FirstVoices is a suite of web-based tools and services designed to support Aboriginal people engaged in language archiving, language teaching & culture revitalization.
The FirstVoices Language Archive contains thousands of text entries in many diverse Aboriginal writing systems, enhanced with sounds, pictures and videos.
A companion set of interactive online games is designed to present the archived FirstVoices language data in creative learning activities. See: http://www.firstvoices.com/
You can learn about the language culture of the Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw First Nations. The Kwak̓wala-speaking people are on the north east coast of Vancouver Island and the adjacent mainland coast of British Columbia. The mandate of the U'mista Cultural Centre is to ensure the survival of the cultural heritage of the Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw First Nations. Working with FirstVoices enables this nation to maintain their language to preserve their culture for future generations to come.
Click on the icon on the left to download a free app to help you learn The Kwak̓wala app is a media-rich bilingual dictionary and phrase collection comprised of words and phrases archived at the online Aboriginal language database FirstVoices.com.
Click on the icon on the left to download a free app to help you learn The Kwak̓wala app is a media-rich bilingual dictionary and phrase collection comprised of words and phrases archived at the online Aboriginal language database FirstVoices.com.