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Title:

365 Years of Saint-Sulpice Manuscripts in Indigenous Languages: Digitization and Dissemination

Agreement Number:

2223-0111

Agreement Value:

$50,000.00

Agreement Date:

Apr 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2023

Description:

: Univers culturel de Saint-Sulpice wants to digitize and publish 119 manuscripts written by the Sulpicians from the 17th to the 20th centuries. It intends to make public the entire contents of these manuscripts and support consultation of the documents by a broader public, mainly through its Web portal, for educational and knowledge purposes, particularly in regard to the reappropriation of Indigenous languages.

Organization:

Library and Archives Canada

Expected Results:

Short-term result: to publish Indigenous manuscripts on the Univers culturel de Saint-Sulpice web portal, along with archival, linguistic, historical and, when possible, iconographic information; and to ensure that these documents can be consulted using a powerful search engine.
Other results desired over the longer term:
 Raise awareness by Indigenous nations, universities, various specialists—historians, philologists, linguists, writers, sociologists, ethnologists and theologians—as well as those who take an interest in history, all of whom will have direct access to this rich collection for the first time
 Foster new perspectives on the past and a better understanding of Canada’s history, especially relations between Indigenous peoples, the Sulpicians and the French colonists in America
 Contribute, through knowledge, to the reconciliation of cultures

Location:

Montréal, Quebec, CA H2Y 1T2

Reference Number:

129-2022-2023-Q1-00022

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

899813646 RR0001

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Univers culturel de Saint-Sulpice

Program:

Documentary Heritage Communities Program

Program Purpose:

The Documentary Heritage Communities Program supports the development of Canada's local archival and library communities by increasing their capacity to preserve, provide access to, and promote local documentary heritage.