Overview
Indigenous Internship Program Jobs in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada at War Museum
The goal of the Program is to develop ways for Indigenous nations across Canada to represent their own history and culture in concert with cultural institutions.
Indigenous Internship Programoffers professional and technical training for First Nations, Métis and Inuit participants. It is the first and most comprehensive program of its kind in Canada. The goal of the Program is to develop ways for Indigenous nations across Canada to represent their own history and culture in concert with cultural institutions.
Since 1993, the Program has welcomed interns from over 40 different Indigenous nations across Canada. Graduates have gone on to become role models and advocates in museum and cultural sectors.
The Program also works with a variety of affiliates and stakeholders such as Indigenous agencies, national museums, the federal government, local colleges and universities, provincial museums, Library and Archives Canada, the Canadian Conservation Institute, and the First Nations Confederacy of CulturalEducationCentres, as well as Indigenous museums, libraries, cultural centres, and cultural tourism ventures.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
January – April 2024:
Apply by November 24, 2023
September – December 2024:
Apply by June 28, 2024
OVERVIEW
The Canadian Museum of History’s Indigenous Internship Program (IIP) is seeking project proposals from First Nations, Métis and Inuit individuals for combined in-person and online internship projects that use the Museum’s collections, archives and staff expertise.
Eligible applicants are invited to submit a concise project proposal for a hybrid internship experience comprising both in-person andonline workthat will provide up to four participants with insights and training into contemporary museum best practices.
TIMING
The internship period will span Autumn 2022 to Spring 2023. Timing is flexible to support the participants’ individual interests, goals and availabilities.
During the on-site portions of their internships, participants will have access to Museum resources in support of their specific project goals, and will be mentored in core museum functions including:
collections management and care;
research methodologies;
exhibitions and program development.
Proposed hybrid internship start date:on or after January 2024, and on or after September 2024.
CONTEXT
While ongoing pandemic-related disruptions prevent the offer of the Museum’s usual in-person IIP experience, the Museum remains committed to the Program and is undertaking a hybrid internship model this year as a pilot project. A Museum steering committee will review and select up to four successful projects from among the proposals received, based on criteria of creativity,innovationand applicability to the Museum’s mandate as Canada’s national museum of human history.
Due to the hybrid nature of this internship, applicants are encouraged to focus on the following areas for projects, as they can be completed virtually as well as in person: oral histories, Indigenous languages, Indigenous music and song traditions, graphic arts, and digital technologies and online content creation.
ELIGIBILITY
First Nations, Métis and Inuit applicants with internet access, and the availability and willingness to travel to the National Capital Region for three one-week periods to work in person with the Museum’s resources, including its professional staff. Applicants should hold a college or university credential in a m…
Title: Indigenous Internship Program
Company: War Museum
Location: Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Category: Non-Profit, Education / Teaching
