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Pelican Falls Cultural Group – Sacred Fire Ceremony

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Registration

5:00 pm

Meet and Greet/ Snacks

7:00 pm

Entertainment – Moccasin Joe

8:00 am to 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast

8:30 am to 8:35 am

Opening Prayer – Elder

8:35 am to 9:35 a.m.

Opening Ceremonies
M.C. Chief Frank Beardy, Muskrat Dam (former NNEC Executive Director)
Co- M.C. Matthew Angees, NNEC Executive Director (confirmed)
8:40 am Chief David Gordon, Lac Seul First Nation (confirmed)
8:45 am Margaret Kenequanash, NNEC Chairperson (confirmed)
8:50 am National Chief Phil Fontaine, AFN
8:55 am Ontario Chief Charles Fox, Chiefs of Ontario
9:00 am Grand Chief Stan Beardy, NAN
9:05 am Minister Andy Scott, INAC
9:10 am Aboriginal Healing Foundation representative (confirmed)

9:35 am to 9:40 am

Ribbon Cutting – Mr. Henry Ogemah (First Pelican Indian Residential School students and Pelican Falls First Nation High School student and a Survivor)

9:45 am to 10:45 am

Opening Ceremonies
Keynote Addresses: ‘Healing the Community’
Charlene Belleau, AFN, (AFN Residential School Coordinator)

10:45 am to 11:00 am

Drumming – Pelican Falls Cultural Group

11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Workshop #1 – Healing with Laughter (Moccasin Joe)

11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Men’s Sharing Circle

11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Workshop #1 Pelican Falls History and Effects of the Residential School Legacy - for youth/students only (Garnet Angeconeb)

11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Elders Room – Former students i.e. Sam Carpenter, Mr. Angeconeb, etc

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Lunch
Keynote Address: Bea Shawanda

1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Youth Circle –Muheengan Shawanda

1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Sharing Circle – Anglican Church Group

1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Workshop #2 – Bea Shawanda

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Women’s Sharing Circle – Lorraine Kenny (Time not restricted.)

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Workshop #3 – Sioux Lookout Anti Racism Committee ‘Cross Cultural Training’

4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Pow Wow and Feast

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Youth Dance / Informal Gathering at Pelican Falls High School Gymnasium

8:30 am to 9:00 am

Continental Breakfast

To be determined

Your choice:
- Church Service in the Pelican Falls Sacred Space
- Traditional Gathering at the Pelican Falls Teepee

10:00 am to 10:30 am

Break

10:30 am to 12:00 pm

Workshop#1 - Pelican Falls History and Effects of the Residential School Legacy (open to all)

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

LUNCH
Informal

1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Kitecha Mamushgowen (‘Planting’ Ceremony) – Encourage participants to plant a plant or shrub as a community – symbolizes growth and renewal.

3:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Break

3:30 pm to 5:30 pm

5:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Closing Comments and Prayers