Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Kingfisher Lake Language & Culture Digitization Project
Agreement Number:
LHOV-02-031
Agreement Value:
$24,600.00
Agreement Date:
Jun 22, 2021 - Feb 28, 2022
Description:
The project aims to digitize 125 cassette tapes and three VHS videos containing valuable Oji-Cree language recordings while fostering the skills of our community's emerging language experts. Activities include transcribing and translating a selection of the collection and adding the collection to our existing language and culture archive. The project will build the capacity of the community to digitize and safely store local cultural materials.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Expected Results:
Training of staff and community members in digitization
Digitization of selected collection of cultural recordings for preservation
Creation of Oji-Cree transcriptions and English translations of 40 cassettes
Location:
King Fisher Lake, Ontario, CA P0V 1Z0
Reference Number:
129-2021-2022-Q1-LHOV-02-031
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Indigenous recipients
Recipient's Legal Name:
Mishamikoweesh Corp.
Program:
Listen, Hear Our Voices
Program Purpose:
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.