Through mentorship, carving and music, a Cowichan artist is reconnecting with culture and crafting his own voice. Aidan Thorne’s guitar is one of a kind. That’s because he carved it…
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FPCC’s Braided Knowledge grant provides up to $25,000 in funding to support projects that revitalize and focus on the connected nature of B.C. First Nations arts, languages and heritage. Braided Knowledge: Weaving B.C. First Nations’ Knowledge Through Generations is a unique grant in Canada. It weaves themes…
B.C. First Nations youth learn protocols for harvesting and safeguarding food, medicines and traditional knowledge with support from FPCC’s Heritage Stewardship Program A recent project saw Tseshaht and Cowichan First Nations youth work with community experts to learn…
Update: The Heritage Stewardship and Braided Infrastructure funding application period is now closed. The First Peoples’ Cultural Council’s (FPCC) Heritage program is now accepting applications for projects focused on revitalizing…
Roots Remembered: Celebrating Heritage Reclamation within Three B.C. First Nation Communities to Mark National Indigenous History Month. June is National Indigenous History Month. To celebrate, we are highlighting three inspiring…
FPCC’s Braided Knowledge Grant supports the restoration and sharing of naming practices in Kingcome Inlet. The path to decolonization can sometimes lead in unexpected directions. Just ask Lindsey Willie, the…
FPCC’s Heritage Program is supporting exploring, documenting, protecting and connecting with the rock art of Kanaka Bar, ƛ̓əq̓ƛ̓áq̓tn̓mx, T’eqt’aqtn. The ƛ̓əq̓ƛ̓áq̓tn̓mx Braided Knowledge project is connecting community members with the…