In December 2016, ONAKI day camps were implemented in partnership with the City of Gatineau. This initiative enabled four Indigenous high school and college students to enter the summer job market by joining the City…
The ONAKI Circles provide a safe space in schools where Indigenous students can gather and explore their roots. A variety of activities were offered to allow students to reconnect with their culture, based on suggestions…
The FPIC received funding from the Ministère de la Famille to implement a project called Appui à la participation et à l’inclusion sociale des aînés de Lac-Simon et de Kitcisakik. The project ran from April 2016…
On February 9, 2016, the Kisis Circle organized a screening of the film Le Dep, the first feature film by Innu director Sonia Bonspille Boileau. The screening took place at Québec City’s Musée de la…
In collaboration with the City of Gatineau, the FPIC organized several film screenings addressing issues of contemporary Indigeneity and held a talk at the Maison du Citoyen on the theme of cross-cultural understanding. On June…
The First Peoples Innovation Centre received funding from the Secrétariat à la condition féminine to implement the second phase of this project, which unfolded from March 2016 to March 2017. The lessons learned during the…
The First Peoples Innovation Centre, thanks to generous funding from the Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones, implemented an anti-bullying initiative (“Lutte contre l’intimidation”) from January to November 2017. Following up on work done with some high…
On March 25, 2017, the Kisis Circle worked with the Québec City team of the Festival international du film ethnographique du Québec to organize an Indigenous day for Rendez-vous FIFEQ 2017. The event was held…
On June 20 and 21, 2017, National Indigenous Peoples Day was celebrated in an entirely new way: as part of the first Gatineau Intercultural Festival, organized by the Centre intercultural de Gatineau in collaboration with Accueil…
The ONAKI day camps were established in partnership with the City of Gatineau. This initiative enabled four Indigenous high school and college students to enter the summer job market by joining the City of Gatineau’s…
Between November 2016 and October 2017, ONAKI Circles in schools offered a variety of activities that the students selected themselves to help them reconnect to their culture. An Indigenous facilitator led ONAKI Circles in two Gatineau high…
On August 12, 2018, the First Peoples Innovation Centre was invited by the City of Gatineau and Mosaïculture to showcase Indigenous culture at this major event. Attendees from all around the world enjoyed: A musical performance…
On August 12, 2018, the FPIC, in partnership with the City of Gatineau, participated in the 16th edition of the city’s day celebrating cultural diversity. That year’s event took place at Moussette Park, with activities focused…
Gatineau and CIÉRA-UQO, organized an event at Université du Québec en Outaouais to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day. This was an opportunity to: Showcase the rich cultural heritage of First Peoples Encourage Indigenous and non-Indigenous…
The KISIS Circle brings together people of all backgrounds who care about establishing closer ties between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and promoting Indigenous cultures. Several events are put together every year in the Outaouais region…
The First Peoples Innovation Centre established an Indigenous community kitchen. A group of 20 people were invited to participate in the community kitchen each week, where they were able to discover and cook new Indigenous…
In Memorial Park on July 19 and 26, and August 2 and 9, 2019, the FPIC participated in “On s’amuse en ville” activities organized by Partenaires du secteur Aylmer. The goal of these activities was to build…
On June 21, 2019, the First Peoples Innovation Centre, in partnership with the City of Gatineau, Outaouais en fête and Impératif français, organized events to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day. Des Cèdres Park played host to…
To support Indigenous innovation and digital economy initiatives, the Caisse Desjardins de Hull-Aylmer funded a project called Tissage numérique. Set to debut in winter 2019, this project will have two components. FabLab ONAKI students will…
On September 23, 2015, the Kisis Circle and the humanities department of Cégep de Sainte-Foy partnered to hold a First Peoples Day at the college. On November 25, 2015, the Québec City Kisis Circle team partnered with…
The First Peoples Innovation Centre works to provide Indigenous women with a bridge to access the labour market or vocational training. The first phase of the project, from October 2014 to October 2015, helped form a network…
In summer 2014, the First Peoples Innovation Centre collaborated with the Centre de transfert pour la réussite éducative du Québec (CTREQ) and Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) to help export the “PCR” model by…
Through the Students for Canada’s North program of the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Global and Community Engagement, the FPIC received funding to implement a community garden project in Lac-Simon. This project arose out of…
This project, funded through Service Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program, focused on food security and emphasized the active participation of Elders. Training sessions were given on community kitchen and food budget management, and Elders…
Between 2014 and 2016, the FPIC received $70,000 from the CN to support the Innu Meshkenu initiative.