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Title:

Promoting Digitisation in Eeyou Istchee

Agreement Number:

LHOV-02-046

Agreement Value:

$59,963.00

Agreement Date:

Jun 23, 2021 - Feb 28, 2022

Description:

This project serves the communities of Eeyou Istchee by protecting our heritage, making analog materials accessible through digitization, and expanding the collections of archival materials we can preserve for the future. Building on the success of a previously funded initiative, this project will focus on promoting digitization services to the communities in Eeyou Istchee.

Organization:

Library and Archives Canada

Expected Results:

Purchase of digitization equipment

Training program with specialist trainer is finalized

Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute staff attend digitization preservation training

Promotion and delivery of digitization workshops in four Eeyou Istchee communities

Digital catalogue records for new materials, and an organized process for custody of analog materials (if desired by participants)

Sharing success of our project with wider museum/archives heritage community

Location:

Oujé-Bougoumou, Quebec, CA G0W 3C0

Reference Number:

129-2021-2022-Q1-LHOV-02-046

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Recipient's Legal Name:

Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute

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.