QUEBEC — Several Indigenous groups are calling on the Quebec government to distance itself from the “colonialist mentality” as it designs a new $92-million history museum project in the provincial capital.

The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador, the First Nations Education Council and an Innu cultural centre — Institut Tshakapesh — made their feelings known about the project in a brief submitted about a government bill to create the museum.

Premier Legault said the museum will focus on the history of the French-speaking Quebecois but will also discuss Indigenous contributions{ai:summary}<p>Indigenous groups in Quebec are urging the provincial government to avoid a "colonialist mentality" in the planning of a new $92-million history museum. They expressed their concerns through a brief regarding a government bill related to the museum's creation. </p><p>#history</p>

Indigenous groups challenge ’colonialist mentality’ in new Quebecois museum

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