Cultural Partnerships and Workshops

A creative and cultural transmission workshop led with the participants.

Innu craftsman Dave Verreault-Thisselmagan , accompanied by his partner Vicky Villeneuve , offers partnerships and cultural workshops focused on promoting Indigenous cultures and intercultural understanding.

Each project is conceived as an encounter: between people, stories, symbols and knowledge that span generations.

Our skills

Intercultural relations
Drawing on our experience in mediation and raising awareness of Indigenous realities, we support organizations that wish to integrate a respectful Indigenous perspective into their activities, spaces, or projects.

Authentic Indigenous Crafts
The workshops allow participants to create meaningful objects such as dreamcatchers, talking sticks, drums, or other symbolic works. Each creation becomes a medium for dialogue, memory, and meaning.

Workshop objectives and partnerships

1. To promote and transmit indigenous cultures
   To provide spaces where Indigenous knowledge, stories and practices can be shared respectfully, in accessible language.
2. Promoting intercultural exchange
   Create moments where Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants can ask questions, exchange ideas, and build lasting relationships.
3. Supporting reconciliation efforts
   Supporting organizations, schools, businesses and communities that wish to make a concrete commitment to the recognition of Indigenous peoples and their contemporary realities.

For which environments?

Our workshops and partnerships are aimed in particular at:

• to primary and secondary schools
• to CEGEPs, universities and training centres
• to seniors' homes and residences
• to community and cultural organizations
• to companies and public or private institutions

The content is always adapted to the context, the age of the participants and the objectives of the environment.

A moment of creation and cultural exchange during a workshop with the group.

Examples of workshops offered

• Talking stick workshop
  Introduction to the meaning of the talking stick, creation of a personalized stick, explanation of the symbols and a moment of sharing.
• Dreamcatcher workshop
  Origin and meanings, choice of materials, sensor assembly and reflection on personal intention.
• Drum workshop
  Role of the drum in indigenous cultures, symbolism, demonstration and exchange with the group.
• Thematic meetings and discussions
  Awareness sessions on indigenous realities, stereotypes, reconciliation and possible bridges between peoples.

Depending on your needs, several activities can be combined in the same project.

Projects to indigenize spaces

Beyond the workshops, we also support projects to indigenize living environments, for example:

• integration of artworks into common areas
• creation of symbolic elements for entrances, meeting rooms or places of reflection
• reflection on spaces inspired by indigenous cultures to promote dialogue, calm and respect

These projects are always developed in collaboration with the team on site and, when possible, with people who frequent the community.

Collaborative approach

Each request is reviewed individually. Together, we take the time to:

• understand your reality and your goals
• propose a suitable format (one-off workshop, series of workshops, special project)
• specify the logistical and budgetary aspects
• define the meaning of the project for your participants

Contact us for a project

To discuss a workshop or a cultural partnership, you can write to:

Email: artisanindichtone@outlook.com

Please indicate:

• the type of environment
• the city or region
• the approximate number of participants
• the type of activity desired
• the period or dates under consideration