Culture
The Apitipi Anicinapek Nation Cultural Department has been initiated to awaken the Apitipi Anicipanek customs and traditions. This gives our Apitipi Anicinapek community members a place to learn and engage in their original ways of knowing and being as the Apitipi Anicinapek. The cultural department also invites other members to gain a greater understanding and awareness of the Apitpi Anicinapek and to understand where they are situated.
Apitipi Anicinapek is situated and comes with great Ancestral knowledge and the cultural department is the space where members can foster and engage in Apitipi Anicipapek Indigenous. The Algonquin Cultural competency is a spirited part in the restoration of language, culture and tradition by honoring the original Apitipi Anicinape Nation. We also work and respect our Mushkegowuk Nation members by including their respective ways of knowing and being.
Vision
Our vision is the identity and preservation of the Abitibi Indians #70 in recognition of the history of its traditional roots by reclaiming their rightful responsibilities to the land. To enhance the quality of traditional and cultural learning at the community level for all its members, and to ensure that the traditional roles and responsibilities are embraced in the learning process of gender equality.
Department objectives
The objective is to aim towards revitalization through an Indigenous lens of Indigenous society by encouraging WFN members to be part of the restoration of their roles and responsibilities by:
- Providing cultural support at the community level
and traditional land based activities and programming. - Revitalizing language, teachings, and traditional parenting program
- Supporting all ceremonies on an ongoing basis
- Engaging all ages in the revitalization delivery process
- Providing cultural activities and programming at the community level
- Supporting the needs of historical influence
- Providing cultural support for school age children and youth
- Utilizing Elder’s Knowledge and Knowledge Keepers in the delivery process
- Scheduling land base approach, planning of each Harvest season
- Fostering and preserving rites of passage