Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Nuxalk Language
Agreement Number:
LHOV-03-014
Agreement Value:
$100,000.00
Agreement Date:
Sep 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2023
Description:
The key activity of the Alkw Media Society is to administer Nuxalk Radio with the mandate of promoting Indigenous language use and fluency, contributing positively to physical, mental, spiritual and emotional well-being, and providing information regarding Indigenous identity, history and culture. This project involves creating a digital library system to catalogue and store digitized items for Nuxalk community access, digitizing an estimated 100 hours of audio materials and texts and transcribing and broadcasting the materials over Nuxalk Radio.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Expected Results:
Train crew in digitization
Cloud Storage set up. Crew trained on how to use and access
Collected additional materials + conducted inventory for digitization
Digital library created
Materials transcribed
Digitized files uploaded online
Final reporting to Library and Archives Canada
Location:
Bella Coola, British Columbia, CA V0T 1C0
Reference Number:
129-2022-2023-Q1-LHOV-03-014
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Indigenous recipients
Recipient's Legal Name:
Alkw Media Society
Program:
Listen, Hear Our Voices
Program Purpose:
Listen, Hear Our Voices supports First Nations, Inuit, and Métis governments and non-profit organizations in: digitizing existing documentary heritage related to Indigenous languages and cultures; and building the skills, knowledge and resources to do this work in their communities.