First Peoples’ Heritage, Language and Culture Council Initiatives MANDATE • To preserve, restore and enhance First Nations heritage, language and culture; • Increase understanding and sharing of knowledge within both First Nations and non-First Nations communities; and • Heighten appreciation and acceptance of the wealth of cultural diversity among all British Columbians.
• Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Conference • Vancouver Opera – Mozart Project set in First Nation’s culture • FPHLCC web site, Needs Assesment and Map Project • Ongoing provision of information on the First Nations languages, arts and cultures to the British Columbia Government • Ongoing referral and response to First Nation’s cultural inquiries from British Columbia residents
EXECUTIVE COMMITMENT TO MULTICULTURALISM First Peoples’ Heritage, Language and Culture Council is committed to assisting British Columbia’s First Nations to realize their visions for language, arts, and cultural revitalization. KEY POLICIES AND STRUCTURES IN SUPPORT OF MULTICULTURALISM • FPHLCC funds First Nation’s language revitalization and art projects. • FPHLCC develops projects to educate all people within British Columbia to value the original languages, arts, and cultures.
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