The federal government committed $225 million over the next five years for the “vibrancy of Indigenous cultures and languages.”
A provincial cultural organization says it expects Indigenous-language revitalization programs will have to be cut after funding commitments in this spring’s federal budget fell short of expectations.
The federal government has committed $225 million over the next five years for the “vibrancy of Indigenous cultures and languages,” with $45 million per year going to Canadian Heritage for Indigenous language and cultural programs. “If our main funder cuts in half, we’re potentially looking at a lot of the grants out to communities having to be cut back,” she said.
“This is consistent with the Indigenous Languages Act, which states that Indigenous peoples are best positioned to lead the reclamation, revitalization, maintenance and strengthening their languages,” the department said. “Being able to get fluency at a big level back in our communities again is such a challenge, and now we have to cut back.”
According to the First Peoples’ Cultural Council — a First Nations-led provincial Crown corporation whose mandate is to help First Nations revitalize their languages, arts and culture — B.C. has the greatest diversity of First Nations languages in Canada.
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