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Title:

BC Metis Research Support Project

Agreement Number:

2526-0187

Agreement Value:

$50,000.00

Agreement Date:

Apr 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

The BC Métis Research Support Project (MRSP) will use the DHCP funding over one year to support the efforts of community-based researchers to preserve and represent their local history. The project aims to enhance existing training and experience of 4 community Métis researchers by developing research skills, repatriating local Métis history and memory, fostering a Pacific Northwest research community, and strengthening knowledge partnerships with Library and Archives Canada, Abbotsford Heritage Society, and the Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver.

Organization:

Library and Archives Canada

Expected Results:

Short term results:

Community based researchers will be equipped in the short term to

-expand and manage our exhaustive bibliography,
- input archival/historical information into ArcGIS,
- contribute to outward facing information sharing including documentary heritage (eg. storymaps).

Long term expected results:

This project will strengthen BCMF and partner local communities, enabling them to practice self-determination through building capacity for communities and preparing them effectively for future projects, activities or initiatives.

Location:

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V5R 5W2

Reference Number:

129-2025-2026-Q1-00027

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

849869086

Recipient Type:

Aboriginal recipient

Recipient's Legal Name:

BC Metis Federation

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.