2018/19 INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES FUNDED

This document is an appendix to the First Peoples’ Cultural Council’s 2018/19 Annual Report – Year in Review. The tables below list the 2018/19 funding recipients for the Language Program (pp. 1–15) and Arts Program (pp. 16–26), followed by the list of peer-review committee members (p. 27). To view FPCC’s 2018/19 Annual Report – Year in Review, visit www.fpcc.ca/reports. FPCC’s Language Programs

Language Nest The Language Nest Program creates new language speakers by funding language and cultural immersion environments for pre-school children and their parents to become fluent in their First Nations languages. In Language Nests, young children are immersed in the language, parents are encouraged to participate, and staff, volunteers and Elders carry out daily activities in the language with the children.

LANGUAGE RECIPIENT GRANT Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Nadleh Whut’en Indian Band $39,922.67 Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Stellat’en First Nation Band $54,604.57 Éy7á7juuthem $50,526.42 Gitsenimx̱ Gitanyow Independent School Society $52,021.59 Gitsenimx̱ Gitwangak Education Society $54,130.53 Hul’q’umi’num’ $45,596.10 Hul’q’umi’num’ Hulq’umi’num’ Language & Culture Collective Society $50,384.00 Kwak̓ wala Campbell River Indian Band $51,550.59 Kwak̓ wala Kwakiutl Band Council $52,496.40 Kwak̓ wala Hase’ Language Revitalization Society $26,848.78 Nsyilxcən Okanagan Indian Band $52,597.24 Nsyilxcən Outma Sqilx’w Cultural School $52,774.43 Secwepemctsin Indian Band $51,479.70 Secwepemctsin Little Indian Band $44,800.00 Secwepemctsin Tk’emlups te Secwepemc $44,375.51 SENĆOŦEN $50,104.88 St̓ át̓ imcets Lilwat Nation $50,810.05 Tāłtān Tahltan Central Government $54,186.81 Tsilhqot’in Yunesit’in Government $53,417.69 Witsuwit’en Kyah Wiget Education Society $51,022.69 X̱ aaydaa Kil Skidegate Haida Immersion Program (SHIP) $44,761.11 Nsyilxcen Paul Creek Language Association $ 2,018.00 Returned grants from 2017/2018 -2,384.35 TOTAL $1,028,045.41 The Language Nest Program is funded by the First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation.

1 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW Language Revitalization Planning Program In this program, all communities sharing a language are asked to come together to collaborate, coming together through geographical challenges, and dialect, and political and community differences. Communities are asked to work as a team to share resources, knowledge, funding, resource people, infrastructure and expertise to develop strategic language plans.

LANGUAGE RECIPIENT GRANT Cree, Dane-Zaa (ᑕᓀ ᖚ) West Moberly First Nations $2,500 Halq’eméylem Seabird Island Community School $15,000 Kwak̓ wala Hase’ Language Revitalization Society $14,700 Kwak̓ wala Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw $11,920 Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Tl’azt’en Nation $15,000 St̓ át̓ imcets T’it’q’et Administration $9,143.65 Gitsenimx̱ Lax Skiik Connection Society $12,000 Nuučaan̓ uɫ Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation $7,225 Hul’q’umi’num’ Island Elementary School $14,330 Halq’eméylem Sto:lo Service Agency $15,000 St̓ át̓ imcets Pa’La7Wit Society $12,978 Éy7á7juuthem Homalco First Nation $15,000 Ktunaxa Ktunaxa Nation Council $15,000 Nsyilxcən Syilx Language House Association $15,000 St̓ át̓ imcets Lilwat7ul Cultural Centre $15,000 Nłeʔkepmxcín Sxwexmx Child and Family Services Society $ 8,050 Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Quesnel Dakelh Education & Employment Society $10,972 Hailhzaqvla Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department $15,000 Heiltsuk Heiltsuk Tribal Council $7,874.34 Hul’q’umi’num’ Hul’q’umi’num’ Language & Culture Collective Society $1,238.16 Nisga’a Nisga’a Lisims Government $15,000 Kwak̓ wala Nuyumbalees Cultural Centre $15,000 Sm̓ algya̱ x Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre $7,566 Nuučaan̓ uɫ Aboriginal Neighbours $15,000 Nłeʔkepmxcín piyeɁwiɁx kt Language Foundation Society $14,000 N/A (multiple) Aboriginal Life in Vancouver Enhancement Society $15,000 Gitsenimx̱ Gitksan Wet’suwet’en Education Society $15,000 Secwepemctsin Shuswap Nation Tribal Council $15,000 Sm̓ algya̱ x ‘Na Aksa Gyila̱ k’yoo School $15,000 Tse’khene McLeod Lake Indian Band $15,000 hən̓ q̓ əmin̓ əm̓ $15,000 Dane-Zaa (ᑕᓀ ᖚ) First Nation $6,000 X̱ aaydaa Kil, Xaad Kil Skidegate Haida Immersion Program $30,000 Nsyilxcən Ntamtqen Snm’aɁm’ayaɁtn $11,495 N/A (multiple) Kermode Friendship Society $15,000 Diitiidʔaatx̣ Lake Cowichan First Nation $15,000 Nsyilxcən Okanagan Indian Band $15,000 Diitiidʔaatx̣ Ditidaht Community School $13,860

2 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW LANGUAGE RECIPIENT GRANT Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Burns Lake Band $10,530.88 Haida Aboriginal Life in Vancouver Enhancement Society $11,650 Kwak̓ wala WheLaLaU Area Council Society $15,000 Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Nadleh Whut’en Indian Band $5,000 Returned grants from 2017/2018 -7,619.59 TOTAL $530,413.44 The Language Revitalization Planning Program is funded by the First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation.

Special Language Grants These grants were provided on a one-time basis to partners working to raise awareness about Indigenous languages.

RECIPIENT PROJECT BRIEF AFFILIATION GRANT Fund technical support and a help desk for those working in Endangered Languages University of Hawai’i $150,000 the area of language revitalization Project Support the “Our Living Languages” exhibition to travel Our Living Languages Royal BC Museum throughout B.C. to raise the profile of Indigenous languages $100,000 Exhibit and encourage communities to add content to the exhibition. TOTAL $250,000 Special Language Grants were funded by the First Peoples’ Cultural Council

3 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW Mentor-Apprentice Program The Mentor-Apprentice Program facilitates the development of adult fluent speakers of B.C. First Nations languages. A “mentor” (a fluent speaker of a language) is paired with an “apprentice” (learner). The mentor and apprentice spend 300 hours per year together doing everyday activities using the language at all times. This highly effective program is designed in accordance with traditional Indigenous approaches to learning, such as mentorship and learning from Elders and Knowledge Keepers.

