Elders – Quebec
Elder Councils and Gathering Places
- Kumik – Council of Elders
- Provides Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal employees with instruction and counsel in dealing with problems arising in the work place which have developed because of unfavourable attitudes and cultural differences.
Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
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Health and Social Services
- Iakhihsohtha
- Source: Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
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Notable Elders
- Elders' Biographies (Tshishennuat)
- This page from the Virtual Museum of Canada features pictures and biographies of Innu Elders, who help future generations of Innu know more about their history and culture.
- Source: Tipatshimuna – Innu Stories from the Land
- Nappaaluk, Mitiarjuk Attasie, Heritage and Spirituality
- Mitiarjuk Attasie Nappaaluk received the award for heritage and spirituality.
- Source: National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (NAAF)
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Traditional Knowledge
- First Nunavik Midwifery Gathering - A Gathering of Elders and Midwives in Inukjuak, Nunavik (PDF)
- Final report on this gathering which was meant to improve and increase community-based maternity care in Nunavik communities where Inuit midwives provide maternity care while integrating traditional and cultural knowledge.
- Source: National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
- Innu Aitun (In French Only)
- This Website is intended to help Innu elders transfer to younger generations their knowledge, their culture, their history, in other words, their pride.
- Role of the Elders, The
- Discusses the role of the elders in the Cree culture, who are given the responsibility to keep the memory, history, knowledge of the Iiyiyuu ancestors.
- Source: Cree Cultural Institute
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