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Title:

Developing long-term capacity for digitizing First Nations language material in the Yukon

Agreement Number:

LHOV-04-037

Agreement Value:

$71,741.25

Agreement Date:

Jul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024

Description:

The goal of this follow-up project is to continued digitization of priority materials identified by 10 Yukon First Nations (YFN) and to work with the 3 YFNs who were unable to participate in the initial program to identify and digitize priority recordings of their First Nations languages. YNLC audio recording collection holds more than 653 prioritized audio recordings (the 10 participating YFNs requested a total of 871 audio cassettes.

Organization:

Library and Archives Canada

Expected Results:

Project planning and start-up.

Prioritization of inventory of YNLC audio cassettes and review of additional audio recordings for digitization.

Creation of digitized copies of prioritized audio cassettes in YNLC collections

Audio/sound editing training and editing

Further development of policies and procedures for audio cassette digitization

Up-to-date training of YNLC staff in policies and procedures for audio cassette digitization

Project wrap-up

Work closely with all YFNs to determine access, use and sharing of newly digitized audio recordings

Location:

Whitehorse, Yukon, CA Y1A 4P1

Reference Number:

129-2023-2024 Q1-LHOV-04-037

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Recipient's Legal Name:

Council of Yukon First Nations – Yukon Native Language Centre

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.