to the preservation of sacred and sensitive First Nations language collections. In addition, the Dwadwęnaga:da:t coordinator has identified a collection of 110 audiocassettes that is a high priority for digitization. These cassettes recorded in the background during the original recordings of our Sacred and Sensitive Collection from 1986 to 1988. These tapes, the only existing copies of these recordings, contain high levels of language and provide vital context for the Longhouse materials, making them indispensable for the next generation of Faithkeepers to access.

Library and Archives Canada

Cataloguing and digitization of the contextual collection of audiocassettes (110 tapes)

Delivery of a series of workshops to help community partner organizations start digitizing and cataloguing their collections

Brantford, Ontario, CA N3S 2X2

129-2021-2022-Q1-LHOV-02-016

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Indigenous recipients

Woodland Cultural Centre

Listen, Hear Our Voices

Listen, Hear Our Voices supports First Nations, Inuit, and Métis governments and non-profit organizations in: 1) digitizing existing documentary heritage related to Indigenous languages and cultures, and 2) building the skills, knowledge and resources to do this work in their communities.