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Aboriginal Education Research Forum 2023

Conference Agenda

Day 1 - Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Program times listed in CST (Winnipeg, MB)
Time Event/Activities
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. PIPE CEREMONY - South Centennial
  • Pipe Ceremony will be conducted by Grandfather Wanbdi Wakita
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST - South Centennial
8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. OPENING PRAYER & WELCOMING REMARKS
  • Opening Prayer - Grandmother Martha Peet
  • Greetings on behalf of Aboriginal Education Research Forum – Helen Robinson-Settee
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. KEYNOTE: “Kitaskino-Learning the Sacred” – Dr. Jennie Wastesicoot
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. HEALTH BREAK - Centennial 2
10:15 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. SESSION 1 – BANNOCK & TEA GRANDPARENTS CIRCLE - South Centennial
  • Hosted by Kathy Mallett & joined by Grandparents – Martha Jonasson, Martha Peet, Wanbdi Wakita and Tommy Weenusk
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH - South Centennial
  • Prayer – Grandmother Kathy Mallett
12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. CULTURAL CELEBRATION – Ryan Guy Richard – Jigger
1:05 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2:
  • 2A: Grandparent Sharing Session with Martha Peet, hosted by Kathy Mallett Centennial # 1
  • 2B: Bridging, braiding and weaving Indigenous Knowledges with Western Science for Environment and Climate Care (Dr. Myrle Ballard) Centennial # 3/4
  • 2C: Asiniskaw Ithiniwak (Rocky Cree) Place Names Project – Reclamation of Local History (Roland Bohr, Matthew Dyce and William Elvis Thomas) Centennial # 5
  • 2D: The Mamawi Project: Emergent Technologies as Waterways to the Métis Homeland (Dr. Lucy Fowler) Centennial # 6
2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. HEALTH BREAK - Centennial 2
2:35 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3:
  • 3A: Grandparent Sharing Session with Martha Jonasson and Tommy Weenusk, hosted by Kathy Mallett Centennial # 1
  • 3B: Nahayow/Ininew Aski-Nipi Pimatisiwin: Kayask, Anoch, Nikaanote Pimacihowin (Cree Family Stories of Land-Water Life Past, Present and Future Livelihood) book chapter. (Dr. Laara Fitznor, Elsie Fitzner, Wanda Bateman and Dr. Margaret Kress) Centennial # 3/4
  • 3C: Education and internships with Wîkiwin Training Enterprise of York Factory First Nation: Building Healthy Homes and Youth Capacity (Dr. Shirley Thompson) Centennial # 5
  • 3D: Teaching for Sustainability: An Indigenous Perspective (Dr. Yvonne Vizina) Centennial # 6
4:00 p.m. CLOSING PRAYER & CLOSING REMARKS - South Centennial
  • Closing Prayer – Grandmother Martha Jonasson

Day 2 - Thursday, May 18, 2023
Program times listed in CST (Winnipeg, MB)
Time Event/Activities
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. PIPE CEREMONY - South Centennial
  • Lighting the Qulliq will be conducted by Grandmother Martha Peet
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST - South Centennial
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. OPENING PRAYER & DAY TWO SUMMARY
  • Opening Prayer - Grandmother Martha Jonasson
  • Day Two Summary – Dr. Laara Fitznor
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. KEYNOTE: “Using Land Experience as part of your PhD Research.” – Dr. Stewart Hill
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. HEALTH BREAK - Centennial 2
10:35 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4:
  • 4A: Grandparent Sharing Session with Wanbdi Wakita, hosted by Kathy Mallett Centennial # 1
  • 4B: THE SIX SEASONS OF THE ASINISKAW ITHINIWAK – Reclamation of Rocky Cree Language, History, and Culture through Education (Roland Bohr and Jennie Tait) Centennial # 3/4
  • 4C: Movember’s Indigenous Warrior Caregiver Land-based and Bros Group Programs’ Overview and Program Evaluation (Dr. Laara Fitznor & Sonia Prevost-Derbecker) Centennial # 5
  • 4D: Metawewak (they are playing) (Norbert Mercredi) Centennial # 6
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH - South Centennial
  • Prayer – Grandfather Tommy Weenusk
12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. CULTURAL CELEBRATION – Ojibwe Singers - Isaac Brock School
1:05 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS 5:
  • 5A: Elders and Knowledge Keepers in Schools: Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning Guidelines (Shawna Nagler) Centennial # 1
  • 5B: Movember’s Indigenous Portfolio: How knowledge transfer of Land-based and Social Inclusion programs in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand contributes to overall improved mental health (Sonia Prevost-Derbecker and Karrie Beardy) Centennial # 3/4
  • 5C: Teaching for Sustainability: An Indigenous Perspective (Dr. Yvonne Vizina) Centennial # 5
  • 5D: Mamàhtawisiwin: The Wonder We Are Born With – An Indigenous Education Policy Framework (Michael McCrossan) Centennial # 6
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. HEALTH BREAK - Centennial 2
2:50 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. CLOSING PLENARY - What we learned from ‘Shawane Dagosiwin’: Journey with our Ancestral Land-based gifts for Minopimatisiwin (Good Living) - Dr. Laara Fitznor
4:00 p.m. CLOSING PRAYER, CLOSING CIRCLE, ADJOURNMENT - South Centennial
  • Closing Prayer – Grandmother Kathy Mallett