LANGUAGE TEAMS GRANT Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Cheryl Schweizer / Rose Thomas / Nellie Prince $15,777.27 X̱ aaydaa Kil Melody Gravelle / Harvey Williams $17,651.18 Nłeʔkepmxcín Yvonne Joe / Amelia Washington $9,691.62 Nisga’a Gail Tait / Verna Williams $16,281.64 Nedut’en Rosalie MacDonald / Brian MacDonald /Louise Lacerte $14,600.00 Secwepemctsin Cody William / Alice Jane (Jean) William $15,003.76 Nsyilxcən Sheri Ann Stelkia / Theresa Ann Terbasket $14,638.02 Nuučaan̓ uɫ Tsimka Martin / Levi Martin $17,312.23 Gitsenimx̱ Darlene Clayton / Bill Blackwater $16,413.63 Nsyilxcən Krystal Lezard / Wildred Barnes $14,280.32 Witsuwit’en Jessica Creyke / Catherine Michell $15,233.24 Tāłtān Judy Thompson / Jenny Quock (TCG) $15,841.91 Kwak̓ wala Natasha Green / John Speck (LKKTS) $15,535.06 Witsuwit’en Chantel Michell / Shirley Cook $15,663.92 Tāłtān Carolyn Doody / Ryan Dennis $16,504.86 Kwak̓ wala Collette Child / Mildred Child $6,950.00 Diitiidʔaatx̣ Sarah Edgar / Christine Edgar $15,515.56 Nłeʔkepmxcín Leona Dumont / Jim Toodlican / Martha Aspinall $14,817.06 Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Margaret Mattess / Ronald Mattess $15,731.04 Hul’q’umi’num’ Lillian Morton / Gary Manson $15,358.06 X̱ aaydaa Kil Aaron Grant / Rita Hutchingson $14,914.64 Gitsenimx̱ Carmen Turner / Melvin Turner $16,406.02 Tsilhqot’in Blaine Grinder / Paul Grinder / Patricia Grinder $15,541.42 Nłeʔkepmxcín Nikita Jack / Trudine Dunstan $14,266.64 St̓ át̓ imcets Daryn Scotchman / Linda Redan $15,021.40 Éy7á7juuthem Brenda Hanson / Rose Hanson $15,710.74 Kwak̓ wala Gina Coates / Rita Barnes $14,984.40 Jerrel Nelson / Clyde Tallio $11,066.12 Halq’eméylem Christina Williams / Vivian Williams $15,123.46 Nuučaan̓ uɫ Joshua Shaw / Julia Lucas $15,612.74 Hul’q’umi’num’ Alexandra Charlie / Violet George $15,370.04 Nłeʔkepmxcín Jenelle McMillan / Charon Spinks $15,066.74 Gitsenimx̱ Ambrose Wright / Norman Weget Sr. $15,840.76 Sk̲ wx̱ wú7mesh sníchim Chantel Newman / Rebecca Duncan () $15,052.96 Hul’q’umi’num’ Jerome Crocker / Mabel Mitchell $15,456.56 Nsyilxcən Donna Mae Good Water / John Louie / Johnny Bonneau / William Marchand $14,788.62

4 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW LANGUAGE TEAMS GRANT Nuučaan̓ uɫ Janet Webster / John Webster $15,453.72 Nsyilxcən Rachel Marchand / Pauline Gregoire $14,767.32 Secwepemctsin Rosalind Williams / Emmeline Felix $14,742.26 Hul’q’umi’num’ Pearl Harris / Theresa Rice $14,821.00 Nsyilxcən Tracey Bonneau / Christopher Eneas $14,748.10 Nsyilxcən Sheilah Marsden / Sarah Peterson $14,833.78 Gitsenimx̱ Melida Argueta / Irene Derrick $16,042.76 Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh sníchim Kirsten Baker Williams / Vanessa Williams / Aaron Williams $14,312.58 Nsyilxcən Krista Allison / Diane Louis $14,770.04 Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Desiree Louie / Vivian Cahoose $15,715.60 Secwepemctsin Ashley Michel / Flora Sampson $14,873.22 Nsyilxcən Maryssa Bonneau / Jeannette Armstrong $14,791.20 Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Troy Findlay / Arthur Pierre $16,066.75 Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh sníchim Caroline Chandler / Rebecca Duncan (Squamish Nation) $15,167.80 Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh sníchim Kaiya Williams / Rebecca Duncan (Squamish Nation) $16,362.01 Secwepemctsin Colleen Seymour / Loretta Seymour $14,694.20 Gitsenimx̱ Jennifer Zyp / Yvonne Lattie $16,371.12 Witsuwit’en Charmayne Nikal / Lillian Morris $16,661.87 SENĆOŦEN Lorelei McEvay / Linda Elliott $15,457.67 Hul’q’umi’num’ Margaret Seymour / Bernard David $15,353.38 Kwak̓ wala Rejean Child / Florence Vesey $1,861.90 Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Alana (Niky) Tevely / Irene French $1,473.64 Hul’q’umi’num’ Gina-Mae Harris / Ray Harris $730.22 Kwak̓ wala Joshua Nelson / Flora Wallas $1,284.10 Witsuwit’en Molly Wickham / Mabel Forsythe $1,913.66* Secwepemctsin Sarah Michel / Anne Michel $264.52* Kwak̓ wala Melanie Chickite (LKTTS) $964.61* Nsyilxcən Kara Ross $110.32* Gitsenimx̱ Cheyenne Gwa’amuuk $999.82* Secwepemctsin Craig Adams / Lucy William $263.46* TOTAL $ 854,896.27 The Mentor-Apprentice Program is funded by the First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation and Aboriginal Neighbours. *Teams that participated in the program in 17/18 and were provided with a small amount of funding for a graduation event.

5 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW B.C. Language Initiative (BCLI) The B.C. Language Initiative (BCLI) supports projects to revitalize B.C. First Nations languages through documentation, immersion programs, materials and curriculum development, traditional and cultural programming, and community collaboration. First Nations communities and organizations are eligible to submit proposals for this grant stream.

COMMUNITY LANGUAGE RECIPIENT LOCATION PROJECT BRIEF GRANT OR AFFILIATION Victoria Native This project engaged and Cree Friendship Urban (Cree) Victoria supported fluent speakers through $100,000 Centre Peer Learning and Immersion This project documented audio Pacheedaht Diitiidʔaatx̣ Pacheedaht Port Renfrew and video of elder speakers for $48,100 First Nation archive Sto:lo Shxwell This project is a Community Halq’emeylem Immersion Pilot Program, using Halq’eméylem Sto:lo Chilliwack $95,760 Language archived Elders, and last Fluent Program Elder The Talk the Talk project was Halq’eméylem Sts’ailes Band Sts’ailes Agassiz $16,057 completed in a classroom setting. This project successfully completed language immersion Lekwungen Songhees Victoria $63,315 Nation classes, continuing Songhees Nation Plan

Gitmaxmak’ay This project developed Nisga’a Prince Prince Nisga’a Urban (Nisga’a) participants into conversational $38,989 Rupert/Port Rupert Nisga’a speakers Edward Society

Scwexmx Child Lower Nicola This project is a Language Nest Nla’kepmxcin and Family Merritt $60,000 Indian Band using Chief Atahm model Service Society Stein Valley This project is an Integrated K4 Nłeʔkepmxcín Nlakapamux Lytton First Nation Lytton immersion program to include $99,200 School Society parents mentoring their children This project was named Aboriginal Urban ‘Revitalization of the Box of Nuučaan̓ uɫ Victoria $55,775 Neighbours (Nuuchahnulth) Treasures’ and it digitized and archived tapes Ditidaht This project built capacity, as Nuučaan̓ uɫ Community Ditidaht Port Alberni well as continued digitization of $100,000 School standalone textbooks This project finished 100 hours of Nuučaan̓ uɫ Ehattesaht Tribe Nuuchahnulth Zeballos immersion classes, using Mentor $83,200 Apprentice Technique Hesquiaht This project is a Mentor Urban Nuučaan̓ uɫ Language Port Alberni Apprentice Program, with 4 $97,680 (Nuuchahnulth) Program Mentors and 4 new speakers Mowachaht/ This project completed family Nuučaan̓ uɫ Muchalaht First Nuuchahnulth Gold River focused language immersion $43,010 Nations classes including TPR method

