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Title:

Yukon Native Language Centre long-term capacity for digitizing First Nations language materials in the Yukon

Agreement Number:

LHOV-02-040

Agreement Value:

$56,552.00

Agreement Date:

Jun 28, 2021 - Feb 28, 2022

Description:

Building on funding received from Listen, Hear Our Voices in 2019, this follow-up project will continue digitizing priority materials as identified by nine Yukon First Nations and to work with the five Yukon First Nations that were unable to participate in the initial program to identify and digitize priority recordings of their First Nations languages. This follow-up project has two primary goals: 1. In collaboration with digitization experts, we aim to strengthen local capacity for digitizing and archiving audiocassette recordings of Yukon First Nations languages at the Yukon Native Language Centre (YLNC), an established regional hub for First Nations language revitalization, documentation and education in the Yukon. 2. Through continued collaboration with all 14 Yukon First Nations, we aim to identify and improve access to high-impact audio recordings in YNLC's archival collections, providing valuable resources for First Nations language revitalization and education initiatives throughout the territory.

Organization:

Library and Archives Canada

Expected Results:

Prioritized inventories of audiocassettes in the YNLC collection for each Yukon First Nation (14 total) and Yukon Indigenous language group (eight total)

Creation of digitized copies of prioritized audiocassettes in YNLC collections

Audio/sound editing training

Audio/sound of all 405 access copies of previously digitized audiocassettes are edited to make them more accessible to Yukon First Nations

Further development of policies and procedures for audiocassette digitization

Delivery of digitization preservation copies of prioritized audiocassettes to Yukon First Nations partners

Location:

Whitehorse , Alberta, CA Y1A 4P1

Reference Number:

129-2021-2022-Q1-LHOV-02-040

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Recipient's Legal Name:

Council of Yukon First Nations - Yukon Native Language Center

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.