In the news release, LAC provides funding to 36 local
organizations in support of Canada's documentary heritage, issued
13-May-2024 by Library and Archives
Canada over CNW, we are advised by the organization that the
hyperlinks in the 2024-2025 project funding list were incorrect.
The complete, corrected release follows:
LAC provides funding to 36 local organizations in support of
Canada's documentary heritage
Library and Archives Canada is pleased to announce the
recipients of the 2024–2025 funding cycle of the Documentary
Heritage Communities Program
GATINEAU, QC, May 13, 2024
/CNW/ - This year, archives, museums and documentary heritage
institutions will share $1.47 million
to carry out 36 projects selected under Library and Archives
Canada's (LAC) Documentary Heritage Communities Program (DHCP).
View the projects funded by the DHCP in 2024–2025:
- One project in the Northwest
Territories, Nunavut and
Yukon
- Nine projects in Quebec
- Six projects in the Canadian Prairies
- Ten projects in Ontario
- Eight projects in British
Columbia
- Two projects in the Atlantic region
These projects were selected for the significant impact they
will have on documentary heritage preservation and access and in
the broader community. LAC funding empowers local recipient
organizations to allocate essential resources to projects aimed at
enhancing access and awareness of their collections, while also
bolstering their capacity to safeguard Canada's documentary heritage.
Heritage organizations play a vital role in preserving
Canada's local memory. LAC is
proud to contribute to documenting, preserving and making
accessible to the public a memory that reflects Canadian
experiences, cultures and society.
About Library and Archives
Canada
The mandate of LAC is to acquire and preserve the documentary
heritage of Canada for the benefit
of present and future generations and to be a source of enduring
knowledge accessible to all, contributing to the cultural, social
and economic advancement of Canada. LAC also facilitates cooperation among
communities involved in the acquisition, preservation and diffusion
of knowledge and serves as the continuing memory of the Government
of Canada and its
institutions.
Quotes
"My sincere congratulations and thanks go out to all the
recipients for their important work. Documentary heritage projects
like these build on the rich collective Canadian memory. We need
these projects to tell stories about this beautiful country, so
that we can better understand each other and see the road ahead.
These projects safeguard and document our communities' oral,
recorded and published history and the recipients are playing a
pivotal role. Library and Archives Canada's program to support
stories is welcome at a time where diligent, fact-based work is
needed help combat disinformation and misinformation."
—The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian
Heritage
"Congratulations to this year's recipients. I applaud the
important work you do in ensuring the history of your communities
is preserved for generations to come. I also recognize the valuable
role LAC plays in supporting these documentary heritage
organizations year after year. LAC will continue to foster this
culture of collaboration with communities across Canada so that our collective stories remain
accessible to all."
—Leslie Weir, Librarian and Archivist of Canada
"Without funding from the DHCP, we would not have been able
to digitize a large portion of our negative collection as well as a
series of important mine-level maps. With these pieces digitized,
we can use them for internal projects and share them with the
community."
—Sara Wright, Collections Manager, Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre
"The funding from DHCP has allowed us to undertake the
important task of collecting and capturing a part of the culture,
history and spirit of our First Nation Communities through the
large body of work of one of our employees, Nelson Cloud. We want to say how much we
appreciate receiving this funding. This project will live on for
many years!"
—Jodi MacIntosh, Anqotum Manager, North Shore Mi'kmaq Tribal
Council
Quick Facts
Since the creation of the DHCP in 2015, LAC has provided
$14.97 million in support of 376
documentary heritage community projects.
This year, of the 36 recipients, 10 organizations will
receive funding for Indigenous documentary heritage projects, and
nine organizations will receive funding for Francophone
documentary heritage projects.
An organization can receive funding of up to $50,000 per year (up to $60,000 for a remote organization) to implement
its project.
The next call for proposals to apply for funding will be issued
in the fall of 2024.
Associated Links
Learn more about the Documentary Heritage Communities
Program
Subscribe to the DHCP mailing list
Learn about past DHCP funding recipients
Find out about other Library and Archives Canada funding
programs
SOURCE Library and Archives Canada