6 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW COMMUNITY LANGUAGE RECIPIENT LOCATION PROJECT BRIEF GRANT OR AFFILIATION This project supported Nuu- NuuChahNulth chah-nulth Education Workers Nuučaan̓ uɫ Nuuchahnulth Port Alberni $100,000 Tribal Council in immersion programming catalogue Port Alberni Urban This project is called ?iihmisuk Nuučaan̓ uɫ Friendship Port Alberni $100,000 (Nuuchahnulth) taatna? and is a Language Nest Centre This project documented language, focusing on semantic Nuxalk WKNTC Kitasoo/Nuxalk Bella Coola $100,000 knowledge, using archived vocabulary resulting in dictionary This project is a Language Nest SENĆOŦEN and W̱ SÁNEĆ with professional development W̱ SÁNEĆ Victoria $100,000 Lekwungen School Board for teachers and digitization of Lekwungen This project added archived Kitasoo Band Sgüüx̣ s Kitasoo Klemtu recordings, and transcriptions to $33,000 Council existing database This project advanced new Sk̲ wx̱ wú7mesh Kwi Awt Urban (Squamish) Vancouver tools and resources for current $100,000 sníchim Stelmexw immersion speakers This project is a Mentor Sk̲ wx̱ wú7mesh Squamish Squamish Squamish Apprentice Program, with teachers $100,000 sníchim Nation of preschool-grade 5 This project involved curriculum Sk̲ wx̱ wú7mesh Tsleil-Waututh North Tsleil-Waututh development, language research $99,000 sníchim Nation Vancouver and teacher training This project completed Language Gitxaala Prince Teaching and Curriculum Sm̓ algya̱ x Environmental Gitxaala $54,840 Rupert development, through immersion Monitoring classes Ts’msycn Metlakatla First Sm’algyax Nation, Hartley Prince This project created 30 additional Sm̓ algya̱ x $81,950 Language Bay, Gitga’a Rupert lessons in Sm’algyax App Authority Nation This project involved professional Lilwat Cultural Development for teachers St̓ át̓ imcets Lilwat First Nation Mount Currie $100,000 Centre over summer months through language immersion This project created a language Tit’qet St̓ át̓ imcets T’it’q’et Lillooet Teaching program using TIP (Total $81,415 Administration Immersion Plus) methodologies This project recorded fluent Tahltan Central Talhtan Iskut First speakers, developed curriculum Tāłtān Dease Lake $100,000 Government Nation and a dictionary and Teaching Grammar This project is a Mentor Yunesit’in Tsilhqot’in Tsilhqot’in Hancevville Apprentice and Curriculum $45,150 Government Resource Development program

7 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW COMMUNITY LANGUAGE RECIPIENT LOCATION PROJECT BRIEF GRANT OR AFFILIATION This project involved adult Witsuwit’en language teaching workshops to Witsuwit’en Language and Witset First Nation Smithers $100,000 further support children language Culture Society development This project involved a Mentor X̱ aaydaa Kil Haida Gwaii Haida Gwaii Skidegate Apprentice program using FPCC $100,000 Handbook This project completed Immersion Burns Lake Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Burns Lake Band Burns Lake classes, including translation and $40,150 Band oral history This project taught parents Saikuz First Saikuz First the language to support their Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Vanderhoof $75,886 Nation Nation children’s language learning early on This project involved data entry Homalco First Homalco First Campbell Éy7á7juuthem into First Voices, and 6 Tiny Books $50,644 Nation Nation River were published This project involved an apprentice healer program using Éy7á7juuthem Tla’amin Tla’amin Nation Powell River $40,300 traditional language, medicine and methods Anspayxw This project recorded and Kispiox Band Gitsenimx̱ Three Crests Kispiox Transcribed origin stories, and 11 $40,000 Council Society points of interest This project implemented Gitxsan Health language into Traditional Gitsenimx̱ Gitxsan Hazelton $100,000 Society Parenting Material and Parent- Child Assistance This project developed a 5-year Heiltsuk Tribal Hailhzaqvla Heiltsuk Bella Bella Strategic plan using a Language $100,000 Council Coordinator This project involved a comprehensive Immersion Cowichan Hul’q’umi’num’ Cowichan Tribes Duncan Program, it serviced a cohort $88,825 Tribes of children through 3years of curriculum. This project led a captured Employment audience of youth and adults Hul’q’umi’num’ Cowichan Tribes Nanaimo $62,152 and Training toward fluency, through language Society lessons Hulquminum This project offered Language Language mentoring for experienced Hul’q’umi’num’ Cowichan Tribes Duncan $82,200 and Culture instructors that was documented Collective and archived This project offered Language Lake mentoring for experienced Hul’q’umi’num Lake Cowichan $90,420 First Nation Cowichan instructors that was documented and archived

8 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW COMMUNITY LANGUAGE RECIPIENT LOCATION PROJECT BRIEF GRANT OR AFFILIATION This project developed language Snuneymuxw Snuneymuxw First Hul’q’umi’num’ Nanaimo immersion programming including $100,000 First Nation Nation curriculum and materials This project developed a Language Action Plan with Hul’q’umi’num’ Stz’uminus Ladysmith Chemainus the assistance of Language $98,262 Coordinator and instated a Committee This project developed curriculum Intertribal Urban Hul’q’umi’num’ and and teaching methodologies, Health (Hulquminum and Nanaimo $40,608 Kwak̓ wala using songs, books, and video Authority Kwakwala) productions This project developed work plans Ktunaxa ?Aqam Band Ktunaxa Cranbrook for ongoing immersion classes, $31,191 including resource materials This project produced year-long Lower Lower Kootenay Ktunaxa Creston calendar to engage families in $83,400 Kootenay Band Band language learning classes Gwa’sala- Gwa’sala- This project built a toolkit of Kwak̓ wala ’Nakwaxda’xw Nakwaxda’xw Port Hardy materials to support grammar and $100,000 School Nations sentence structure in curriculum This project involved five Mentor- Laich Kwil Tach Campbell Apprentice teams over three Kwak̓ wala Campbell River $100,000 Treaty Society River years, and developed pre-school curriculum This project developed digital Namgis First Namgis First library of audio and video with Kwak̓ wala Alert Bay $95,550 Nation Nation Elder language clips to offer lessons This project established a Sacred Wolf Society to support Language Kwak̓ wala Friendship Urban (Kwakwala) Port Hardy $68,580 Revitalization Initiatives, including Centre resource materials and training This project developed language Métis Nation of Cree Urban (Cree) Victoria material kits to distribute to $40,798 Greater Victoria regional communities This project documented audio/ Penticton Indian Nsyilxcən Enowkin Centre Penticton visual of fluent speakers in variety $97,995 Band of everyday contexts This project generated a new Okanagan Okanagan Indian Nsyilxcən Vernon cohort of future language $100,000 Indian Band Band teachers, using WAYK Syilx Language This project was adult language Penticton Indian Nsyilxcən House Penticton immersion based, in addition to $100,000 Band Association recording and publishing Elders This project created a Language Westbank First Westbank First West Nsyilxcən House modeled after the Syilx $100,000 Nation Nation Kelowna Language House

9 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW COMMUNITY LANGUAGE RECIPIENT LOCATION PROJECT BRIEF GRANT OR AFFILIATION Pacific Urban This project created resource Association of materials, including counting Cree and Ojibwe Vancouver $99,924 First Nations (Cree & books, colors, picture books, and Women Anishinaabe) basic conversation books This project edited and shared Chief Atahm Adams Lake language resources on the Secwepemctsin Chase $78,144 School Indian Band schools’ website, using Elders expertise to audit This project is training new Neqweyqelsten Simpcw Indian language teachers, and Secwepemctsin $55,174 School Band development of resource materials including 10 children’s books This project engaged and Skeetchestn Skeetchestn First Secwepemctsin supported fluent speakers through $100,000 Indian Band Nation Peer Learning and Immersion Spi7uy Squqluts This project documented audio Urban (Williams Secwepemctsin Language & Williams Lake and video of elder speakers for $100,000 Lake) Culture Society archive This project is a Community Tk’emlups de Tk’emlups de Immersion Pilot Program, using Secwepemctsin Kamloops $64,072 Secwepemc Secwepemc archived Elders, and last Fluent Elder This project successfully Urban completed language immersion Nuučaan̓ uɫ Ucluelet Ucluelet $42,200 (Nuuchahnulth) classes, continuing Songhees Nation Plan Language Camp: this project Blueberry River Dane-Zaa Blueberry River Buick supported an immersion language $25,000 First Nation and culture camp for youth.

