FPCC’s Youth Empowered Speakers (YES) Program participant Ben Joseph shares about his experience learning his ancestral language with his three different mentors Xulimut Ben Joseph is in his third year…
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Sarah Jeffrey is helping to revitalize the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh language at work and at home Sarah Jeffrey is Executive Director of Sníchim Foundation, a non-profit foundation based in Vancouver dedicated to…
FPCC’s Youth Empowered Speakers (YES) program provides language immersion learning and paid internships for B.C. First Nations students working towards a career in language revitalization. The First Peoples’ Cultural Council’s…
Update: The Language Vitality Program funding application is now closed. Language funding is now available for 2026-27 up to 2028-29 to support community-based projects that revitalize First Nations languages in…
Mentor-Apprentice Program (MAP) graduate and MAP coach Corey-Lee Philbrick weaves together language, art and culture while teaching both Secwepemctsín and hide-tanning Teaching a Secwepemctsín hide-tanning workshop is an “incredibly powerful”…
Jesse Fairley talks about his experiences learning his ancestral language through FPCC’s Mentor-Apprentice Program Jesse Fairley is a member of the Beaver Clan of the Nee Tahi Buhn First Nation…