Indigenous Food Sovereignty Summit Tuesday

Indigenous Food Sovereignty Summit Tuesday

Indigenous Food Sovereignty Summit Winnipeg, Manitoba June 21 – 23, 2016 Tuesday, June 21st, 2016 Breakfast on own 7:30AM – 8:30AM Registration Open 8:30AM – 9:30AM Opening Ceremonies -­‐ Opening Prayer -­‐ Michael Esquash & The Spirit Sand Singers -­‐ Greetings from FARHA & Chiefs & Delegates 9:30AM – 10:30AM 11:00AM – 12:00PM Keynote Speaker – Winona LaDuke “You can’t say you’re sovereign if you can’t feed your people” -­‐ Break -­‐ Coffee, Juice & Light Snacks featuring Dene Nation Foods Launch of Indigenous Food Sovereignty Teachings • Tabitha Martens & Byron Beardy -­‐ Lunch Provided -­‐ 12:00PM – 1:00PM 1:00PM – 2:15PM Concurrent Sessions A Embassy A: Thanks Giving Practices & Ceremony -­‐ Chris Harper Embassy B: Dakota Food Practices -­‐ Henry Skywater Embassy C: Dene Language of Food -­‐ Therese Dettanikkeaze Sr. Embassy D: Medicines as Indigenous Food Sovereignty -­‐ Flora & Henry (Curly) Ruck Embassy E: Cree Hunting Histories -­‐ William Easter Embassy F: Honouring our Growing Past -­‐ Audrey Logan Blue Room: Food, Song & Ceremony-­‐ Michael Esquash -­‐ Break -­‐ Coffee, Juice & Light Snacks featuring Cree Nation Foods 2:30PM – 3:30PM 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 Opening Remarks 8:30AM – 9:30AM Keynote Speaker: Elder Dave Courchene Jr. -­‐ Nationhood & Food Sovereignty -­‐ 15 min Break to Move to Sessions -­‐ 9:45AM – 11:00AM Concurrent Sessions B Embassy A: Food, Medicine, Spirit -­‐ Nellie Ironquill Embassy B: Dakota Food Practices -­‐ Henry Skywater Embassy C: Dene Language of Food -­‐ Therese Dettanikkeaze Sr. (w/Sara Samuels) Embassy D: Medicines as Indigenous Food Sovereignty -­‐ Flora & Henry (Curly) Ruck Embassy E: Cree Hunting Histories -­‐ William Easter Embassy F: Honouring our Growing Past -­‐ Audrey Logan Blue Room: Food, Song & Ceremony -­‐ Michael Esquash -­‐ Break -­‐ Coffee, Juice, & Light Snacks featuring Oji-­‐Cree Nation Foods 11:15AM – 12:30PM Concurrent Sessions C Embassy A: Learning from the Land -­‐ Katara Ironquill Embassy B: Learning from our Elders-­‐ Dan Thomas Embassy C: The Spirit of our Food-­‐ Ipswa Mescacakanis Embassy D: Lessons from our Language-­‐ Florence Paynter Embassy E: Protecting Sacred Land & Seeds-­‐ Jo Seenie Embassy F: Caring for our Women-­‐ Leslie Spillett Blue Room: Why we Celebrate our Food-­‐ Hilda Dysart -­‐ Lunch Provided -­‐ 12:30PM – 1:30PM 1:30PM – 2:45PM Concurrent Sessions D Embassy A: Rising Indigenous Voices -­‐ Lenard Monkman Embassy B: Honouring our Teachers -­‐ Garry Robson Embassy C: Thanks Giving Practices & Ceremonies -­‐ Chris Harper Embassy D: The Oji-­‐Cree Language of Food -­‐ Tommy Little Embassy E: Women & Water -­‐ Myrtle Abraham Embassy F: Ojibwe Women’s Roles-­‐ Theresa Sinclair Blue Room: Feasting, Fasting, Celebrating -­‐ Ipswa Mescacakanis 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 Embassy A: Learning from the Land-­‐ Katara Ironquill Embassy B: Learning from our Elders-­‐ Dan Thomas Embassy C: The Spirit of our Food-­‐ Ipswa Mescacakanis Embassy D: Lessons from our Language-­‐ Florence Paynter Embassy E: Protecting Sacred Land & Seeds-­‐ Jo Seenie Embassy F: Caring for our Women-­‐ Leslie Spillett Blue Room: Why we Celebrate our Food-­‐ Hilda Dysart Wednesday Food & Film Night – 7:00pm to 9:00pm 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 Indigenous Food Sovereignty Teachings -­‐ Tabitha Martens Facilitated Community Consultation -­‐ Break -­‐ Coffee, Juice, & Light Snacks featuring Ojibway Nation 11:00AM – 12:00PM Plenary Discussion with Elder Advisory Committee 12:00PM – 12:30PM Next Steps 12:30PM Closing Ceremony -­‐ Brown Bag Lunches Provided -­‐ Sit Down Lunch Optional www.localandjust.ca 204.947.2397 ext. 61