TOTAL $4,787,916

The B.C. Language Initiative is funded by the First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation.

10 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI) The Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI) is a federal program funded by the DCH. Program objectives are to support projects that maintain, revitalize and promote provincial First Nations/Aboriginal languages.

COMMUNITY OR LANGUAGE RECIPIENT LOCATION PROJECT BRIEF GRANT AFFILIATION Ahousaht This project was a language Nuučaan̓ uɫ Education Ahousaht Ahousaht $35,000 immersion- based program Society Axh Toowu This project was Language Taku River Tlingit First Whitehorse, Łingít At Wudikein Immersion and Materials $50,000 Nation YT Association Development Lake Babine Nation, Nee Tahi Buhn Band, Yekooche First Nation, Skin Tyee Nation, First Carrier Nedut’en & Nation, Wet’suwet’en, Prince Sekani Family Language and Culture Camp $25,000 Witsuwit’en Stellat’en First Nation, George Services Saik’uz First Nation, Burns Lake Band, Cheslatta Carrier Nation, Nadleh Whut’en This project was web-based Chief Atahm digital/audio files for use in Secwepemctsin Adams Lake Indian Band Chase $50,000 School home (pod casts), materials development This project was Language Ditidaht Wakashan - immersion classes, Community Pacheedaht, Ditidaht Port Alberni $39,500 Diitiidʔaatx̣ First Voices, Materials School Development Gitksan Documentation and Wet’suwet’en Gitsenimx̱ Gitxsan Hazelton archiving, materials $50,000 Education development Society Gitwangak Language Immersion, Tsimshian/ Education Gitksen Kitwanga Language Camp, $46,025 Gitsenimx̱ Society documentation and archiving Adult language immersion, ceremonial translation, and Gitxaala Sm̓ algya̱ x Gitxaala Nation Kitkatla creation of interactive tools $49,750 Nation using a smartboard and other custom hand on tools Gitxan Treaty Language and Culture Camp Gitsenimx̱ Gitxsan Hazelton $25,000 Society open to all ages Documentation and/ Éy7á7juuthem – First or archiving and material Klahoose First Nation Squirrel Cove $33,420 Klahoose Nation development focusing on children, youth and adults Community language Halq’eméylem, Kwantlen First classes, Documentation, Kwantlen First Nation Fort Langley $36,513 hən̓ q̓ əmin̓ əm̓ Nation FV, Materials Development, Resources Nłeʔkepmxcín Lower Nicola Language Immersion, Lower Nicola Indian Band Merritt $50,000 (Interior Salish) Indian Band Materials Development

11 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW COMMUNITY OR LANGUAGE RECIPIENT LOCATION PROJECT BRIEF GRANT AFFILIATION Language and Culture Nak’azdli Fort St. Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Nak’azdli Whut’en Camp, Documentation and $50,000. Whut’en James Archiving Nuyumbalees Cultural activities, Quathiaski Lik’wala Cultural We Wai Kai documentation, materials $49,994 Cove Centre development Community Language Osoyoos Nsyilxcən Osoyoos Indian Band Oliver classes, documentation, $50,000 Indian Band video Documentation and Dane-Zaa (ᑕᓀ Prophet River First Nation Fort Nelson archiving, materials $48,246 ᖚ) First Nation development, translations Documentation and/ Simpcw First or archiving and material Secwepemctsin Simpcw First Nation Barriere $49,584 Nation development focusing on youth and adults This project involved Salishan (Eastern Splatsin Splatsin Enderby Song performances, and $48,500 Secwepemctsin) Tsm7aksaltn production of DVD Tahltan Tahltan Band, Iskut First This project was Language Tāłtān Central Dease Lake $50,000 Nation Nest and Adult Immersion Government This project involved Dene Tl’azt’en Fort St. Tl’azt’en Nation documentation, video & $50,000 (Athabascan) Nation James database creation Upper Nicola This project was based on Nsyilxcən Upper Nicola Indian Band Merritt $38,500 Indian Band Materials Development Lillooet Tribal Council; Upper Northern St’át’imc Cultural teachings and basic St’at’imc communities of Xwísten intermediate and advanced Inerior Salish - Language, (Bridge River), Sek’wel’wás Lillooet language teachings for $33,674 St̓ át̓ imcets Culture, & (Cayoose Creek), T’ít’q’et all ages, and Materials Education (Lillooet), Xaxl’ip (Fountain), Development Society Ts’kw’áylaxw (Pavilion), Tsal’álh () bands Cree and Dane- West Moberly Moberly Language Culture Camp for West Moberly First Nation $25,000 Zaa (ᑕᓀ ᖚ) First Nation Lake all ages Language Immersion, SENĆOŦEN & W̱ SÁNEĆ Brentwood W̱ SÁNEĆ Nation documentation, First Voices $50,000 Lekwungen School Board Bay and materials development Wuikinuxv Language and Culture Kitasoo Nuxalk Nuxalk First Nation Bella Coola Camp, Documentation and $50,000 Nuxalk Tribal Archiving Council Yuulu?il?ath Language immersion for Government Yuulu?il?ath Government - Nuučaan̓ uɫ Ucluelet children, and Materials $50,000 - Ucluelet Ucluelet First Nation Development First Nation Documentation and Ehattesaht Nuučaan̓ uɫ Ehattesaht First Nation Zeballos archiving, materials $50,000 Tribe development

12 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW COMMUNITY OR LANGUAGE RECIPIENT LOCATION PROJECT BRIEF GRANT AFFILIATION Nisga’a Nation (Nisga’a Prince Nisga’a Gitmaxmak’ay Language and Culture Camp $25,000 Lisims Government) Rupert Gitsegukla Language Immersion Gitsegukla Band, Gitxsan Gitsenimx̱ Education Gitsegulkla for adults, materials $47,725 Nation School Board development Hesquiaht Hesquiaht First Nation Intergenerational Language Nuučaan̓ uɫ Language Victoria $25,000 (Nuu-chah-nulth) Immersion classes & camps Program Documentation and/ or archiving, material Kitasoo Band Sgüüx̣ s/Xai’xais Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation Klemtu development, language $50,000 Council revitalization project, and leadership capacity building Adult Immersion, Sk̲ wx̱ wú7mesh Kwi Awt Squamish Nation Vancouver Documentation, Materials $42,000 sníchim Stelmexw Development Lilwat7ul Documentation and St̓ át̓ imcets Culture Lilwat Nation Mount Currie archiving, materials $50,000 Centre development ‘Namgis First Language Immersion (Nest), Kwak̓ wala ‘Namgis First Nation Alert Bay $47,463.60 Nation materials development Interior Salish - Okanagan Language immersion for Okanagan Indian Band Vernon $50,000 Nsyilxcən Indian Band children, youth, and adults. Port Alberni Language Nest - ongoing Nuučaan̓ uɫ Friendship Hesquiaht Port Alberni since 2016 through FPCC $50,000 Centre funding Language Immersion, Skeetchestn Camp, MAP, Secwepemctsin Skeetchestn Indian Band Savona $50,000 Indian Band DocumentationDictionary Enhancement Skidegate Language Immersion, Haida Documentation and Xaayda Kil Skidegate Band Council Skidegate $50,000 Immersion archiving and Materials Program Development Southern St’atl’imx Skatin & Xa’xtsa First Documentation & Materials Ucwalmicwts Mt. Currie $49,893 Health Nations Development Society Williams Lake Indian Band, Spi7uy Soda Creek Indian Band, Squqluts Canim Lake Indian Band, Williams MAP for intermediate Secwepemctsin Language $50,000 Stswecém̓\Xgát̓ tem First Lake language learners & Culture Nation, Esk̓ étemc First Society Nation Community cultural/ recreational events in Halq’eméylem Sts’ailes Band Sts’ailes Agassiz $50,000 the language, materials development

