page_title: Oujé-Bougoumou
section_title: Education and learning
hierarchical_section_title: Oujé-Bougoumou / Education and learning
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Institut culturel
context_page_description: Oujé-Bougoumou is the newest Cree community, located on the shores of Lake Opemisca, in the Eeyou Istchee TE of Quebec, Canada. It has a population of 900 people.
  Oujé-Bougoumou is accessible by a 25-kilometre paved road, linking to Route 113 not far from Chapais. Along with the neighbouring towns of Chibougamau and Chapais, Oujé-Bougoumou is served by the Chibougamau/Chapais airport located approximately 42 kilometres away on Route 113.
context_section_description: The town has the Cree School Board English and Cree immersion school, Waapihtiiwewan School (Cree: ᐧᐋᐱᐦᑏᐧᐁᐧᐊᓐ ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᒉᐅᑲᒥᒄ), operating in Oujé-Bougoumou. On September 21, 1993 the school, designed by indigenous artist Douglas Cardinal, opened. Around 162 youth attend the village school, while other families may send their children to English or French schools in nearby Chibougamau.
  Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute opened on November 15, 2011, after 10 years of planning and construction, at a cost of 15 million dollars. The name Aanischaaukamikw (âniscewikamikw in the southern dialect) is equivalent to "heritage centre" (âniscew-, meaning 'ancestry' and -kamikw, meaning "room" or "building") in English. It is a multi-purpose cultural institution for local cultural programs and will adapt and include programs currently provided by the James Bay Cree Cultural Education Centre and the Cree Regional Authority. It will also collaborate on the Cree-language research currently being conducted by the Cree School Board. The Cree community hopes to attract between 10,000 and 20,000 tourists each year. It stands on a semicircular lot in the middle of the village and was designed by Douglas Cardinal of Ottawa and Figurr Architects Collective (formerly Rubin & Rotman Architects) of Montreal. The inside of the building is open to the sky and has a number of features typical of Cree culture. It has become a major tourism destination in the region, with a mission to preserve Cree culture and tell visitors about Cree history, culture, and vision. Discussions are currently underway about hotel construction nearby as a way to continue this project and continue to promote Cree and northern culture.
caption: Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute
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