Listen, Hear Our Voices
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, as well as in building the skills, knowledge and resources to do this work in their communities.
Funding for this initiative has concluded for the foreseeable future. Thank you to participating organizations for their digitization and capacity-building projects over the last five years.
Consult the list of nations and organizations that received funding for 2024-2025.
What is documentary heritage related to Indigenous languages and cultures?
Documentary heritage refers to the many ways of physically recording information — written documents, sound recordings, videos and photographs. Documentary heritage related to Indigenous languages and cultures will include a wide range of records of importance to Indigenous communities.
For example:
- written accounts of traditional practices
- photographs of community events
- video recordings on out-of-date carriers, like VHS tapes
- oral histories recorded on audio cassette or tapes
The record can be in any language if the community decides the content is culturally significant.
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Telephone
Toll free in Canada: 1-833-711-9048
TTY 1-866-299-1699
Email
initiativesautochtones-indigenousinitiatives@bac-lac.gc.ca