13 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW COMMUNITY OR LANGUAGE RECIPIENT LOCATION PROJECT BRIEF GRANT AFFILIATION Syilx (Okanagan) Nation, Okanagan Nation Alliance, Penticton Indian Band, Immersion programs, Syilx Westbank First Nation, MAP, Documentation Nsyilxcən Language Osoyoos Indian Band, Penticton and Archiving, Materials $51,264.32 House Okanagan Indian Band, development, Language Upper Nicola Indian Band, Planning Lower Similkameen Indian Band Ts’msyen Language Immersion for Sm’algyax Metlakatla First Nation, Prince Sm̓ algya̱ x adults, documentation and $50,000 Language Hartley Bay/Gitga’at Nation Rupert archiving Authority Witsuwit’en Witset First Nation Literacy Training, Language Witsuwit’en (formerly Moricetown Smithers Documentation and $50,000 & Culture Band) archiving Society Adult Immersion (year 1), Yuneŝit’in Tsilhqot’in Yuneŝit’in Government Hanceville Language Camp (Year 2), $50,000 Government resources (both) Tsilhqot’in Resource development, Williams Tsilhqot’in National Tsilhqot’in Documentation and $50,000 Lake Government archiving Chalo This project is an immersion Dene K’e Independent Fort Nelson First Nation Fort Nelson based cultural Language $25,000 School program

Returned grants from 2017/2018 -$21,781.36

TOTAL $2,075,270.64 The Aboriginal Languages Initiative is funded by Department of Canadian Heritage.

14 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW FirstVoices* FirstVoices is our internationally recognized online Indigenous language archiving and teaching resource that allows Indigenous communities to document their language for future generations. FirstVoices provides state-of-the-art technologies, training and technical support to community language champions. Teams of fluent Elders and technically savvy youth upload dictionaries, alphabets, songs, stories, words and phrases as well as audio and video to their community archives.

LANGUAGE COMMUNITY OR AFFILIATION GRANT

Tāłtān Tahltan Central Government $50,000

Hailhzaqvla Heiltsuk Tribal Council $50,000

Tla’amin Sliammon First Nation $50,000

Xai’xais Kitasoo Band Council $29,700

Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Nadleh Whu’ten Indian Band $50,000

TOTAL $229,700

*FirstVoices programs were funded directly by the First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation, with programs administered by FPCC. Reclaiming My Language The Reclaiming My Language program is based on a successful course that has been developed in Sweden and Norway by and for the Sami, the Indigenous peoples of that territory. The course uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to support silent speakers (people who know the language but do not use it) to overcome barriers to using their Indigenous language in their communities.

LANGUAGE COMMUNITY OR AFFILIATION GRANT

Secwepemctsin Stswecem̓ c Xgat̓ tem First Nation $22,500

Kwak̓ wala Kwakiutl Band $22,500

Hul’q’umi’num’ Stz’uminus $22,500

Nuučaan̓ uɫ Quuquuatsa Language Society $13,513

Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Nadleh Whuten Indian Band $22,500

TOTAL $103,513

The Reclaiming My Language Program is funded by the First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation.

15 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW FPCC’s Arts Program

Sharing Traditional Arts Across Generations The Sharing Traditional Arts Across Generations program is intended to assist with projects that have the transmission of traditional arts skills and knowledge as their primary focus.

RECIPIENT PROJECT BRIEF AFFILIATION GRANT Deliver eight weaving workshops that include protocol, Okanagan Syilx First Sqilxw Apna Society $12,000 material care and processing. Nations Margaret Briere Apprentice with Dylan Thomas for six months. Lyackson $12,000 Teach 10 First Nations participants in Prince Rupert how Pansy Collison to make traditional regalia, which includes a button Haida $12,000 blanket, vest or tunic and traditional drum. Be mentored by Iroquois regalia maker Teka Everetz and Lindsay Delaronde Nuu chah nulth cedar weaver Genevieve Mack to create Iroquois, Mohawk Nation $11,800 regalia that encompasses both traditional art forms. Host (Re)connection of Land to Water Traditional Syilx - Penticton Indian En’owkin Centre $12,000 Transport and Skinning the Canoe workshops. Band David Fierro Offer three two-day drum making workshops. Westbank First Nation $12,000 Transfer knowledge of weaving techniques of Salish Weaving, Coast Salish Spirituality associated when Janice George weaving and utilizing a woven garment as well as Squamish First Nation $12,000 customs of the Coast and how weavings are revered in Squamish culture. Offer a wide variety of cultural arts activities for Sua Cultural Program Kitasoo/Xai’xais Nation $12,000 community members of all ages. Carve a canoe that will serve as a permanent interpretive Lil’wat7ul Culture Centre Lil’wat7ul $12,000 display piece. Host Storytelling through Cedar Weaving and Sharp Grass Harvesting workshops in traditional territories Julia Joseph Ditidaht First Nation $10,340 across multiple generations, using the Ditidaht Language. Pass on the traditional knowledge of hide tanning to a Lynette La Fontaine small group of dedicated individuals in a camp setting Métis $12,000 and captured with videography. Preserve our sacred traditional cedar bark use and host Mary Ann & James a harvesting, cleaning, stripping, soaking and weaving Heiltsuk Nation $12,000 Lawson workshop. Splatsin Tsm7aksaltn Practice the art of collecting and making from the land. First Nations $12,000 Host a Nisga’a traditional drum making workshop Wilp Wilxo’oskwhl with cultural and artistic knowledge shared across Nisga’a $8,870 Nisga’a Institute generations. Cowichan Valley Métis Create a visual display reflecting Métis culture using Métis $12,000 Association multi-media. Teach students how to make a Nuu chah nulth whalers Bertha Paull Tseshaht $12,000 basket, along with harvesting materials. Teach how to dye, sort quills, embroidery “zig zag” quill Coreylee Philbrick Shushwap $6,000 work.

16 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW RECIPIENT PROJECT BRIEF AFFILIATION GRANT Nancy Saddleman Teach seven adults how to make Buckskin Gloves. Okanagan Nation $10,000 Squamish Lil’wat Provide cedar weaving on the land workshops. Lil’wat7ul $12,000 Cultural Centre Host a variety of cultural workshops within Gitxsan Marie Smith communities and create a children’s activity colouring $8,000 book introducing traditional art and language. Gitxsan Provide the opportunity to Secwepemc Elders, Secwepemc Child & community members and artists to be able to share their Secwepemc $12,000 Family Services Agency knowledge and teachings. Use Indigenous values to inspire and encourage a Una-Ann Moyer Tahltan-Tlingit $11,900 representation of cultural and personal identity. Ditidaht Community Have two mentors work with students to carve a totem Coast Salish $12,000 School pole entrance for the school. Nenqay Che’d Naxidan- We Walk the Earth Bring carver Jimmy Joseph and Blaine Grinder to work Tsilhqot’in & Kwakiutl $12,000 & Tletinqox Adult with Tl’etinqox Adult Education. Education Nihiyaw Language and Host traditional dances and cultural workshops to Cree $12,000 Culture Society support traditional knowledge. Sophia George Teach the younger generation to learn how to knit. Coast Salish $10,000 Total $292,910 The Sharing Traditional Arts Program is funded by the BC Arts Council and Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies. Organizations and Collectives The Organizations and Collectives program is intended for Aboriginal organizations and established unincorporated arts collectives with a demonstrated commitment to Aboriginal arts development and practice.

