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May 30th & 31st, 2025
Indigenous Languages Conference
at Chief Atahm School

Day One Workshop Session 1E: Pumín Room in High School

Workshop Title: Planning for Program Growth and Continuity

Sydney Moore

Sydney (she/her) is a citizen of the Métis Nation. She has a diverse professional background including program coordination, language planning, Silent Speaker programming, community engagement, research consultation, and collections management & repatriation. In her role at FPCC, Sydney supports communities that are developing strategic language plans. She is deeply passionate about language and cultural revitalization work.

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Carleen is from the Quw’utsun territory, her traditional name is Stimaat. Her background includes community engagement & communications. Carleen has built strong ties with local organizations. She is skilled in seeking out opportunities for how to create streamlined and efficient operations. Carleen grew up in a family that builds traditional war canoes where healthy living and the use of traditional war canoes are ways of life.

About the Workshop:

Do you want to see language work flourishing in your community/organization? Join the First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC) Revitalization Planning Coach Carleen August and Program Coordinator Sydney Moore to develop an action plan for your language program growth and continuity through succession planning. This workshop highlights key principles in strategic language planning through hands-on work planning geared for participants’ own contexts. FPCC provides leadership for the revitalization of First Nation languages, art, and heritage in B.C. They are more than a funder, offering training, coaching, resources, and assistance directly to B.C. First Nation communities.