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June 19, 2008
2008 Montreal First People’s Festival - Kanien'kehá:ka, Living the Language
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So their Mohawk language can survive, parents take their children out of the public school system and create the Akwesasne Freedom School.
- Length : 1 h
- Schedule : 7 p.m.
- Price : $0 / $5
- Metro : Berri-UQAM
- Type of visit : Other
- Also on June 19.
A Heritage in Health to Discover
» Musée des Hospitalières de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal
600 objects from the collection of the Hospitallers of St.Joseph, of Hôtel-Dieu, relate a history forever entwined with that of Montreal.
Guided tours are available for groups and students from grade schools to universities.
- Length : 1 h 30
- Schedule : 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Target audience : General public
- Price : $5 / $6
- Bus : 144
- Type of visit : On foot
- Also on June 19, June 20, June 21, June 22, June 24, June 25, June 26, June 27, June 28 and June 29.
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The Musée des Hospitalières de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, inaugurated in 1992, commemorates the 350th anniversary of the foundation of Montreal.
Photo : Gilbert Langlois
A stroll through time… to discover the Lachine Canal Tour of the Lachine Lockstation
» Canal-de-Lachine, Lieu historique national du Canada
The tour of the Lachine lockstation focuses on the contruction and the widening of the canal.
- Length : 30 min
- Schedule : 10 a.m. , 11 a.m. , 1 p.m. , 2 p.m.
- Target audience : General public and groups
- Price : Free
- Leaving from : Lachine Lockstation (Corner St-joseph and 6th avenue)
- Metro : Angrignon
- Bus : 110 W
- Type of visit : On foot
- Also on June 19, June 20, June 21, June 22, June 23, June 24, June 25, June 26, June 27 and June 28.
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Following the beaver's trail
» Commerce-de-la-fourrure-à-Lachine, Lieu historique national du Canada
Guided tour of the historic fur-trade warehouse
Tour of the Exhibit Damoiselle Mance
» Musée des Hospitalières de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal in collaboration with The Univers culturel de Saint-Sulpice
The exhibition unveils the life and work of Jeanne Mance (1606-1673) co-founder of Montréal, founder of the Hôtel-Dieu and Canada's first secular nurse.
The exhibition can be visited individually during the museum's opening hours. A guided tour can also be reserved for groups.
- Length : 1 h
- Schedule : 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Target audience : general public
- Price : $5 / $6
- Bus : 144
- Type of visit : On foot
- Also on June 19, June 20, June 21, June 22, June 24, June 25, June 26, June 27, June 28 and June 29.
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Jeanne Mance. Charcoal, attributed to Sister Alexandrine Paré, r.h.s.j., end of XIX century.
Illustration : RHSJM Collection
Legend
The Montreal Heritage Calendar was produced by Héritage Montréal in collaboration with the Montreal Heritage Network and its partners.
See full description at: http://www.nativelynx.qc.ca This activity takes part in the program of the 2008 Montreal First People’s Festival, (12-22 June), which is organized by Land InSights a society for the diffusion of aboriginal culture. Festival info-line: 514-572-1799.