The Tshakapesh Institute was created in 1978 by the Montagnais Atikamekw Council (CAM), a political organization defending the rights of the Atikamekw and Montagnais First Nations, under the name Montagnais Atikamekw Cultural Educational Institute (IECAM). When the CAM was dissolved in 1989, the Atikamekw First Nation withdrew from the regional organization, which required a name change in 1990 to become the Montagnais Cultural Educational Institute (ICEM). In 2009, a new name and a new corporate image were approved by the General Meeting. Since then, the regional organization has been known as the Tshakapesh Institute. Tshakapesh is a character from one of the world's creation legends.
1990-2000
1990-2000
1990-2000