The museum may be closed to the public during Goose Break, but museum staff have been working hard to do some spring cleaning before the museum opens again. The library got a full cleaning last week. Everything from shelves to carpets were washed in preparation for the summer. One of the best ways to make …
ACCI would like to congratulate Dr. Marguerite MacKenzie of Memorial University – winner of the 2013 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Award. This national award recognizes outstanding achievement in projects funded by SSHRC. Dr. MacKenzie was recognized for work over the past 40 years in preserving aboriginal languages, notably within the Cree, …
This past month ACCI welcomed Celestino Mariano Gallardo, Chief of the Ngäbe-Buglé people who live in the Nidrini region of Panama. He was joined by Professor Daviken Studniki-Gizbert from McGill University, Sean Phipps an undergrad in Latin American and Environmental Studies and Rachel Mulbry an undergrad in Environmental Sciences and Middle Eastern Studies, and Katherine Scott a …
On September 17th and 18th ACCI held a Preservation Workshop in partnership with the Centre de Conservation du Quebec (CCQ) . The workshop was the “final” phase of the Outreach Project started in October 2012. The project’s main objective was to survey all collections in the Cree communities and to offer preservation advice supporting the …
Since June, I have been working as an intern at ACCI in the collections department. As my brief time here comes to an end, I feel so grateful to have had the opportunity to come work at ACCI. This spring, I finished my Masters of Library and Information Studies degree at McGill University’s School of …
After steady travel for a week and a half, meeting many wonderful people and cultural-heritage groups, we decided to come home to Ouje-Bougoumou for a little rest. We will visit community members and Band Office/Culture Department staff in Ouje-Bougoumou soon. In Wemindji we began our visit with a stop at the Cultural Centre and met Cultural Coordinator …