<h2><font style="font-weight: normal;" size="2">Taanshi,</font></h2><h2><font style="font-weight: normal;" size="2">Good News! Community-based groups (in communities larger than 1,000) in Canada needing funding to run cultural and language programs for youth, including language camps can now apply directly to Heritage Canada! Finally, it is possible that funding will start flowing to grassroots organizations without having to transit umbrella organizations or centralized Aboriginal political structures! Let's hope we start seeing some more bang for the few bucks we get for language revitalization/stabilization! <br>
</font></h2>Eekoshi pitamaa. That is it for now.<br>Heather<br><br><h2><br></h2><h2>Government of Canada Launches Call for Proposals for Urban Aboriginal Youth Projects</h2><a href="http://www.pch.gc.ca/pc-ch/minstr/moore/cdm-mc/cd-ns-eng.cfm?action=doc&TpID=1&DocIDCd=CR092224">http://www.pch.gc.ca/pc-ch/minstr/moore/cdm-mc/cd-ns-eng.cfm?action=doc&TpID=1&DocIDCd=CR092224</a><br>
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<strong>WINNIPEG, January 11, 2010 -</strong> On behalf of the
Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official
Languages, Shelly Glover, Parliamentary Secretary for Official
Languages and Member of Parliament (Saint Boniface), today launched the
<a href="http://pch.gc.ca/pgm/pa-app/pgm/ccja-ccay/guide-eng.cfm" title="Cultural Connections for Aboriginal Youth">Cultural Connections for Aboriginal Youth</a> component (formally known as Urban Multipurpose Aboriginal Youth Centres) of the <a href="http://pch.gc.ca/pgm/pa-app/index-eng.cfm" title="Aboriginal Peoples' Program">Aboriginal Peoples' Program</a><br>
<br>"Young
Aboriginal people represent an increasingly important segment of the
Canadian population. By investing in the potential of urban Aboriginal
youth and providing them with culturally-focussed programming, we are
contributing to the social and economic prosperity of current and
future generations," said Minister Moore.<br><br>"This initiative is an
incredibly important one for urban Aboriginal youth across the
country," said Mrs. Glover. "This kind of programming will enable them
to become more active participants in shaping their future and in
building strong communities and families." <br><br>On November 17,
2009, Minister Moore announced a six-year extension of Cultural
Connections for Aboriginal Youth. The $150-million investment will
ensure continued support to Aboriginal youth aged 10 to 24, living in
urban settings across Canada, by providing programming that
incorporates Aboriginal values, cultures, and traditional practices in
projects and activities designed to strengthen their cultural identity,
improve their social, economic, and personal prospects, and enable them
to fully participate in Canadian society.<br><br>Eligible organizations
are invited to submit project proposals. For more information on how to
apply, including the funding application guide, visit <a href="http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/" title="www.canadianheritage.gc.ca">www.canadianheritage.gc.ca.</a>