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Quebec’s Aboriginal People – Meeting the Innus: by Inês Lopes

Written by ines January 11th

Today, we will be meeting the Innus, in this series entitled “Quebec’s Aboriginal People”. A very brief overview of the Innu’s history and culture, and then we will zoom in on a touristic spot to further discover this nation: the Native Museum of Mashteuiatsh.

Photo credit: Native Museum of Mashteuiatsh

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Quebec’s Aboriginal People – Meeting the Crees: by Inês Lopes

Written by ines January 04th

This week, I invite you to discover the Crees and their history, which is spread over thousands of years; and their rich culture, which is still evolving. This entry is a part of the series entitled  “Quebec’s Aboriginal People”.

Photo Credit:Quebec Aboriginal Tourism Corporation

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Quebec’s Aboriginal People – Meeting the Atikamekw: by Inês Lopes

Written by ines August 13th

The second entry in this series entitled “Quebec’s Aboriginal People”. This week, we will meet the Atikamekw, a nation I had the opportunity to stay with for a few weeks; a nation with moving values, culture and a great sense of humour. It is a rather difficult task to describe a nation in such few words, but here is an overview.
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Quebec’s Aboriginal People – Meeting the Anishnabe :: by Inês Lopes

Written by ines July 06th

In the last entry of this series entitled “Quebec’s Aboriginal People,” we meet the Anishnabe, and discover a touristic initiative: Abitibiwinni on the Harricana.

Photo credit: Bercé par l’Harricana, Abitibiwinni-Aventure/Culture

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Quebec’s Aboriginal People – Meeting the Wendat: by Inês Lopes

Written by ines July 02th

Here is the first entry for this series entitled “Quebec’s Aboriginal People”. Today, we will be meeting the Wendat. First, a very brief presentation of this nation, its history and culture. Then, we invite you to go visit this nation, while respecting its culture, environment and values.

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Remembrance Tourism - So they won’t be forgotten :: by Inês Lopes

Written by ines June 18th

When memory fades, when, as a fragile cliff pounded by both the sea and time, it starts to have entire walls crumble into the abyss of loss, it is time to gather everything that remains, afterwards it shall will be too late.
(Free translation from Vercors’s book La bataille du silence)

Photo credit: Jean-Simon Chartier (Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum)

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External or Internal Quests:
Jerry Hannan’s song Society sung by Eddie Vedder :: by Inês Lopes

Written by ines June 11th

In this “Singin’ and Trippin’ ” series: we travel with the song Society. First, if you still haven’t seen the movie Into the Wild… I do encourage you to do so.  Based on a true story, this movie directed by Sean Penn presents the story of Christopher Johnson McCandless. It’s a movie that goes through a wide variety of emotions. But it is not the movie I will be talking about here, but rather the song Society, written by Jerry Hannan and sung by Eddie Vedder (if the name doesn’t ring a bell: Pearl Jam’s singer) in the movie.

 Photo credit: Inês Lopes

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Two Chords for One Horse with No Name:
Travelling to America’s Hit :: by Inês Lopes

Written by ines June 04th

Two now famous chords. A Horse with No Name, previously titled “Desert song” is America’s greatest hit.  It is also one of the only songs that I’m able to play at guitar (and the fact that it only has two chords is only a coincidence!).  Here is the song “A Horse with No Name”, as part of this series titled “Singin’ and Trippin’ “.

 Photo credit: Julien Avon

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Road Trippin’ (and still singin’):
Trippin’ with Red Hot Chili Peppers’s Song :: by Inês Lopes

Written by ines May 28th

OK, I don’t know whether the Red Hot Chilli Peppers travel responsibly or not… but their song Road Trippin’ certainly evokes travelling.  Let’s then look at road trips through their “Road Trippin’” song, in this series titled “Singin’ and Trippin’”.

 Photo credit: Julien Avon

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Following Enya’s Sails:
Orinoco Flow by Enya :: by Inês Lopes

Written by ines May 21th

Today, we follow Enya’s sails as she brings us to numerous destinations.  Are they all responsible ones, hmmm?  I guess it all depends on how we travel.  It is through the song “Orinoco Flow” that we will travel today, in this “Singin’ and Trippin’” series.

Photo credit: Inês Lopes

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