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ELAN History Series: 2012

ACCORD Phase 2 ELAN AGM at Shift Space. Left to right: Peter MacGibbon (VP), Shelagh Plunkett (Secretary), Chuck Childs (President), Guy Rodgers (ED), and Tim Brady (Treasurer). Photo by: Unknown (If you are the photographer of this…

ELAN History, News, Project News

ELAN History Series: 2011

Marking Milestones in Montreal When le Conseil des arts de Montréal (CAM) published a history of its first fifty years in 2009, there was a glaring lack of recognition for English-language arts, despite important contributions from institutions…

ELAN History, News

ELAN History Series: 2010

State of the Arts: Phase 1 In 2010, ELAN introduced the State of the Arts (SotA) project as a means of uniting disparate communities in the English-speaking cultural landscape of Quebec. Then-president of ELAN, Charles Childs, gave…

Director’s Message, News

Director’s Message – March 2021

Project Manager / staff meeting (starting from the top, left to right): Christie Huff, Bobb Jo Hart, Guy Rodgers, Swati Khanna, Nick Maturo, Deborah Forde, Daniel Webster, Betty Esperanza, Emily Enhorning, Li Li, and Sufia Duez. Photo by:…

News, Project News, SENIORS

We’re All In This Together: Episodes 5 & 6 Released!

We are so excited to announce the release of two new episodes of We're All In This Together! Episode 5: Author Conversations with Louise Penny Click here to view the episode! Join us for this rare and intimate interview with New York…

News, Project News, Selfies

Waves of Change: A story beyond language

Quebec Relations: Help us better meet your needs! Take our survey!

News, Project News, Québec Relations, Resources for Arts Professionals

Québec Relations: Québec Relations is Here to Support You – Help us Better Meet Your Needs!

With the first phase of Québec Relations nearing completion, we’re busy developing the next stage of our project so we can offer even more resources and support to the English-speaking arts and culture community. And with our community facing…

ARTSCAST Live Broadcast Webinar on March 3, 2 PM

ARTS2U, News, Québec Relations

ARTSCAST – March 2021 Update

ARTSCAST Live Broadcast Webinar March 3 at 2PM Release of ARTSCAST Compendium V.1 ARTSCAST is hosting a webinar for artists on March 3, 2021 at 2:00 PM EST. In this webinar you will get to know ELAN’s project, ARTSCAST Live Broadcast…

Land Acknowledgement

ELAN is an official minority language organization within a country that recognizes two languages as official. ELAN is located in Tiohtià: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.