B.C. First Nations Heritage is living heritage.
From our stories and songs to gathering places and basket designs, to legal traditions and knowledge systems – our heritage program helps us to understand who we are and how to live. We know that there is an urgent need to protect Indigenous heritage, now and into the future.
FPCC is working to empower communities to steward their heritage through our grants, programs and by providing opportunities to bring people together to share knowledge.
Current Heritage Funding Opportunities
The Heritage Vitality Program currently offers funding through three funding streams – Cultural Practices, Heritage Stewardship, and Braided Infrastructure. Each stream provides unique funding and support for community-led projects that revitalize B.C. First Nations’ cultural heritage. There is a single intake period for the Heritage Vitality Program, and information for each funding stream is available in the funding materials. Organizations can submit one application per funding stream.
We post information videos about our program, guidelines and application process on the Heritage Vitality Program page. If you have any questions about the content or program, please contact the staff member listed at the bottom of the program page.
Tools and Resources
To view the Heritage Stewardship Toolkit visit the FPCC Toolkit page
Important Documents:
View the B.C. First Nations Cultural Heritage Fact Sheet.
View the Report, From Stealing to Healing: Repatriation and B.C. First Nations on the history, context and impacts of repatriation for First nations in B.C.
View the Fact Sheet on Recognizing and Including Indigenous Cultural Heritage in B.C.
View the Policy Paper, Recognizing and Including Indigenous Cultural Heritage in B.C.
View the Legislation Review, A Selected Review of Federal and Provincial Legislation Implicating Indigenous Heritage in British Columbia
View the Report, Recommendations for Decolonizing B.C.’s Heritage-Related Processes and Legislation
2003 UNESCO Intangible Heritage Convention
News on changes to the B.C. Heritage Conservation Act
The Conversation article on science and traditional knowledge
