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Montréal museums of history

Focus on childhood March 27 and April 10 and 24, 2001 at 7:30 p.m.

A series of three conferences on childhood in the 17th to 19th century with guest speakers Jacques Lacoursière, Michel Noël and Fernand Harvey.

One Child... One Dream Starting May 20, 2001

A new temporary exhibition. Parents have always dreamt of a better life for their children. From yesteryear to today, this exhibition captures the dreams and retraces the education provided both to Canadian and Native children during the same period.

The peace pipe ceremony Sunday, June 17, 2001, at 3 p.m.

The peace pipe ceremony with the unveiling of a 17th century pipe under the honorary chairmanship of historian Marcel Trudel. In 1701, when the Great Peace was concluded between the first inhabitants of the colony and the First Nations, the participants exchanged a friendship pipe, especially sculptured for this event. Three hundred years later, the Maison Saint-Gabriel, which has in its collection the very pipe that was used in 1701, will commemorate the anniversary of this peace treaty by holding a re-enactment of this traditional ceremony under the supervision of Algonkin spiritual leader Dominique Rankin. The ceremony will be accompanied by an Amerindian show and Amerindian music. The pipe will be displayed throughout the summer. Information: (514) 935-8136

Tutonaguy: the Amerindians' Montréal Every Sunday, from July 1 to September 2, 2001

The Centre d'histoire de Montréal would invite you to step back in time and take a stroll where the Native presence is revealed around street corners in Old Montréal. Accompanied by a Native guide, discover the historical Montréal. Thanks to oral tradition and historical knowledge, the activity "Tutonaguy : the Amerindians' Montréal" will enable the public to rediscover the Amerindian presence on the territory of Montréal and in today's city. This visit is also offered to groups, on weekdays, upon reservation. Information: (514) 872-3207

Living Words: Aboriginal Diplomats of the 18th Century From May 4 to September 9, 2001

With this exhibition, the McCord Museum pays homage to Aboriginal diplomats who distinguished themselves throughout the 18th century. These notable figures were gifted orators who spoke for their communities during negotiations with Europeans. Drawing on the McCord's exceptional collection of Aboriginal objects and archival documents, the exhibition highlights the role of Native diplomacy in the Great Peace of Montréal. The exhibition also features four spectacular oil paintings created in 1710 by Dutch artist John Verelst, on loan from the National Archives of Canada. These portraits depict Aboriginal spokesmen - the "Four Kings of Canada," as they have come to be known - who visited the court of Queen Anne in London.

A Dodem Workshop Sunday, May 20, 2001, 1:30 p.m.

This guided workshop introduces participants to the symbolism of pictograms. They are then invited to visualize their own dodem animal and to create a talisman.

Blanket Ceremony Sunday, June 10, 2001, 1:30 p.m.

Participants make an object and inscribe it with a message of peace. The objects are then exchanged among participants on the Blanket of Peace. The ceremony is performed with respect and in the spirit of peace.

In the Shadow of the Tree of Peace Saturday, July 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2001 Saturday, August 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2001 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

A historic character or a Native artist will introduce you to Native history, culture and customs under the Tree of Peace in the exhibition Living Words: Aboriginal Diplomats of the 18th century.

Manituminaki: The Power of Glass Beads Sunday, July 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2001 Sunday, August 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2001 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.

Did you know that glass beads were used as currency during the fur-trade in the 17th and 18th centuries? Come discover the incredible story of glass beads through a guided tour of the Simply Montréal exhibition. Discover archeological artifacts from the Dawson Hochelaga site in Montréal, and then make your own necklace of glass beads. Information: (514) 398-7100

300 witnesses of a culture: The Museum's 1930 "Indian Room" From June 21 to September 16, 2001

An exhibition that showcases collections of Native objects. Inspired by the museography that prevailed in the 1930s, the Museum evokes the staging of period pieces back then and, through this museography, the general perception that society then had of Native culture. Information: (514) 861-7182

Letter by Sister Charlotte Gallard to her niece, a nun, in Beaufort-en-Vallée, France From mid-April to September 2001

At the time of the great gathering, an epidemic was rampant in the colony. The Great Huron-Wyandot Chief Kondiaronk, nickamed The Rat, passed away two days before the treaty was ratified. A nun of the Congregation of the Sœurs hospitalières de Saint-Joseph, Sister Gallard, witnessed these events. She narrates these events to her niece, a nun in France, in a letter written in 1701. The text of the letter is displayed, starting mid-April, at the Musée des Hospitalières de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal. Information: (514) 849-2919

In search of paradise: The South Pacific with Cook and Bougainville From May 14 to October 8, 2001

