Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Creating Community Access to Haida Cultural Heritage Collections
Agreement Number:
2526-0108
Agreement Value:
$42,494.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
Main activities of the project would include 1. establishment of a public facing platform housing finding aids and selected archival materials, 2. preservation of a collection of Haida language recordings, and 3. transcription and translation of collections of digital oral history and textual document files.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Expected Results:
Main expected long term results of this project are to increase awareness and access of HGM Archive holdings by Haida community members and community organizations via an online catalogue and supporting work of transcription, translation, file management and promotion.
Short term results expected would be the digital preservation of the Haida Language Collection and the sharing of that content towards language revival efforts.
Location:
Skidegate, British Columbia, CA V0T 1S1
Reference Number:
129-2025-2026-Q1-00013
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
10786 7996 BC0001
Recipient Type:
Indigenous recipients
Recipient's Legal Name:
Haida Gwaii Museum
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.