Ten projects strengthening Aboriginal languages were funded in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.  Financial contributions in the amount of $287,000 came from the Department of Canadian Heritage/Aboriginal Languages Initiative.  Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey was selected by the Assembly of First Nations to solicit and review proposals.Final selections were made by a committee representing all Mi’kmaw Bands and organizations in NS/Nfld.  Those selected to receive funding were:

Mi’kmaq Language Literacy for this Millennium 2000-2001, St. Anne’s School, Conne River, NFLDRecord/Document/Preserve First Nations Language, Mi’kmaw Etli Mawatasik, Chapel Island

Mi’kmaq Immersion Language 2000 (Millennium ‘K2), Pictou Landing

Mi’kmaq Language Revival 2000, The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq

Mi’kmaq Language Project, Indian Brook

Mi’kmaq Language Immersion Pilot Project, Eskasoni School Board

Waycobah First Nation Mi’kmaq Language Program, Waycobah Elementary School

Atlantic Aboriginal Language Preservation via the Internet, Atlantic Canada’s First Nation Help Desk

Mi’kmaw Language for Millbrook First Nation, Phase Three, Millbrook

Digital Audio Visual Language Library (DAVLL) Project, Mi’kmaq Native Friendship Centre, Halifax

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