Aboriginal Cultural Awareness for Youth

The Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Program for Youth has been created to help non-Aboriginal children come to a better understanding of Aboriginal culture and people.

Aboriginal Cultural Awareness

Aboriginal Cultural Awareness is a four-unit program designed specifically for non-Aboriginal people who will be working with Aboriginal people.

Cultural Programs Offered

Aboriginal Cultural Awareness

Aboriginal Cultural Awareness for Youth

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About the Glooscap Heritage Centre

Kluscap (Glooscap) is an abanaki word meaning "Man from Nothing". Glooscap, the first human, was created out of a bolt of lightening in the sand...

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Glooscap Heritage Centre - Welcome

The mission of the Glooscap Heritage Centre is to communicate to the public the history of the Mi'kmaq nation in Atlantic Canada, from the Mi'kmaq perspective. Using counselling, retail sales, contemporary interpretive exhibit techniques, and a commitment to authenticity and accuracy, the Glooscap Heritage Centre has become the pre-eminent Aboriginal tourism counselling and orientation facility in Atlantic Canada for the Mi'kmaq heritage.

Visit the Glooscap Heritage Centre to gaze at the 40-foot statue of Glooscap and to learn about the Mi'kmaq - the Aboriginal group of Nova Scotia. The Glooscap Heritage Centre, located on the outskirts of Truro, Nova Scotia, is dedicated to the celebration of Mi'kmaq heritage. The Centre also has a modern Visitor Information Centre and a Gift Shop with an Aboriginal focus.

Admission is charged to visit the Heritage Centre exhibits that include:

An innovative multimedia presentation where you will learn about the history of the Mi'kmaq.
An audio exhibit where you will learn about the language and even how to say some Mi'kmaq words.
Beautifully detailed quill and beadwork which are still part of Mi'kmaq culture today.
Some of the oldest Aboriginal tools found anywhere in Canada as well as impressive traditional clothing and artifacts.
Glooscap's Courtyard where you will learn about the statue and how important Glooscap is to the Mi'kmaq and to Nova Scotia.

The Heritage Centre is open year round -Monday-Friday: 8:30-6:30 and Saturday-Sunday: 8:30-4:30. The Centre will be closed from December 22nd to January 5th for the holiday season.