Dick and Tracy Calogheros, Executive Director, The Exploration Place, Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum. Presentation of funding to the Where are the Children exhibit -- a travelling exhibit to help people understand more about the residential school system and its affects on First Nations.
PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia – On behalf of the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, Richard Harris, Member of Parliament (Cariboo–Prince George) today announced $10,000 in funding for the Fraser–Fort George Museum Society to help mount a travelling exhibit and to support the Society’s long-term goals.
“The Fraser–Fort George Museum society, which has previously won national and provincial awards for its excellent work, is dedicated to creating and sustaining a unique, participatory museum of regional history, science, and technology,” said Minister Oda. “Canada’s New Government is proud to support efforts like the traveling exhibit, Where Are the Children—Healing the Legacy of the Residential Schools, which enable Canadians to access their heritage.”
“This funding is helping Exploration Place, in partnership with the Lheidli Tenneh Band, the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council and local elders, to mount the travelling exhibit, Where Are the Children—Healing the Legacy of the Residential Schools,” said Mr. Harris. “It will also support their long-term goals of fostering participation in cultural interpretation by the local First Nations bands and developing educational and public outreach programs.”
“This funding from the Museums Assistance Program (MAP) will allow us to incorporate local stories that will add necessary, local relevance to the Legacy of Hope’s Where Are the Children exhibition, slated to open in Prince George at the Exploration Place this coming September,” said Tracy Calogheros, Executive Director of the Fraser–Fort George Museum. “We are excited to work with the partnership team established to host this exhibition and are looking forward to this chance to grow understanding and cooperation between all participants. MAP funding is a vital source of research and development funds, which allow museums across the country to delve deeply into their collections, partner with other institutions, and explore their community stories to provide access to our local and national heritage for citizens in all areas.”
Between September 2007 and November 2007, Where Are the Children—Healing the Legacy of the Residential Schools will be on public view in Prince George, at Exploration Place. The travelling exhibit, which helps link national and world experience to local regions, will be enhanced by presentations from First Nations’ performers, elders, and storytellers. Locally-created school programs will also address the need from area teachers for content relating to First Nations’ experiences in the region. Supplementary materials from the museum’s own collections, oral histories, and objects of inherent cultural value will also complement the exhibit.
Canada’s New Government has provided this funding under the Museum Assistance Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage. The Program provides financial support to Canadian museums and related institutions for projects that foster excellence in museum activities and that facilitate access to the treasures of our collective heritage.
“The Fraser–Fort George Museum society, which has previously won national and provincial awards for its excellent work, is dedicated to creating and sustaining a unique, participatory museum of regional history, science, and technology,” said Minister Oda. “Canada’s New Government is proud to support efforts like the traveling exhibit, Where Are the Children—Healing the Legacy of the Residential Schools, which enable Canadians to access their heritage.”
“This funding is helping Exploration Place, in partnership with the Lheidli Tenneh Band, the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council and local elders, to mount the travelling exhibit, Where Are the Children—Healing the Legacy of the Residential Schools,” said Mr. Harris. “It will also support their long-term goals of fostering participation in cultural interpretation by the local First Nations bands and developing educational and public outreach programs.”
“This funding from the Museums Assistance Program (MAP) will allow us to incorporate local stories that will add necessary, local relevance to the Legacy of Hope’s Where Are the Children exhibition, slated to open in Prince George at the Exploration Place this coming September,” said Tracy Calogheros, Executive Director of the Fraser–Fort George Museum. “We are excited to work with the partnership team established to host this exhibition and are looking forward to this chance to grow understanding and cooperation between all participants. MAP funding is a vital source of research and development funds, which allow museums across the country to delve deeply into their collections, partner with other institutions, and explore their community stories to provide access to our local and national heritage for citizens in all areas.”
Between September 2007 and November 2007, Where Are the Children—Healing the Legacy of the Residential Schools will be on public view in Prince George, at Exploration Place. The travelling exhibit, which helps link national and world experience to local regions, will be enhanced by presentations from First Nations’ performers, elders, and storytellers. Locally-created school programs will also address the need from area teachers for content relating to First Nations’ experiences in the region. Supplementary materials from the museum’s own collections, oral histories, and objects of inherent cultural value will also complement the exhibit.
Canada’s New Government has provided this funding under the Museum Assistance Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage. The Program provides financial support to Canadian museums and related institutions for projects that foster excellence in museum activities and that facilitate access to the treasures of our collective heritage.
