Quebec's new history museum faces criticism for potentially excluding Indigenous history and focusing on French-speaking Québécois nation.
Quebec's proposed new history museum, Musée national de l'histoire du Québec, is facing criticism for potentially excluding Indigenous history and focusing on the French-speaking Québécois nation. Historians and the leader of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador have raised concerns about Premier François Legault's comments suggesting the province's history began with the arrival of French explorers Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain in the 16th and 17th centuries, raising questions about whose history is centralized and how it is told. Critics argue that the museum's programming, determined by a committee of experts, may focus on prominent figures and neglect to consider the hard questions of history or those who may not have their stories documented in writing.