Feds announce $17.2M to support Indigenous broadcasting in the North – Broadcast Dialogue

The federal government has announced $17.2 million in support over two years for Indigenous broadcasting in the North.

Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages Marc Miller announced the funding for the production and broadcasting of Indigenous audio and video content. To be eligible for funding, recipients must broadcast north of the Hamelin Line, drawn at the 55th parallel.

Provided through the Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting component of the Indigenous Languages Program, it includes $872,262 over two years for the Native Communications Society of the Northwest Territories, which preserves, vitalizes and promotes the languages, cultures and heritage of the Dene Peoples, including operation of CKLB 101.9 FM Yellowknife, which broadcasts in multiple Dene languages six days a week. Others funded include the Wawatay Communications Society in Sioux Lookout, ON; the Inuit TV Network and Inuit Broadcasting Corporation in Iqaluit; and the James Bay Cree Communications Society in Mistissini, Que.

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