Inspiring, captivating, and motivating!
With a diverse range of themes explored, an audience of nearly 140 participants, and 30 presenters and speakers, our event became a hub for enriching encounters and meaningful exchanges.
(Re)live and share these powerful moments with your team—vibrant testimonies of our realities that fuel the collective desire for transmission, expression, and the preservation of our heritage.
Tuesday, October 29 | Wednesday, October 30 |
BLOCK #1 Today’s Elders and the Challenges of Cultural Elders and keepers of knowledge and values play a fundamental role within First Peoples. It is crucial to understand how they are defined and what their current roles and challenges are in order to value their essential contribution to the challenges of the modern world. Animation : Marie Eve Vollant et Chaimber Condo Guests and panelists: Alexandre Pinette, Allan Saganash, Jacques Newashish, Lucie Landry, Yolande Okia Picard, John Martin and Oscar Kistabish  | BLOCK #3 Obstacles and contributions of art and new technologies to the transmission of traditional values and know-how Exploring how art and new technologies can help First Peoples build new identities, transmit their heritage and ensure their future in a constantly changing world. Animation : Maya Cousineau Mollen Guests and panelists: Dominic Lafontaine, Fabienne Théoret Jérôme, Rosalie Mowatt et Chantal Simard Nattaway, Lucien St-Onge, Caroline Vollant, Samuel St-Onge and Réginald McKenzie Artistic project of Minwashin  Contemporary Anicinape Art and Artificial Intelligence (AI)  Documentary Ne metuen (I play) on video games and cyber addiction as obstacles to cultural transmission  Comic Strip in the Community of Lac-Simon  |
BLOCK #2 Reconstructing First Peoples and Inuit cultural identity: issues and perspectives The reconstruction of First Peoples and Inuit cultural identity is a complex and multidimensional process that requires a holistic approach. This block explores key issues in this reconstruction, with a focus on the repatriation of objects, the preservation of Indigenous archives, cultural and linguistic revitalization initiatives, the impacts of colonialism, and new solutions that improve relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Animation : Marie Eve Vollant and Chaimber Condo Guests and panelists: Catherine Bainbridge, Ernest Webb, Hélèna Delaunière, Joséphine Bacon, Jimena Terraza and Edith Bélanger Cinema as a Tool of Resistance ReZolution Pictures  Repatriation of Ilnu objects as part of the Nika-Nishk project  Mashinaikan Teaching Notebook  Decolonization through Language and Cultural Reappropriation  | BLOCK #4 Tomorrow’s Elders: Maintaining Tradition and Building the Future This block addresses the issue of passing the torch from the bearers and legitimate guardians of know-how and traditions to new generations. How can the transmission process continue when the current elders have all left? What are the challenges of intergenerational handover between today’s elders and tomorrow’s future elders? Animation : Marie Eve Vollant and Chaimber Condo Guests and panelists: Caroline Desbiens, Marie-Philippe Ménard, Gabriel Bordeleau-Landry, Mélanie Bellefleur, Jimmy-Angel Bossum, Chaimber Condo and Quentin Condo From reconnection to protection: the Guardians of the territory certification at Laval University and Youth experiences in this program and their community involvement  Mikana Ambassador Program  Raising Children in a Socially Engaged Family  |
Programming Committee: Nicole O’Bomsawin, Lydia Mestokosho-Paradis, Joëlle Robillard, Juste Roy, Véronique Audet, and François-Mathieu Hotte
Executive Committee: Claudia Néron, Carl Morasse, and Jean-François Vachon
Logistics: Valérie Blackburn with the participation of Marina Labbé Hervieux
Communication: Claudia Néron, Valérie Blackburn
Graphic Design and Infographics: Jimmy Fortin
Technical Support: Jimmy Fortin
With the invaluable help of the multidisciplinary team of La Boîte Rouge VIF: Marie-Céleste Kennedy, Antoine Le Blet, Mathieu Boily, Maxime Lalo, Sarah Ann Gauntlett, Pierre-Olivier Thérien, François-Mathieu Hotte, Elie Michot, Akienda Lainé, Marilyne Soucy, Cody Scott Simon, and Marie-Christine Girard.
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