RECIPIENT PROJECT BRIEF AFFILIATION GRANT Cowichan Tribes Ts’ewulhtun Health 2018 BC Elders Gathering First Nations $9,776 Centre 2 Rivers Remix Produce and build capacity for Q’emcin 2 Rivers Remix Nlaka’pamux $30,000 Society Society and host a day festival of contemporary music. Aboriginal Host a totem pole carving mentorship project in rural Nlaka’pamux/Spuzzum Gathering Place (Terrace) and urban (Vancouver) communities led by $30,000 Band Collective northern Tahltan Tlingit artist Dempsey Bob. Aboriginal Housing Foster cultural identity by facilitating artistic educational Society of Prince workshops that celebrate the diversity of Indigenous Ojibwa $30,000 George knowledge and unique ways of knowing. Coast Salish Arts Facilitate Indigenous programing to partner Kwantlen First Nation $15,000 and Culture Society organizations. KAS Cultural Society Build capacity in art publishing and promotion with a Squamish $30,000 (Kwi Awt Stelmexw) multilingual illustrated poetry book. Teach cultural knowledge that will develop the society Ktunaxa Nation into a functional organization to compete in the Theatre Dance $16,000 market that is a missing component in the Kootenay Troupe Society Ktunaxa region. Water Project Deliver workshops, concerts and ceremony that focus Coast Salish $15,000 Collective on water and how water is sacred.

17 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW RECIPIENT PROJECT BRIEF AFFILIATION GRANT Produce “Les Filles du Roi”, written in English, French, and Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) exploring the history of Raven Theatre Oji-Cree Heritage $30,000 colonization in 1665 at the Native North American Travelling College. Have Seabird Island Graphic Multimedia Design Initiative train the communication department Seabird Island Band Seabird Island Band $30,000 employees in combining culture and tradition with new technologies. Syiyaya Reconciliaiton Deliver workshops for Salish Wool weaving. Coast Salish $12,884 Movement Have Tracy Williams teach traditional Coast Salish Tla’amin Nation, Coast Tla’amin Nation $6,400 weaving skills using both cedar bark and wool. Salish Create a program offering participants the Vancouver Haida opportunity to learn how to weave with cedar bark Haida $12,000 Weaver Collective but also a possible future carrying on this important First Nations skill. Revive the oral traditions of the arts that, in the past, Witset First Nation was a means of survival, connection to self-identity Wet’suwet’en $12,000 and worth. Reach traditional beading, tour museums and canyons with a demonstration at the end, as well as to learn Witset First Nation Witsuwit’en, Gitumden Clan $29,000 the administrative skills of doing inventory and final reporting. Train with three contemporary art mediums and Hai-Kwa Collective techniques of production and establish NWC Art hub Haida Cree $30,000 for artists to develop their skills. Rebuilding Our Offer workshops such as hide tanning, beading, cedar Stories Through the First Nations $15,000 weaving and tumpline weaving. Arts Total $353,060 Organizations and Collectives are funded by the BC Arts Council and Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies.

18 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW Arts Administrator Internships The Arts Administrator Internship and Mentorship Program will support internship and training opportunities for individuals who have a demonstrated commitment to arts administration and cultural management.

RECIPIENT PROJECT BRIEF AFFILIATION GRANT Tk’emlups te Jackie Jules will engage in a nine-month internship with TteS Secwepemc Museum & Heritage Park and work with a mentor to administer Tk’emlups $30,000 (Kamloops Indian cultural heritage tours, facilitate workshops, and community Band) consultation to develop Elder cultural resources. Mariel Belanger to learn museum principles and practices in O’Keefe Ranch preparation to install authentic tule mat lodge on site as living OKIB Syilx Nation $30,000 history museum. Lydia Brown will intern with Spotted Fawn Productions with Spotted Fawn mentor Amanda Strong and Suna Galay Lydia to gain skillsets in Snuneymuxw $30,000 Productions areas of production and administration. Whess Harman to engage in a year-long curatorial mentorship Visible Arts Society with the Grunt Gallery to produce talks and lectures at the Carrier Wit’at (Lake $27,500 (DBA grunt gallery) gallery, support the production of exhibitions, assist with the Babine Nation) curatorial process and create programs. Elder Vickers Hyslop will mentor Emily Dundas Oke through a Contemporary Art curatorial and educational programming internship involving Cree $30,000 Gallery Aboriginal artists and communities at the Contemporary Art Gallery. Valerie Bob will intern with Chemainus Valley Cultural Chemainus Valley Society to manage, plan, organize and solicit Hul’q’umi’num’ $27,420 Culture Society sponsorship with businesses who are interested in purchasing First Nations Art. Joanne Finlay will engage in an internship with the Museum Museum of of Northern B.C. to build skills in arts administration, research, Tsimshian $29,000 Northern B.C. curatorial practice, planning, marketing, fundraising and outreach. Savage Productions Tai Amy Grauman will engage in a year-long internship with Métis, Cree and $28,041 Society Savage Production Society in the area of producing. Haudenosaunee Returned grants -$25,646 from 2017/2018 Total $206,315 Arts Administrator Internships is funded by the BC Arts Council and Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies.

19 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW Individual Emerging Artists The Individual Artists program is intended for Aboriginal artists who have a demonstrated commitment to their artistic practice in any artistic discipline − visual, music, dance, theatre, or media, and including the contemporary practice of traditionally based forms.

RECIPIENT PROJECT BRIEF AFFILIATION GRANT Create a theatre piece, titled “Mixed-up” that explores the over- Cowichan Tribes, John Aitken lapping cultural similarities between my Coast Salish lineage Comiaken Nation $10,000 and Scottish lineage. (Coast Salish) Create a 50+ page fictional comic book/graphic novel from Anhishinaabe, Swam Mike Alexander the perspective of a First Nations band constable examining $10,000 Lake First Nation Anishinaabe mythology and culture. Create a new body of work that will combine printmaking with Bigstone Cree Kirsten Auger $8,000 traditional Indigenous art and show at exhibits. Nation Create new designs for “paint by numbers” kits and eventually Dzawada’enuxw First Shirley Babcok $10,000 use those designs for developing colour by number books. Nation Squamish/ Create dance showcasing Indigenous ways of knowing, through Sierra Baker Kwakwaka’wakw, $10,000 performance based oral storytelling, including spoken word. Tlingit Create iterative works on paper that celebrate Métis heritage Daphne Boyer Métis $10,000 and honour plants as the basis of life on earth. Record 12 Meditations; such as Eagle Feather Meditation, releasing addictions meditation and Sacred Four Meditations Canim Lake Band - Lorelei Boyce $10,000 with First Nations drumming, along with singing as background Secwepemc music.

Write, direct and produce a music video for the song Crosses Norine Braun Métis $10,000 and Sweetgrass from upcoming album Through Train Windows.

