By Sidney Coles Local Journalism Initiative Reporter After losing its biggest funder Canadian Heritage last year, the Victoria Native Friendship Centre (VNFC) is hoping to reinvigorate its First Nations multi-language program. The federal government has provided historic investments totalling $840.1M for 2019 to 2026 to and ongoing funding of $117M in support for the community-based efforts of the First Nations, Inuit, and Metis to reclaim, revitalize, maintain and strengthen their languages. The VNFC language program has had multiple funders since 2018, including the First People’s Cultural Council and the National Association of Friendship Centres. The majority of its funding was coming from Canadian Heritage. The department confirmed that in 2021-2022, it approved a total of $516,600 over two years to support the activities of the VNFC’s Urban Indigenous Language Hub….
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