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Letter from the Executive Director, June 2021

Summer is upon us and with that comes long-awaited picnics in the park, breezy evening walks, BBQs with family and friends, and all of the joys of this uplifting season. As the province leaps forward into “déconfinement,” and our beloved…
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Québec Relations Webinar: Take your CALQ Grants to the Next Level!

The Québec Relations webinar series is back and this time we’re taking the guesswork out of CALQ grants so you can apply with confidence! On Thursday, May 20, 2021, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EST) our grant consultant June Park will walk…
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ARTSCAST at Centre de Création O Vertigo

ARTSCAST is currently recording pieces at Centre de Création O Vertigo in collaboration with their arts residencies, with a focus on theatre and dance. Upcoming broadcasts include contemporary dance residents Nien Tzu Weng, and Victoria Mackenzie.…
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Music & Sound in Schools: Listening, Playing and Adapting to Current Times

Music is “a way to take things from the inside... and then share them with other people. What ends up happening is people realize that we're all kind of struggling in similar ways.” Singer-songwriter Rob Lutes  Figuring out how to safely…
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Director’s Message – May 2021

Change. We fear it. We embrace it. As the third wave of COVID-19 has rolled in, some of us are starting to acknowledge and accept our new reality. Our worlds and the way we live within them have dramatically shifted. We must remain adaptable,…
ELAN History Series: 2018
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ELAN History Series: 2018

Guy Rodgers speaking at QUESCREN Press Conference.  Photo by: Marc Bourcier  Inclusive Mandate, Wrapping up AAQ At the 2018 Annual General Meeting, ELAN renewed its mandate to be more open and inclusive: the use of English was changed…
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ARTSCAST Live Broadcast SPRING 2021

Stay up to date with our upcoming events schedule! Wednesday, April 7, 8:00 p.m. (EST)  Teke Teke @ Société des Arts Technologiques (SAT) Reminiscent of 1960’s – 70’s era psychedelic Japanese soundtracks, though vibrantly modern…
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Waves of Change: Episode 2

What characteristics define that nebulous character – the English-speaking Quebecer? Is it determined by history - the number of years/generations that your clan has lived in this territory? Is it about language? Are your Anglo-Québécois…

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ELAN is an official minority language organization within a country that recognizes two languages as official. ELAN is located in Tiohtiak:ke, the original name for Montreal in Kanien’kéha, the language of the Mohawk—also known as Mooniyang, which is the Anishinaabeg name given to the city by the Algonquin. While we are based in this city, our projects have also taken place in many regions across Quebec.

We acknowledge the colonial origin of English and French in Canada, and recognize that both languages benefit from official status throughout the land. The province that we know as Quebec is an amalgamation of the traditional territories of the Innu and Inuit nations, Algonquian nations, as well as the Mohawk nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Kanien’kéha and Anishinaabemowin are but two of the original languages of this province; Atikamekw, Cree, Inuktitut, and Innu-aimun are also among the many Indigenous languages spoken across Quebec as majority languages, all well before French and English.

ELAN acknowledges the important work being done by First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples to revive the traditional languages of these territories, and their advocacy for the official status of Indigenous languages.