Go on a journey of decolonization, both through poetry and to Michelle Brown Métis $9,920 travel to Cree and Métis cultural centres. Profesionally market, promote and release the “Curtis Clearsky Blackfoot and Curtis Clearsky and the Constellationz” album in March 2019 accompanied by Anishinabe, Blood $10,000 a culturally focused celebration launch event. Tribe Namgis and Paula Cranmer- Design and weave Nlaka’pamyx Tsupin (Tump Lines) using wool Nlaka’pamux - $10,000 Underhill and Indian Hemp fibres in 4 Tsupin. Lytton First Nation Create a body of work that will draw people into a circle of Stz’minus First Daniel Elliot relations where spiritual, artistic through conciliation and $7,912 Nation reconciliation. Create a 2-minute short stop motion animation “Tiger Belly”, Métis, Dene Suna Galay $10,000 depicting a story from their mother’s childhood. (Chipewyan Work with Mentors, Columpa Bobb and Nancy Black to deliver Rachelle George 2 weekends of digital media arts youth workshops. For Tsleil- First Nations $10,000 Waututh & Squamish Youth. Complete Halq’emeylem/Coast Salish designed language art Snuneymuxw Bonny Graham alphabet, to enable keyboard characters and create associate (Nanaimo) & Sto:lo $10,000 educational art books, to develop, tour, promote and distribute. (Skwah First Nation) Create a spoken word performance art video that depicts a Coast Salish from Andrea Grant mythological-inspired point of view of what it means to be a $10,000 Penelakut Island “Modern Native.”

20 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW RECIPIENT PROJECT BRIEF AFFILIATION GRANT Be mentored by Amanda Strong with a focus on creating a Shoshannah Greene 3-minute short film, combining a mix of oral Haida storytelling, Haida $10,000 gothic story-telling and Haida humour. Focus on revitalizing St’at’imc Hymm Songs that are no longer Laura Grizzlypaws practiced through this language learning initiative of ancestral St’at’imc $10,000 songs sung by Elders, to restore and empower the community. Research and develop a new methodology for creating Syilx, Tsilhqot’in, Kim Harvey Indigenous artistic ceremony within the framework of theatre $10,000 Ktunaxa, Dakelh creation. First Nation - Create “Empirical”, the next project by BIPOC Hip Hop/R&B Diana Hellson Blackfoot (Siksika $7,621 Artist Mamarudegyal. Nation, AB) Write a biography about my Kokhum (grandmother), Mary Saulteau First Nicole Hetu Minnie (Paquette) Garbitt. Her story is an important act of $10,000 Nations cultural knowledge preservation, and important to her family. Create a 6-track Hip-Hop project, which will strive to include Santana Julian Indigenous instruments and writing to influence positivity in Matsqui Sto:lo $10,000 those with mental health issues. Create the album “Red Man”, which focuses on my experience Leq’a:mel First Patrick Kelly $6,895 as an Indigenous man living in modern times. Nation Be mentored by Dean Heron in creating two carving pieces Shawna-Lee Kiesman Tsimshian $10,000 made out of cedar. Anishinaabe (Ojibwa), Create 10 new paintings for a solo art show. The images and Sharifah Marsden Mississaugas of $8,200 writings will be themed “Motherhood”. Scugog Island First Nation Study our plants using artistic expression, protocols harvesting, Métis, Cree, Carly Nabess $5,000 and their Michif names. Anishinaabe Cree and Dene Niska Napoleon Record, mix and market my debut solo album. from Saulteau First $10,000 Nations Attend conferences and update press kit to advance my Tahltan, Dene Jasmine Netsena $10,000 professional development. Nations

Record a cultural album in our languages, with the assistance of Cree, Ojibwe, Fara Palmer $8,000 elders fluent in Cree, Ojibwe, Dakehl and Secwepemc. Dakehl, Secwepemc

Create an exploration of an Indigenous woman reclaiming Lydia Prince Dak’elh/Cree $5,000 culture and language through modern mediums. Create a series of ten contemporary Anishinaabe paintings Anishinaabe from Zofia Rogowski exploring territory and reclamation of cultural identity in order $3,770 Rama First Nation to expand my reach as an emerging Indigenous artist.

Attend Dechinta to learn and practice hide preparation and Mi’kmaw and Megan Samms $5,000 traditional craft to further expand my textile arts practice. Nlaka’pamux

Create new works based on my recently completed photo- Tsartlip - Lower Rosemarie Spahan based research project, with the initial subjects being my Uncle $10,000 Nicola Baptists Paul and other family.

21 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW RECIPIENT PROJECT BRIEF AFFILIATION GRANT Record an EP of original singer-songwriter music at Fader Scott Spicker Métis $10,000 Mountain Studios in Vancouver. Create a body of work to dissect the way intergenerational Musqueam, Syilx, Manuel Strain trauma from colonialism can lead to addiction and a sense of $10,000 Secwepemc placelessness. Travel to Eastern Canada and Europe to audition for a Samantha Sutherland contemporary dance company with the goal of signing a Ktunaxa Nation $3,000 contract as a company member for the 2019/2020 season. Publish four children’s books that I have written, which are Wsa’nec’ - Tsawout Tracy Underwood $10,000 about a Wsa’nec’ boy’s everyday activities. First Nation Record a new album with Jim Bryson that will showcase my Olivia Wade Métis $10,000 growth as an artist. Further develop my artistic practice by learning bookbinding, Interior Salish/ Taryn Walker $10,000 printmaking and setting up a studio space. Coldwater Band Participate in a seven-month mentorship in audio engineering, Caley Watts creating a new collaborative project incorporating the Cree Cree $10,000 Language, graphics, and film. Devote time to my music and mentor with two established and Secwepemc, Tara Willard $10,000 recorded Indigenous female singer/songwriters. Neskonlith Pay for living expenses during the creation of five pieces for David Wilson First Nations $10,000 three exhibits. Tyler York Carve an eight-foot sculpture in red cedar of a thunderbird. Haida $10,000 First Nations, Record an EP, a conceptual project that is about the first girl Nimkish Younging Opaskwayak Cree $10,000 Nimkish fell for after coming out as bisexual in her early 20s. Nation Create “Whale,” a short film about a young boy going to live Tanner Zurkoski Cree/Métis $10,000 with his Grandparents in a world he has never seen before.

Total $408,318

The Individual Emerging Artists Program is funded by the BC Arts Council.

22 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW Aboriginal Youth Engaged in the Arts The Aboriginal Youth Engaged in the Arts program is intended to encourage youth participation in creative and artistic activity in all disciplines − visual, music, dance, theatre, literary or media, and including the contemporary practice of traditionally based forms. Projects should implement new arts activities that focus on engaging youth between the ages of 15 and 30.

RECIPIENT PROJECT BRIEF AFFILIATION GRANT BC Association of Reach youth how to build and create and paint their very All Friendship Centres Aboriginal Friendship own drum, used for healing, offering prayers and gratitude, $13,000 in B.C. Centres ceremony and journeying. Big House Project Mentor youth in storytelling and documentary filmmaking. Heiltsuk Indian Band $13,000 Create a two-week art and empowerment program that Dzawada’enuxw First allows Indigenous youth to produce their own films while Dzawada’enuxw First $12,000 Nation gaining cinematic, directing and editing skills in the remote Nation Dzawada’enuxw village of Kingcome Inlet. Create a cinematography project to protect, record and Kitasoo Community Kitasoo/Xai’Xais First share the stories of Kitasoo/Xai’Xais elders and knowledge $13,000 School Nation keepers. Lower Similkameen Provide youth space to document their community with the Lower Similkameen $13,000 Indian Band use of photo and video media. Indian Band Increase First Nations presence, knowledge and history and Nuuchahnulth Tribal open doors to revisiting a First Nations approach of family Nuu-chah-nulth $12,875 Council Education and taking care of community. Have Master Carver, Alvin Mack, engage with selected Nuxalk youth artists in a 10-day camp to design and create Nuxalk $13,000 a “universal” Nuxalk fabric screen for use in travel. Create “Salmon Girls Youth” project to support young Tr’ondek Hwech’in First Raven Spirit Dance $10,450 Indigenous theatre artists. Nation (Yukon) Kitsumkalum First Create “Bunk #7,” a dance and regalia youth empowerment The Raven Collective Nation, Nisga’a and $13,000 project. Metlakatla Connect music and video producers to write, produce and Tl’etinqox School Tsilhqot’in $10,000 record three songs and film one music video. Create the ‘ Youth Centre Welcome Tsawwassen First Tsawwassen First Bench,” a 14-foot carved red cedar bench depicting both $13,000 Nation Nation/Coast Salish Salish images and language. Help the youth find an artistic voice to express their Tse Wedi Etlh Wet’suwet’en Nation $13,000 relationship to the land. Wagalus Elementary Create a multi-media piece reflecting the historical narrative Kwakiutl $13,000 Band School and the future prospects of life in an Indian village -Kwakiutl. Yuulu?il?th Guide the youth of Hitacu to carve a log drum to use within Yuulu?il?th Government $11,175 Government the community. Collaborate a reconciliation project with Seabird Island Crystal Chapman Community School creating a carved/sewed reconciliation Sto:lo $6,500 board/blanket. Total $180,000 The Aboriginal Youth Engaged in the Arts Program is funded by the BC Arts Council.

