The Native Museum of Mashteuiatsh  

 "Journey into a legacy           
Thousands of years to discover"           

 
 
Built in 1977 on the shores of of the Pekuakami (Lake St-John), the Native Museum has as its primary mission to protect its cultural heritage, to further the development, to promote and to transmit to future generations.

The museum wants to safe-guard a living memory of a nation that survied
its own history, a tradition that refuses to be forgotten. Open to all Indian
Nations who also have their own stories to relate and share.

The Native Museum is a window of contemporary creations for Ilnu
and Indian cultures very much alive that continues to develop and progress.

Visit the Native Museum in Mashteuiatsh and take a journey into
a legacy of living memories and share the richness of a culture
in full evolution.
 
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 Montagnais matron, 1912
Photo : F.G. Speck, No 20414
© Musée canadien des civilisations, Hull