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The First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC) provides grants, skills development, technology tools, research and advocacy to support B.C. First Nations language, arts and heritage revitalization for organizations, communities and individuals.
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First Peoples' Cultural Council @fpcc.ca · May 27
Hello, Bluesky! Thanks for supporting our channel. At the First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC), we provide funding, resources and open-source technology development to support all aspects of cultural revitalization. Visit our website for more information on our programs, initiatives and resources.
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Congratulations to musician and drummer Xualupathut Patrick Aleck on the release of his beautiful new album, Xualupathut Connections. 🎶 🥁

🙌🏽 We are honoured to support Patrick Aleck. Read more here, fpcc.ca/stories/musi...

🎧 Listen to Patrick's album here: open.spotify.com/album/4uvmXw...
Life Is a Journey
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December 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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This holiday season, you can listen to Sheri Marie Ptolemy's song “Cowboy Come Home for Christmas”🎄🎶 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJeK...

Sheri is a recent FPCC Arts Grant recipient and we are honoured to support Sheri and look forward to her upcoming EP.

➡️Learn about FPCC art programs: fpcc.ca/arts
Sheri Marie Ptolemy - Cowboy Come Home for Christmas (Official Lyric Video)
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December 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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This #GivingTuesday, you can support grassroots language revitalization all around the world! Your donation will help launch 20 language revitalization projects, like the Ayöök textbooks developed by 2025 Ready to Revitalize member Delfina Reyes Chávez: givebutter.com/elp2025
Giving Tuesday 2025 - Delfina and Colectivo Nemuk
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December 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Check out some of the top stories related to First Nations arts, heritage and language revitalization in B.C.

🔗 You can find the links to the article at fpcc.ca/resource/new...

#BCFirstNations #BCNews #BCarts #BCheritage #languagerevitalization #NewsRoundup
November 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Friday at 9am Hawaii - join us for the final session of the 2025 Language Documentation Learning Series! We’ll talk about Indigenous language revitalization, and how to find funding for this work.

All are welcome, and this event (like all ELP programs) is free! Register at: bit.ly/langdoc2025
Maroon bubble on top of a photo of a tropical forest. Text in bubble reads: “Language documentation learning series week 8: language revitalization and funding. Armando Molina Gomez and Violet King, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, 9:00 am Hawaii (UTC-10).” To the right are photos of Violet and Armando. At the bottom are the logos of the Endangered Languages Project and the Language Documentation Training Center.
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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FPCC recently caught up with Sarah Jeffrey, Executive Director of the Sníchim Foundation, at our digitization training event hosted by the Language Vitality Program.

📖 Read the full story here: fpcc.ca/stories/livi...

#BCFirstNations #LanguageRevitalization #LanguageVitality @e-l-p.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Online Learning Series: Week 6 📣

'Gwa'yi Music Revitalization and Festival FPCC Pilot Project’
🗓️ Wednesday, November 26, at 3pm PT!

👉🏽 This webinar is free to join, but you must register here: fpcc.ca/stories/fpcc...

#BCFirstNations #BCArts #BCMusic #OLS2025 #OnlineLearningSeries #FreeWebinar
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Are you applying for FPCC’s Youth Empowered Speakers (YES) Program?

📅 Join us for an online info session on Thursday, November 26 @ 12 pm PT!

👉🏽 Register today at fpcc.ca/program/yes/

#BCFirstNations #BCGrant #CommunityGrant #LanguageProgram #GrantOpportunities #ApplyNow #LanguageLearning
November 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Applications are now open for the Youth Empowered Speakers (YES) program! ✨

The deadline to apply for YES is January 13, 2026! ⏰

Apply today! Visit fpcc.ca/yes

#BCFirstNations #LanguageRevitalization #LanguageLearning #BCGrants #YESprogram #LanguageImmersion
November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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FPCC’s Arts Program Presents: ‘Our Stories, Our Voices’

Online Learning Series: Week 5 📣

👉🏽 These webinars are free to join, but you must register here: fpcc.ca/stories/fpcc...

#BCFirstNations #OnlineLearningSeries #OLS2025 #webinars #CulturalHeritage #FoodSovereignty #BCArts #BCMusic #FPCC
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Are you applying for FPCC’s Cultural Practices Grant?

📅 Join us for an online info session on Thursday, November 20 @ 2 pm PT!