23 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW 24 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW Micro-Grants Micro-Grants are small grants intended to help with immediate needs, such as supplies, travel, and administration fees.

RECIPIENT PROJECT BRIEF AFFILIATION GRANT Blackfoot (Siksika Diana Hellson Travel to attend Break Out West. $1,000 Nation, AB) Attend Scripted Conference in Los Angeles, CA, meeting Joy Haskell network executives and agents to discuss their feature film and Tl’azt’en Nation $1,000 TV series. Seabird Island First Karl Harris Create ceremonial wear for Aboriginal Affiliation for Protocol. $1,000 Nation, Sto:lo Nation Showcase select works in the art show “For Ground; Tla-o-qui-aht First Hjalmer Wenstob $1,000 Background.” Nations Learn to be “stage ready” and pay for partial meals while Jessica Sault Dene, Mohawk $620 attending Gathering Our Voices Youth Conference. Expand business network with travel to Baldwin Gallery in Coast Salish - Darren Joseph $1,000 London, England to discuss the Indigenous Art market. Squamish Nation Pay for administration costs, business supplies and showcase Skidegate Xaayda Vira Danyk $1,000 application fees. (Haida) Nation Produce wooden bowls for the upcoming Leq’a’:mel Career and Gerald Kelly Leq’a’:mel $600 Employment Fair. Attend and help facilitate the first annual Indigenous Arts Charrine Lace Conference in Ottawa, Ontario as the Western Liaison of the Witset First Nation $973 organization Pass the Feather. Travel to US for pilot season, which will allow them to take the Secwepemc - Canim Grace Dove $1,000 next step in their career – expanding to an international level. Lake Indian Band Total $9,193 Micro-grants are funded by the BC Arts Council.

25 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW Emerging Indigenous Music Industry Professionals Intended for individual Indigenous music industry professionals and artist-entrepreneurs living in B.C. who have a demonstrated commitment to working in the music industry as administrators, agents, promoters, managers, event organizers or presenters.

RECIPIENT PROJECT BRIEF AFFILIATION GRANT

Mentor in event planning, organizing, budgeting and promoting an Valerie Bob Coast Salish $8,000 Aboriginal Day Event

Launch an independent Indigenous-focused music record label with Niitsiitapii & Curtis Clearsky mentorship from established industry professional Robbe Hardnette $7,980 Anishinabe of StreetBeat Entertainment Group. Caitlin Further develop her skills and contacts as an artist and songwriter by Métis $4,021 Humphrys attending a songwriting retreat and being mentored by Judy Stakee. Be mentored by No Fun Radio to book, promote and manage a new Squamish First Paisley Nahanee monthly night featuring bands and DJs at Fortune Sound Club in $8,000 Nation Vancouver. Garret Willie will be mentored on producing an album, the process Garret Willie of distribution and marketing to the online and traditional music Namgis First Nation $8,000 industry channels. Nimkish Nimkish will occupy the position of Music Assistant for Full Circle: First Opaskwayak Cree O’Sullivan- Nations Performance’s Muyuntsut ta Slulum Concert Series and the $10,000 First Nation Younging Talking Stick Festival. Brody will be mentored to gain skills in planning and organizing live Qayqayt First Brody Halfe music events in New Westminster on his own Territory to establish a Nation, Saddle Lake $10,000 presence of the Qaywayt people. Cree Nation Attend the top seven music industry conferences in North America to Nicole Huska source the most up to date information from expert presenters and Huron-Wendat $10,000 industry leaders This project aims to contribute to the development of their first Snuneymuxw First Madison Krullicki professional album as an artist by creating 2 original written, mixed, $10,000 Nations and mastered songs. Total $76,001 The Emerging Music Industry Professionals Program is funded by Creative BC

26 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW Expanding Capacity in the Indigenous Music Recording Industry RECIPIENT PROJECT BRIEF AFFILIATION GRANT Be mentored by Michael Turner of Turner Music Studios to Michael Auger produce a music CD of Nlakapamux Nation and produce a film Cree First Nations $30,000 soundtrack. Train in a professional studio with an engineer to acquire skills to Dale Cutler First Nations $30,000 record local Indigenous artists to distribute worldwide. Cheyanna Gain experience and knowledge to operate a studio and Dene and Cree $29,308 Kootenhayoo successfully work as a professional audio engineer and producer. Caley Watts Support a seven-month mentorship in sound engineering. Cree $30,000 Gain knowledge and experience in recording live & in-studio Jeremy Pahl performances with the intention of serving the Prince Rupert Gitga’at $30,000 music community in the future. Receive audio engineering training from Tom Dobrzanski, at Scott Spicker Monarch studios in Vancouver to improve Scott’s ability as an Métis $30,000 audio engineer. Record, engineer & produce a single with Indigenous group 6(1) Status Carrier Damien Ketlo $30,000 Kedah Clan while apprenticing under Little Big studios. First Nation Support my participation in the B.C. Music Industry through Nanoose First Craig Edwards arranging and composing music for a studio album and record $9,600 Nations a demo to secure funding. Jonah Natrall will be producing and recording an album, as well Cree/Squamish Jonah Natral $27,000 as setting up his own recording studio. Nation Derek Edenshaw will be mentored by Edwin Bergsson in the art Derek Edenshaw Haida, Cree/Métis $30,000 of mixing and mastering. Total $275,908 Intended for emerging Indigenous recording engineers/producers and independent Indigenous recording studios with a demonstrated, active commitment to working within the B.C. music industry. The Expanding Capacity in the Indigenous Music Recording Industry Program is funded by Creative BC.

27 2018/19 YEAR IN REVIEW Peer-Review Committees FPCC grant applications are reviewed by independent peer-review committees, who make decisions about which applicants receive funding based on program criteria. Below are this year’s participants.

LANGUAGE PROGRAMS (in alphabetical order) ARTS PROGRAMS (in alphabetical order) Craig Adams Joanne Arnott Aiona Anderson Michael Auger Lisa Anwar Elaine Bomberry Valerie Bob Tejas Collison Melanie Chickite Deb George Chuutsqa Cheyanna Kootenhayoo Tawni Davidson Desiree Lawson Carla George Janine Lott Melody Gravelle Patrick Shannon Carla Lewis Lisa Shepherd Krystal Lezard Steve Sxwithu’txw Kathryn Michel Tobias Tomlinson Melanie Morin Danielle Saddleman Jessica Starlund Cyndi Stevens Tye Swallow Cody William Elizabeth Williams

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