Highlighting Indigenous History & Heritage (Resolution at QAHN AGM, June 11, 2022)
The following resolution was adopted at QAHN's Annual General Meeting, held via Zoom, on Saturday, June 11, 2022:
“Highlighting Indigenous History”
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June is National Indigenous History Month. Let's celebrate!
--June 1, 2022.
In honour of National Indigenous History Month, we thought we would share a couple of QAHN's most recent Indigenous-themed conferences from our 2022 Heritage Talks Online series.
The following talk is called "The W8banaki of Odanak: Preserving History, Language, Culture and Traditions," and features Daniel Nolett.
Last chance to register!... QAHN AGM
June 11, 10 a.m. (ZOOM).
For Agenda, support documents and Zoom link: [email protected].
Agenda and documentation will be sent out closer to the meeting date!
Call for Nominations!! QAHN's annual heritage volunteer awards!
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS!
2022 HERITAGE VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION AWARDS:
Marion Phelps & Richard Evans awards
Presented annually by QAHN in recognition of outstanding volunteer contributions by individuals and organizations to preserving and promoting the heritage and history of Quebec’s English-speaking communities.
Deadline for nominations: March 31, 2022.
Online Heritage Show & Tell: Mark your calendars!!
February 23, 2022, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
QAHN & Partners present "Belonging & Identity"
HERITAGE SHOW & TELL ONLINE
11 communities, 11 great projects, from podcasts and online exhibits to live performances: Here's your chance to meet heritage leaders from across Quebec who are celebrating local history and culture despite pandemic challenges.
Golf Courses of the Gatineau Valley, 1903-1933
--November 26, 2021.
The cover photograph for this book, Gatineau Valley Golf Courses, 1903 – 1933, shows Anson Green about to strike a tee shot at the Larrimac Golf Club in 1930, seven years after the first golf shot was struck on these golf grounds. It turns out that today the golf course of the Larrimac Golf and Tennis Club is the last survivor of at least sixteen golf courses laid out in the Gatineau Valley between 1903 and 1933.
There were four different golf courses laid out at Kingsmere between 1903 and the 1920s.
Meet the Network: Episode #9
--November 16, 2021.
Meet the Network, Episode 9: Wes Darou!
This fall we have been sharing short selfie videos to introduce you to some of the inspiring people who make up our network. This week, we head to West Quebec to meet with Wes Darou, an enthusiastic speaker, author, and volunteer.
QAHN Position on the Current Proposal to Modernize Canada's Official Languages Act
RESOLUTION
QAHN Board of Directors (September 21, 2021)
RE: Modernization of Canada’s Official Languages Act
Considering that at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN), held on September 12, 2021, the Board discussed at length the Government of Canada’s proposal to modernize the Official Languages Act;