👉🏽 Register today at fpcc.ca/cpg

#BCFirstNations #BCGrant #CommunityGrant #GrantOpportunities #ApplyNow
November 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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FPCCs' Cultural Practices Grant (CPG) is now accepting applications.

Apply today or learn more about this program by visiting fpcc.ca/cpg

Deadline to apply is December 12, 2025 ⏰

#BCFirstNations #BCGrants #BCfunding #CPG #CulturalHeritageGrant
November 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Our CEO, Tracey Herbert, was humbled and honoured to receive the King Charles III Coronation Medal presented by AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse and AFN Regional Chief Terry Teegee yesterday in Vancouver.

Congratulations, Tracey!
October 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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FPCC’s Toolkits are a collection of practical resources that support the development of language and cultural revitalization programs in First Nations communities.

📚 Visit fpcc.ca/toolkits

#BCFirstNations #resources #toolkits #languageplanning #culturalrevitalization #languagenest
October 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Online Learning Series: Week 3 📣

👉🏽 These webinars are free to join, but you must register here: fpcc.ca/stories/fpcc-learning-series

#BCFirstNations #webinarseries #revitalization #FPCC #onlinelearningseries #OLS2025 #learningseries @e-l-p.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Dip siip’ntut Sm’algyax, das wii hana’nax :“we love sm’algyax, from these strong women”

🗓️ Thursday, October 23, at 10 am PT!

👉🏽 These webinars are free to join, but you must register here: fpcc.ca/stories/fpcc...

#BCFirstNations #languagerevitalization @e-l-p.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Online Learning Series: Week 1 📣

'How to Successfully Plan a Music Project: Everything you Need to Know!' with #SheriPtolemy from Samahquam First Nation.

🗓️ Wednesday, October 22, at 10 am PT!

👉🏽 These webinars are free to join, but you must register here: fpcc.ca/stories/fpcc...

#BCFirstNations
October 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Are you applying for FPCC’s Language Vitality Program?

Join us for an online info session on Thursday, October 16, at 10:00 - 11:00am PT!

👉🏽 Register today at fpcc.ca/language-grant

Application deadline is December 10! ⏳

#BCFirstNations #BCGrant #CommunityGrant #GrantOpportunities #ApplyNow
October 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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FPCC’s Language Vitality Program is now accepting applications! 💫

Visit the Language Vitality Program page to access eligibility, guidelines, info session registration, additional information & resources: fpcc.ca/language-grant

#BCFirstNations #languageback #languagelearning
October 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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September 30th is the #NationalDayforTruthAndReconciliation, also known as #OrangeShirtDay.

On this day, we honour:

🧡 the children who never came home
🧡 Residential School Survivors and their families
🧡 the communities that are rebuilding

#WeWearOrange #EveryChildMatters
September 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. 🧡 Attending a community event is one way to honour survivors and reflect together.

🔗 Check out this list from @fpcc.ca to find an event near you: fpcc.ca/stories/nati...
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The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is September 30th, 2025. At FPCC, we encourage all advocates and allies to show your support by taking part in events happening in your region.
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September 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Today is #EducationTechnologyDay!

FirstVoices is an excellent example of the important role that technology plays in education for both students, teachers & mentors.

Discover more by visiting FirstVoices.com

#FirstVoices #languageapp #languageback #languagelearning #edtech
September 23 is Education Technology Day. Visit FirstVoices.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Truth and Reconciliation Day is coming up on September 30th.

We’ve compiled a list of events happening in B.C. 🧡

Please share this list with your community: fpcc.ca/ndtr-2025

#NationalDayforTruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay #wewearorange #BCevents
September 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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The Share-a-thon Challenge continues this week with Endangered Languages Project! 🎉

Submit your language revitalization program by going to endangeredlanguages.com/add-revitalization-program

#languagerevitalization #languageback @e-l-p.bsky.social
e-l-p.bsky.social Endangered Languages Project @e-l-p.bsky.social · Sep 15
For the fifth share-a-thon challenge, we’re inviting you to share about your language revitalization programs! endangeredlanguages.com/add-revitali...
September 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Share a resource & you could win a t-shirt with our friends at Endangered Languages Project! 🎉

Visit endangeredlanguages.com/share-resource
e-l-p.bsky.social Endangered Languages Project @e-l-p.bsky.social · Sep 12
Today’s Share-a-thon challenge: contribute a resource to the collaborative resource library! endangeredlanguages.com/share-resource
September 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM