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Under the Shaputuan

Since 1995, instigated by the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse (CDPDJ), the Institut culturel et éducatif montagnais (ICEM) has held workshops in the Quebec school network, one of whose important goals is to introduce Innu culture.


  • Presentation
    2:09 min - A group of Innu from the Institut culturel et éducatif montagnais has been touring Quebec’s secondary schools for more ...
    Setting up a shaputuan in Grande Bergeronne on Quebec’s North Shore
  • Teachers
    8:18 min - Presentation of members of the Institut, who pass on their knowledge to a group of Montreal secondary school students.
    Paul-Émile Dominique explains the traditional drum to his children
  • Teachers' Evaluation
    2:20 min - Some secondary school teachers evaluate the harmonisation programme between Whites and Indians.
    View of a shaputuan with the city of Quebec in the background
  • The Institute's Team
    2:34 min - Presentation of the event’s organizing committee.
    Inside a shaputuan the team from «Under the Shaputuan» is introduced
  • Innu-White History
    2:24 min - Commemoration of the Great Alliance at Grande-Bergeronne, on Quebec’s north shore.
    Theatrical representation of Champlain’s first treaty with the Innu
  • Human Rights Commission
    3:45 min - This Innu culture awareness programme was instigated by the Commission des droits de la personne et de la jeunesse du ...
    Traditional dance at Human Rights Commission headquarters


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