From August 10 to 17, Rio de Janeiro heldthe 23rd triennial General Conference of the International Council of Museums (ICOM). The Conference was a great opportunity to meet other museum professionals and learn about projects from cultural centers world-wide. The Cidadedas Artes was the venue chosen for the event, a beautiful location where shows, …
The Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute has once again hosted a major tourist gathering in the region. The Quebec Minister for Tourism, Pascal Bérubé was at ACCI to announce a Funding Agreement totaling $1.4 million to be invested in the region for tourism development. Representatives from the Crees and Jamesian along with The Cree Tourism Association …
ACCI has added a new mural to the Chief Billy Diamond Hall. The mural is part of the 1% for art project, which means that 1% of the construction costs of our building has been put aside for artwork specifically made for our building. A jury composed of Dianne Ottereyes Reid, Kenny Mianscum, Stephen Rotman, …
Wednesday, July 31st saw a visit to ACCI by Adam Beach, star of the popular TV series, Arctic Air. Adam was in Ouje for a gathering of the Cree Youth Council and walked up to see the museum with his host, Joshua Iserhoff. Stephen Inglis, Adam Beach & Joshua Iserhoff It was a pleasure to …
The replication project is in its final stages and Paula Menarick has come back for a visit to complete the beaded hood. Having her come to replicate a hood in our building in front of our eyes allowed us the perfect opportunity to record and document the type of work our ancestors would have done …
ACCI was honoured to receive our first royal visit on June 24, 2013! Dr. Mingying La, a princess of the Na (Mosuo) people from the northwest of China, came to explore our unique culture and exchange ideas about cultural preservation. Dr. Mingying La, who is associated with the Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences, was joined …
Wow! This past weekend was a hit! ACCI had another movie night, and what a night it was! We presented a really interesting film called: “The Fiddlers of James Bay” which is about two talented fiddlers, Ray Spencer and Bob McLeod. These men were famous in Eeyou Istchee for their outstanding playing ability. They were …
We have a wonderful visit from some of the ministers from the Quebec Government. Réjean Hébert Minister of Health and Social Services Minister responsible for Seniors Minister responsible for the Estrie region Élizabeth Larouche Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Véronique Hivon Minister for Public Health and Youth Protection Minister responsible for the Lanaudière region Thank you …
On Wednesday March 20, Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute hosted another Movie Night showing “Cold Journey” starring Eeyou Istchee’s own Buckley Petawabano. Mr. Petawabano was kind enough to record a message that was played before the start of the film. He spoke of his time making the film and the work that came, such as the TV …
ACCI had a real treat before the Christmas holidays; we had a wonderful young lady, Paula Menarick, come to and work on-site for an entire week on replicating a beaded hood. The amount of work that she put into this project was absolutely incredible. The beads that she worked with were so small, the details …