Overview
The First Peoples’ Cultural Council has partnered with the Royal BC Museum to deliver a three-year language exhibition entitled “Our Living Languages: First Peoples’ Voices in B.C.” It opened on June 21, 2014 to coincide with National Aboriginal Day.
The exhibition showcases the diversity of the 35 First Nations languages in British Columbia. It celebrates the communities who are working hard to ensure these languages continue to be vital. By telling this important story, we can better support, enhance and encourage these efforts by increasing understanding of the complexities of language revitalization.
Contributing Organizations
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https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/exhibitions/our-living-languages-first-peoples-voices-bc
Download Resources
Our Living Languages Exhibition Poster PDF
For more information, visit: http://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/our-living-languages/
NEWS ARCHIVE
| June 7, 2014 | Ahki – Repost of Times Colonist article by Sarah Petrescu | Museum highlights First Nations languages with new exhibit |
| June 19, 2014 | Times Colonist – Richard Watts | Royal B.C. Museum exhibit immersed in native languages |
| June 21, 2014 | Times Colonist | Editorial: Save languages, save cultures |
| August 28, 2014 | Vancouver Sun – Mark Leiren-Young | Cultural innovation: Languages live at Royal B.C. Museum Exhibit showcases and helps to preserve the province’s indigenous tongues |
| Summer, 2015 | What’s inSight – Michelle Washington | Our Living Languages: Unspoken Languages, Unexplored Paths |
| 2015 | Curious Quarterly – Michelle Washington | Finding the Words |
| April 22, 2015 | Vic News – Michelle Washington | Language, Much More than Words |
| June 19, 2015 | Vic News – Michelle Washington | Unspoken Messages, Unexplored Paths |
Planning Begins for New Language Exhibit, February 25, 2013
On Thursday February 21, 2013, at the Musqueam Cultural Centre in Vancouver, the First Peoples’ Cultural Council and the Royal BC Museum celebrated Mother Languages Day in a unique way. The two organizations took the first step in the development of a B.C. First Nations Languages exhibition by hosting a meeting with First Nations cultural experts from across the province.
For more information view the press release
Also view Judith Lavoie’s February 23, 2013 Times Colonist article:
the Local First Nations languages explored in new museum exhibit