In the latter part of the 18th century, following the Seven-Year War, European navigators were criss-crossing the South Pacific Ocean. Among these, two mathematicians and soldiers, the Englishman James Cook and the Frenchman Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, stood out owing to their character and personality. They discovered Tahiti and left as heirlooms journals on their respective voyages that quickly became best-sellers in Europe. Engravings, paintings, ethnographic objects and ancient maps, regrouped for the life of the exhibition, will resurrect the exploits of these two great discoverers. Information: (514) 861-6701

Cultural, religious, scientific and recreational organizations

Signes et Terre From October 24 to December 16, 2001

During the seventh edition of the event Art Sacré that will be held in the Centre de Créativité des Salles du Gésù, the project Signes et Terre intends to underscore the pulsion that exists between two cultures living alongside one another on the same territory. In Québec, this pulsion is expressed through the relations that exist between francophones and First Nations members. In this perspective, three Native artists will be exchanging signs and symbols from their respective ancestral cultures with their Québec counterparts. This exchange will inspire the five artists who will then create their work for an exhibition. Information: (514) 861-4036

 

The spiritual celebration of Peace August 3, 2001

The Basilica Notre-Dame de Montréal is associated with the Great Peace of Montréal in the preparation and realization of a special ceremony to commemorate the will to reach a peace settlement by the signatories of the treaty of 1701 and to emphasize the importance for all of us to be involved in the promotion of peace in our contemporary societies. Information: (514) 849-1070

 

The First Nations Garden Starting August 3, 2001

One of the most significant contributions by the City of Montréal to the tricentennial of the Great Peace of Montréal is the creation of the First Nations Garden which will open its doors to the public August 2, 2001. This garden is intended to feature the bonds, past and present, which link the Amerindians and Inuit to the plant world. Evoking a natural environment, this garden opens a window on the eleven First Nations of Québec. Among the plants and trees to take root in this garden are birch, maple, white spruce, pine, Labrador tea, corn and Jack-in-the-pulpit. Information: (514) 872-1400

 

Abitibiwinni: 6,000 years of history, an exhibition From June 14 to September 8, 2001

Within the commemoration program of the Great Peace of Montréal, a giant turtle will be spending the summer in the Biodôme. Visitors will have the opportunity of meeting the People of the Middle Land! And this, thanks to the stop-over in Montréal of the travelling exhibition Abitibiwinni: 6,000 years of history, dedicated to this Algonquian-speaking population, and set up in the confines of a gigantic turtle. Exploring the three main themes of the exhibition, Leaving, Exchanging and Returning, visitors will stroll through the turtle and take the opportunity of discovering the history and culture of this Native nation.

Eshkan From June 14 to September 30, 2001

During the Great Peace commemoration, the Montréal Biodôme will also be hosting the Eshkan exhibition, comprising stunning sculptures on caribou antlers by two Innu artists. For hundreds of years, thousands even, Innu and caribou have shared not only the same territory, but also the same destiny. This is an intimate and ancestral bond that the two Innu artists, Christophe 'Uishtapish' Fontaine and Allen Grégoire, have sought to express by engraving on the skin and antlers of the caribou scenes that depict their ancestral know-how and pay homage to this precious animal. Information: (514) 868-3000

 

The Peace Tree August 4, 2001

The Amis de la Montagne, in cooperation with the Corporation des fêtes de la Grande Paix de Montréal, will proceed, at Place Royale, with the symbolic planting of a white pine, considered a Peace Tree by the Iroquoian. Information : (514) 843-8240

 

Tumivut - An art and culture exhibition by the Inuits of the Nunavik From June 8 to October 14, 2001

An art and culture exhibition by the Inuits of the Nunavik in the historical building located at 360 Saint-Jacques St. The theme of the exhibition is the discovery of the Nunavik with a background consisting of Nordic landscapes. The exhibit also includes the tools and various objects of the Inuit patrimony that reveal the Nunavimmiuts' (people of Nunavik) ingeniosity and practical sense, and the continuity of their rich culture. Information: (514) 274-9995 ou 1-866-676-7070

 

Since 1995, the French Program of the National Film Board of Canada has sponsored a contest to offer a Native person an apprenticeship in cinema and the opportunity of making a documentary to express his or her thoughts and aspirations. The French Program of the National Film Board of Canada, convinced of the need to work on a coming together of our peoples and cultures, is pleased to be associated with the Corporation des fêtes de la Grande Paix de Montréal to announce, in the spring of 2001, the name of the prize winner of the 4th edition of its "Cinéastes autochtones" contest. Information: (514) 283-9285

 

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