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By Lynda Powless Editor Financial help from both Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs\u2019 Council (HCCC) has helped the Six Nations Language Commission\u2008(SNLC) keep Haudenosaunee languages alive in the community over the years. But this year SNEC had to come to the program\u2019s rescue a second time when the HCCC\u2019s Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI) funding fell through. The HCCC does not release it annual audits or post them publically. SNEC approved additional funding for the SNLC after a discussion over how to support language revitalization while managing community funding sources. The decision was made at the October 6 General Finance Committee meeting to provide an additional $330,000, after councillors weighed various options for sourcing the funds, including from the Ontario First Nations Limited Partnership (OFNLP), the… <\/p>\n

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By Lynda Powless Editor Financial help from both Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs\u2019 Council (HCCC) has helped the Six Nations Language Commission\u2008(SNLC) keep Haudenosaunee languages alive in the community over the years. But this year SNEC had to come to the program\u2019s rescue a second time when the HCCC\u2019s Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI) funding fell through. The HCCC does not release it annual audits or post them publically. SNEC approved additional funding for the SNLC after a discussion over how to support language revitalization while managing community funding sources. The decision was made at the October 6 General Finance Committee meeting to provide an additional $330,000, after councillors weighed various options for sourcing the funds, including from the Ontario First Nations Limited Partnership (OFNLP), the... <\/p>\n

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