On the 26th and 27th of November, the Board of ACCI met at the Hotel-Musee Premieres Nations in Wendake, near Quebec City. One of the highlights of the meeting was participation in the opening of the new permanent exhibition at the Musee de la civilization, titled “This is Our Story: First Nations and Inuit in …
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 …
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, …
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 …
On May 22, 2013, Marina Piza, Coordinator of Collections and Exhibits and I set out on a trip to Hamilton, Ontario to pick up a donation by a well-known anthropologist, Harvey A. Feit. The following are the pictures of this memorable exciting project! Marina Piza, Harvey Feit and Linda Brooymans Manon Guilbert and Marina Piza …
Lisa Petawabano, our archivist has been accepted in the Canadian Museum of Civilization Internship Program. Congratulations Lisa, We are proud of you! Lisa Petawabano I am sooo excited about my internship! I can’t wait to get started! This wonderful program available to native people in Canada will provide me with an 8 month hands-on experience at the …
With the November 23 arrival of the second truckload of digging equipment, reports, files and other material, the Cree Regional Authority (CRA) archaeology team completed its move to Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute. An earlier load containing boxes of artifacts arrived in October. Archaeology at the CRA is carried out by the Cree Culture and Language …
Did you ever wonder what happens at night in a museum? Did you ever see the movie “A Night at the Museum” with Ben Stiller? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if history came to life like in the movie? We could ask questions that only those who lived through historical events would know the answer to. …