ETEC 521: Aboriginal Web Resources

Module 2: Entry 2

First People’s Cultural Foundation: Generating Support for Aboriginal Languages

http://www.fpcf.ca/index.html

The First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation is an organization based in British Columbia that has a mandate of raising awareness and funding for Aboriginal language revitalization. This organization is a public, non-political charity that works in conjunction with their sister organization, the First Peoples’ Heritage, Language and Culture Council. Their site provides information about the organization’s mission, how to donate money and a link to First Voices Language Archives. First Voices is a web application where First Nations groups can archive their language in the form of an alphabet, dictionary, and phrase book. The alphabet, dictionary, and phrase books contain translations, sound files, text, image, and video files that support language learning. There is a link to First Voices website where you can obtain more information about this application.