Cree Cultural Interpretive Centre - Moose Factory, Ontario

Michel RICHE

Excellente visite d'un autre au milieu de nulle part. Belle rencontre avec les autochtones. Rencontre avec le peuple amérindien.

Claire Richards

George was our guide and taught us so much! We were very happy to learn about the history of the area and the Moose Cree people

Mig Lopez

Excellent work done by the Cree first nation. When we arrived, the place was closed during regular hours, may be because attendance is sporadic. But we waited a while and when it was opened it was worth the wait.

Interpreter Nicholas Ferreira

I highly recommend the CCIC if you are visiting Moosonee / Moose Factory for a day or two via the Ontario Northland Polar Bear Express train. A taxi from the train station will cost you $15 in the winter when the ice road is open, or $20 for water taxi in summer.
Kim and her team are very kind. Great photos about life as it was in these places in the late 1800s/early 1900s. Interpretive displays about Cree living, hunting, language, clothing. Postcards for sale (if available), as well as traditional clothing, moccasins, etc.
They also have a team of guides that can arrange to meet you at the river docks when your train comes in and take you by boat to where the Moose River opens up into James Bay/Hudson's Bay. Also offer SkiDoo experiences in winter. Give them a call to arrange beforehand.
Note that in spring ice breakup/fall ice freeze, the only way to reach here and Moose Factory in general is a $45 helicopter flight out of the Moosonee Airport.

Haley Sheppard

I took a group of youth to the Cree Cultural Centre and was so impressed by the program we experienced there, as well as honoured to be able to experience it! It was definitely a highlight of our entire Missinaibi trip. We were cooked an amazing meal of local game (moose and goose!), delicious bread dumplings and bannock. Unlike any meal I've had! We were taught beading and bracelet making from the staff who were so kind and welcoming to us, letting us camp on their property as well. A special shout out to Kim, Anne, Emmet and Michael who made our time there so special. I can't wait to visit again!!

Raj Krishnan

I had a good experience with Kim Cheechoo who is the Tourism coordinator for the Moose Cree First Nation. For C$35, she picked me up from the Water Taxi docks and took me on a brief car tour of Moose Factory, including the Hudson Bay House, one of the oldest structures from the fur trade era. If you're coming from a large city, don't expect something on the order of the Smithsonian or Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum. The centre is just basically one giant room with some displays. Ask Kim and others questions about the history and practices of the Cree, what they eat, and about Moose Cree and Canadian syllabics. There is a Moose Cree to English dictionary for you to look at and study. She has her family tree there as well. There are some interesting pictures and examples of furs and hides. But don't expect some neat automated displays or movies that are in hugely funded museums down south. I would still recommend this place but come in with the right expectations. They don't have a huge amount of funding to create a huge sensory display. But pay the $35 and give them due respect.

Timothy Bloedow

The person manning the Centre did not know her own Cree history. She couldn't answer questions my wife asked to understand the distinctive characteristics of the Cree people or their relationship to other aboriginal peoples or tribes. She only seemed to know the political relationship between the Cree and Whites/European descent.

The displays were good, especially the furs.

Lynda O

If you find yourself in moose factory with nothing to Do, call these folks they are incredibly accommodating. They were kind enough to take me on a tour of the entire island including the cultural centre. She shared all kinds of personal experiences as a indigenous woman. She shared stories of their culture and what its like to live in Moose Factory. I was very appreciative of the time taken on a day off for a very fair price.