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
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