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Final Report Forms

All final reports are completed and submitted in Nova, OAC’s online granting system. This now includes grants received through a paper application process. For instructions on how to log in to Nova, see the Nova User Guide. You will find the report form in your Nova profile, under Action Items. For inquiries regarding reporting requirements, contact us at finalreport@arts.on.ca.

Indigenous Culture Fund: Project Grants for Organizations

This program has been discontinued. To find out more about activities supported by OAC programs see the Grants Advanced Search.

If you received a grant in this program, you must submit a final report upon completion of the project. A final report form, including information about what you are required to provide, is available in Nova.

Purpose

This program supported large scale, community-based Indigenous culture and way of life projects in Ontario undertaken by Indigenous organizations. Eligible activities supported the program priorities (see below) and fit into one of the five project types:

Community/Culture/Way of Life: community-engagement social and/or ceremonial activities that transfer traditional knowledge and skills through participation and experience. Examples:

  • organizing a cultural camp where Elders, language speakers and knowledge keepers take youth out on the land and share their teachings
  • hosting a gathering where traditional medicines and harvesting teachings are shared with community members
Language Projects: language revitalization projects, including workshops and classes. Examples:
  • running Indigenous language immersion classes in the community
  • participating in an Indigenous workshop, program or class as an individual learner
Cultural Research, Documentation, Tools and Resources: research, documentation and development of materials to support cultural awareness and traditional knowledge. Examples:
  • developing a protocols tool-kit that will support archaeological digs in the community
  • researching and documenting stories about the local community and land to share with future generations
Cultural Mentorship or Learning: projects involving training and mentorship in cultural knowledge or activities. Examples:
  • a master birch bark canoe maker mentors an emerging maker on traditional techniques for a period of time
  • a community group offers family and all-ages drumming workshops
Youth: culture projects designed for and/or by Indigenous youth to enhance their knowledge of and access to land-based activities, traditional skills, teachings and Indigenous protocols. Examples:
  • a Métis youth council organizing a community rendezvous that features workshops such as jigging lessons, trap setting, traditional food cooking and how to finger weave sashes
  • a culture camp organized by an urban Indigenous organization for youth to learn and participate in traditional Indigenous land-based activities and ceremonies not available to them in the city