Yesterday was an inspiring day to honour an inspiring and heroic voyage. Earth Day, April 22, marked the 25th anniversary of the journey of the Odeyak from Whapmagoostui to New York City. Youth delegates Elders along with past and present Cree leaders from all corners of Eeyou Istchee gathered together at Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute …
Michel Bayard is from Albany, New York. He is 70 years old. He started his journey using his vehicle from Albany to Montreal and continued by bike to Ouje-Bougoumou. He travelled using forestry roads through Obedjewan. He plans to continue his journey to Waswanipi. If you see him on the road, please do stop and …
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 …
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 …
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 …