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On June 18, Honourable Olga Ilich, Minister of Labour and Citizens'
Services, announced a $100,000 grant from Network BC to help preserve the unique Ktunaxa language. The funding will enable the Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC) to record, archive and preserve its language using FirstVoices, a suite of web-based tools and services developed by the First Peoples' Cultural Foundation and supported by the federal and provincial governments. [News release]
Minister Ilich; Kathryn Teneese, Chief Negotiator of the Ktunaxa Nation Council; Chief Mary Mahseelah of the Tobacco Plains Band; and Agnus McCoy of the Ktunaxa Nation Council, displaying a Pendleton blanket, which was presented to Minister Ilich as a gift.
Network BC supports the use of technology to preserve and revitalize First Nations languages throughout British Columbia. Network BC was created to help connect B.C. communities. The late John Webb was instrumental in moving the Network BC project forward. Here, Don Maki, Director of Traditional Knowledge and Language Sector, Ktunaxa Nation Council, and Minister Ilich pose alongside the John Webb PoP located at the St. Eugene Mission Resort. The PoP (point of presence) was dedicated by the Ktunaxa Nation Council in John's memory.
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