Council of Yukon First Nations - Yukon Native Language Center

Published purpose

Building on funding received from Listen, Hear Our Voices in 2019, this follow-up project will continue digitizing priority materials as identified by nine Yukon First Nations and to work with the five Yukon First Nations that were unable to participate in the initial program to identify and digitize priority recordings of their First Nations languages. This follow-up project has two primary goals: 1. In collaboration with digitization experts, we aim to strengthen local capacity for digitizing and archiving audiocassette recordings of Yukon First Nations languages at the Yukon Native Language Centre (YLNC), an established regional hub for First Nations language revitalization, documentation and education in the Yukon. 2. Through continued collaboration with all 14 Yukon First Nations, we aim to identify and improve access to high-impact audio recordings in YNLC's archival collections, providing valuable resources for First Nations language revitalization and education initiatives throughout the territory.