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Library and Archives Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Web Archive collection is now available
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the launch of its Truth and Reconciliation Commission Web Archive collection. This collection was created in collaboration with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, and the University of Winnipeg and University of Manitoba libraries, both of which have also launched their own web archival collections. LAC’s […]
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Canadian tribe opposes proposed powerline project in US – CP
Source: The Associated Press Jul 20, 2017 By Michael Casey THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CONCORD, N.H. _ A Canadian tribe is opposing a powerline project in the U.S. saying it would accommodate a hydro-power company that has decimated a salmon fishery in Quebec that the tribe depends upon. Members of the Pessamit Innu testified Thursday at a New […]
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Quebec Native Women is launching its “My Indigenous Culture” campaign
July 12, 2017 In Fall 2017, Quebec Native Women is launching its “My Indigenous Culture” campaign. The purpose of this campaign is to demonstrate the importance and role of Indigenous culture in the lives of Indigenous youth. In partnership with Wapikoni Mobile, we are searching for Indigenous youth to highlight in our video and poster campaign […]
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Centre Walgwan Center : 20 years of essential services to the indigenous population
July 07, 2017 The Center is celebrating two decades of success and is now turning to the future GESGAPEGIAG, QC, July 7, 2017 – With respect and dignity, the Walgwan Center, founded in 1996 in the Mi’gmaq community of Gesgapegiag, has been providing treatment and a healthy environment for young members of indigenous communities struggling with substance […]
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More than $550,000 for Haute-Mauricie through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program
July 6, 2017 – La Tuque, Quebec – Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) Acting on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for CED, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Member of Parliament for Saint-Maurice–Champlain and Minister of International Trade, announced that three La Tuque organizations have been granted […]
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Library and Archives Canada releases its latest podcast episode, “Healing Journey: Project Naming at 15”
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is releasing its latest podcast episode, “Healing Journey: Project Naming at 15”. Before Project Naming began in 2002, the Aboriginal peoples depicted in the majority of federal archival photographs were nameless. Over the past fifteen years, Project Naming has provided a virtual space enabling First Nations, the Métis Nation and […]
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NFB playlist What We Seek celebrates our thirst for knowledge and discovery – marking #Canada150
To help mark #Canada150, NFB’s What We Seek celebrates our thirst for knowledge and discovery Third online installment of 1 Nation. 4 Lenses includes one out-of-this-world playlist July 6, 2017 – Montreal – National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Exploration is the theme behind What We Seek—the latest installment in the National Film Board of […]
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Come and Celebrate Canada Historic Places Day on July 8 and 9 in Western Quebec’s National Historic Sites
2017 marks the 100th anniversary of national historic sites in Canada July 6, 2017 Montreal, Quebec Parks Canada Agency As Canadians mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation this year, it is also time to celebrate the 100th anniversary of national historic sites in Canada. To mark the Canada Historic Places Day, numerous activities for all […]
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Promoting Northern Arts and Culture at the First Arctic Arts Summit
GATINEAU, June 23, 2017 Arif Virani, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage (Multiculturalism), attended the first biennial Arctic Arts Summit in Harstad, Norway. The summit is the first to bring together representatives from the eight Arctic countries—Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, the United States, Denmark and Iceland—in order to discuss circumpolar arts and […]
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Quebecor Fund announces list of funded production companies and programs
More than $74 million for 240 projects over 18 years Main Television Production Assistance Program (MPAP) adds TV format and concept development component MONTRÉAL, June 21, 2017 – The Quebecor Fund Board of Directors is pleased to announce the names of the Canadian production companies that will receive funding in the 34th-round of the Main Television […]
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