Actions and Commitments

Call to Action # 14 : Language and Culture (13-17)

B.C. Cabinet and First Nations Leaders’ Gathering

September 6, 2017

The B.C. Cabinet and First Nations Leaders’ Gathering made it a priority to provide support to Indigenous communities seeking to revitalize connections to their languages. The revitalization of language is a human right as asserted within the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

  • Programs and projects that will turn new speakers into fluent speakers
  • Projects for documentation of the languages
  • Language planning across communities

The money will go to three priority areas