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FirstVoices

FirstVoices, a production of the First People’s Cultural Foundation, provides web-based tools and support services for Aboriginal peoples in Canada who choose to use digital technologies for language archiving, teaching, and revitalization. Now archiving languages with over sixty First Nations communities, First Voices integrates text, audio, video, games, and support resources to enhance ongoing community-based learning efforts. Participating communities can choose to share their language publicly, or restrict it for their exclusive access. FirstVoices virtually connects remote Aboriginal communities in their shared efforts to record and revitalize languages that in many cases were historically violently suppressed by the Canadian government. It can also facilitate the interaction of youth and elders within their communities as they work together to record and upload their language, reinforcing social relations and strengthening personal relationships.