Library and Archives Canada · Contribution program
Listen, Hear Our Voices
Listen, Hear Our Voices supports First Nations, Inuit, and Métis governments and non-profit organizations in: 1) digitizing existing documentary heritage related to Indigenous languages and cultures, and 2) building the skills, knowledge and resources to do this work in their communities.
- Total value
- $4.6M
- Agreements
- 83
- May 2021 to Nov 2024
- Median agreement
- $51K
- Typical range
- $25K–$85K
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 1 agreements ($100K) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | $739K |
| 2022 | 21 | $1.4M |
| 2023 | 25 | $1.5M |
| 2024 | 18 | $1.1M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 16 | $962K |
| British Columbia | 17 | $916K |
| Alberta | 10 | $558K |
| Manitoba | 10 | $492K |
| Saskatchewan | 8 | $459K |
| Quebec | 8 | $424K |
| Northwest Territories | 6 | $346K |
| Nunavut | 4 | $238K |
| Yukon | 3 | $231K |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | $18K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous recipients | 83 | $4.6M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2024 | Gwich'in Tribal Council | Arrangement, description and digitization of special media in the Gwich’in Social and Cultural Institute -Gwich’in Tribal Council fondsContribution | $75,670 |
| Sep 2024 | Chippewas of Rama First Nation | Preserving our voices: Chippewas of Rama First Nation Ojibwe ArchiveContribution | $96,042 |
| Jul 2024 | Council of Yukon First Nations - Yukon Native Language Centre | Developing long-term capacity for digitizing First Nations language material in the YukonContribution | $94,000 |
| Jul 2024 | Woodland Cultural Centre | Dwadwenaga:da:t (We Raise Up Our Words) Digitization Project—Michael Foster CollectionContribution | $54,255 |
| Jul 2024 | Munsee-Delaware Nation | Preserving and Digitizing the Documentary Heritage of Munsee-Delaware NationContribution | $24,999 |
| Jun 2024 | First Nations University of Canada | These Stories Have Walked a Long Way IIContribution | $78,385 |
| Jun 2024 | Native Counselling Services of Alberta | Native Counselling Services of Alberta Digital Video ArchiveContribution | $97,850 |
| Jun 2024 | Inuvialuit Cultural Centre Pitquhiit-Pitqusiit | Digitizing Photographs from Inuvialuit Oral History ProjectsContribution | $50,000 |
| Jun 2024 | Cold Lake First Nations | Digitizing the Documentary Heritage of Cold Lake First Nations 2024-25Contribution | $24,999 |
| May 2024 | Cheslatta Carrier Nation | Digitization & Preservation of Cheslatta Carrier Nation's Archival RecordsContribution | $24,999 |
| May 2024 | Kinistino Metis Local 43 | Gathering Together ArchiveContribution | $40,157 |
| May 2024 | La Boîte Rouge VIF | Creating an archival system that meets the challenges of Indigenous heritageContribution | $96,157 |
| May 2024 | Ktunaxa Nation | Contribution | $73,250 |
| May 2024 | Inuit Broadcasting Corporation | Inuit Broadcasting Corporation Iqqaumavavut: "We Remember Them" Archival ProjectContribution | $82,200 |
| Mar 2024 | Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc | Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park: VHS digitization and equipment purchaseContribution | $11,980 |
| Mar 2024 | Walpole Island Heritage Centre - Walpole Island First Nation | Digitizing existing documentary heritage at Bkejwanong (Walpole Island First Nation)Contribution | $100,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Tla'amin Nation | Tla'amin Nation Cultural Centre Equipment PurchaseContribution | $19,550 |
| Feb 2024 | First Nations University of Canada | These Stories Have Walked a Long Way II - Equipment PurchaseContribution | $12,155 |
| Oct 2023 | Sto:lo Service Agency Society | Stó:lō Genealogy Preservation ProjectContribution | $43,610 |
| Oct 2023 | Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre | Digitizing Indigenous Language Learning ResourcesContribution | $39,000 |
| Oct 2023 | Gwich'in Tribal Council | Migration, arrangement and description of AV Materials in the Gwich’in Social and Cultural Institute -Gwich’in Tribal Council fondsContribution | $96,225 |
| Sep 2023 | Haida Gwaii Museum | The Oral History Lab Project at the Haida Gwaii Museum ArchivesContribution | $50,800 |
| Aug 2023 | Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Tumetalik: Inuit trails and place names across Inuit Nunaat—the Claudio Aporta fondsContribution | $50,416 |
| Jul 2023 | Inuit Broadcasting Corporation | Iqqaumavavut: "We Remember Them” Archival ProjectContribution | $77,400 |
| Jul 2023 | Makivik Corporation | Makivvik Historic RecordingsContribution | $19,150 |