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Indigenous Food Sovereignty Summit Winnipeg, Manitoba June 21 – 23, 2016 Tuesday, June 21st, 2016 Breakfast on own 7:30AM Registration Open Pipe Ceremony – Room TBA 8:30AM – 9:30AM Ballroom: Opening Ceremonies with Andy Wood & Coleen Rajotte 9:30AM – 10:30AM Ballroom: Keynote Speaker – Winona LaDuke 11:00AM – 11:30AM -­‐ Opening Prayer with Elder Flora Ruck -­‐ Opening song with Spirit Sand Singers -­‐ Greetings from FARHA & Chiefs & Delegates “You can’t say you’re sovereign if you can’t feed your people” -­‐ Break -­‐ Coffee, Juice & Light Snacks featuring Dene Nation Foods Ballroom: Launch of Indigenous Food Sovereignty Teachings • Tabitha Martens & Byron Beardy -­‐ Lunch Provided -­‐ 11:30AM – 12:30PM 1:00PM – 2:15PM Concurrent Sessions A Ambassador A: Thanks Giving Practices & Ceremony -­‐ Chris Harper Ambassador B: Dakota Food Practices -­‐ Henry Skywater Ambassador C: Dene Language of Food -­‐ Therese Dettanikkeaze Sr. Ambassador D: Medicines as Indigenous Food Sovereignty -­‐ Flora & Henry (Curly) Ruck Ambassador E: Cree Hunting Histories -­‐ William Easter Ambassador F: Honouring our Growing Past -­‐ Audrey Logan Ambassador G: Food, Song & Ceremony-­‐ Michael Esquash -­‐ Break -­‐ Coffee, Juice & Light Snacks featuring Cree Nation Foods 2:30PM – 3:30PM Ballroom: Plenary on Food Programs and Supports Tuesday Night Gala Dinner 6:30PM – 9:00PM Entertainment by Florent Vollant & Inaugural 2016 Mason Jar Award $100/Person www.localandjust.ca 204.947.2397 ext. 61 Indigenous Food Sovereignty Summit 2016
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NATIONAL ABORIGINAL DAY
Tuesday June 21, 2016
Featuring entertainment by
Florent Vollant
(of Kashtin fame)
Canad Inns Destination Centre Club Regent Casino Hotel
1415 Regent Avenue West, Winnipeg, MB
Four Arrows Regional
Health Authority Inc.
www.localandjust.ca 204.947.2397 ext. 61 Wednesday June 22nd, 2016 Breakfast on own 8:00AM – 8:30AM Ballroom: Opening Remarks – Masters of Ceremonies, Andy Wood & Coleen Rajotte 8:30AM – 9:30AM Ballroom: Keynote Speaker: Elder Dave Courchene Jr. -­‐ Nationhood & Food Sovereignty -­‐ 15 min Break to Move to Sessions -­‐ 9:45AM – 11:00AM Concurrent Sessions B Ambassador A: Food, Medicine, Spirit -­‐ Nellie Ironquill Ambassador B: Dakota Food Practices -­‐ Henry Skywater Ambassador C: Dene Language of Food -­‐ Therese Dettanikkeaze Sr. Ambassador D: Medicines as Indigenous Food Sovereignty -­‐ Flora & Henry (Curly) Ruck Ambassador E: Cree Hunting Histories -­‐ William Easter Ambassador F: Honouring our Growing Past -­‐ Audrey Logan Ambassador G: Food, Song & Ceremony -­‐ Michael Esquash -­‐ Break -­‐ Coffee, Juice, & Light Snacks featuring Oji-­‐Cree Nation Foods 11:15AM – 12:30PM Concurrent Sessions C Ambassador A: Learning from the Land -­‐ Katara Ironquill Ambassador B: Learning from our Elders -­‐ Charles P. Harper Ambassador C: Lessons from our Language -­‐ Florence Paynter Ambassador D: Protecting Sacred Land & Seeds -­‐ Jo Seenie Ambassador E: Caring for our Women -­‐ Leslie Spillett Ambassador F: Why we Celebrate our Food -­‐ Hilda Dysart -­‐ Lunch Provided -­‐ 12:30PM – 1:30PM 1:30PM – 2:45PM Concurrent Sessions D Ambassador A: Rising Indigenous Voices -­‐ Lenard Monkman Ambassador B: Honouring our Teachers -­‐ Garry Robson Ambassador C: Thanks Giving Practices & Ceremonies -­‐ Chris Harper Ambassador D: The Oji-­‐Cree Language of Food -­‐ Tommy Little Ambassador E: Women & Water -­‐ Myrtle Abraham Ambassador F: Ojibwe Women’s Roles -­‐ Theresa Sinclair www.localandjust.ca 204.947.2397 ext. 61 Wednesday June 22nd Continued -­‐ Break -­‐ Coffee, Juice, & Light Snacks featuring Dakota Nation Foods 3:00PM – 4:15PM Concurrent Sessions E Ambassador A: Learning from the Land -­‐ Katara Ironquill Ambassador B: Learning from our Elders – Charles P. Harper Ambassador C: Lessons from our Language -­‐ Florence Paynter Ambassador D: Protecting Sacred Land & Seeds -­‐ Jo Seenie Ambassador E: Caring for our Women -­‐ Leslie Spillett Ambassador F: Why we Celebrate our Food -­‐ Hilda Dysart Wednesday Food & Film Night – 7:00pm to 9:00pm Ballroom History of Corn by Coleen Rajotte The Edible Indian by Cass Gardiner The Meechim Project by Ian Mauro & Byron Beardy Films will be followed by Q & A session The$Meechim$Project$
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www.localandjust.ca 204.947.2397 ext. 61 Thursday June 23rd, 2016 Breakfast on own 9:00AM – 10:30AM Ballroom: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Teachings with Tabitha Martens & Byron Beardy & Facilitated Community Consultation -­‐ Break -­‐ Coffee, Juice, & Light Snacks featuring Ojibway Nation 11:00AM – 12:00PM Ballroom: Plenary Discussion with Elder Advisory Committee 12:00PM – 12:30PM Ballroom: Next Steps 12:30PM Ballroom: Closing Ceremony -­‐ Brown Bag Lunches Provided -­‐ Sit Down Lunch Optional www.localandjust.ca 204.947.2397 ext. 61