Du Collège Manitou de La Macaza à l'Institution Kiuna d'Odanak : La genèse des établissements postsecondaires par et pour les Premières Nations au Québec

Abstract

Manitou College, one of the first Canadian post-secondary institutions for indigenous students, was created in 1973 on the abandoned site of the missile base located in La Macaza, Quebec. Despite its very short existence, Manitou College had a considerable impact on the definition of a collective indigenous identity and on the construction of First Nations leadership in Canada and Quebec. Using primary and secondary sources as well as new testimonies from key actors, this article aims to contextualize the rise and fall of Manitou College.