7:00 – 8:00 am Sunrise Ceremony & Naming of Traditional area
9:00 – 3:30 pm The Gathering Space Preconference: Celebrating 50 years of Indigenous Studies
4:00 – 6:00pm 50th Anniversary Feast and Celebration at Robinson Hall
6:00 – 8:00 pm GCS 114, Grand Opening of Elders Gathering
8:00 pm Nozhem Theatre…Inner Elder with Michelle Thrush
8:30 pm Round Dance Social at Champlain College's, the Great Hall
7:00 – 8:00 Traditional Area Sunrise ceremony
9:00 – 10:30 Workshop sessions
GCS103 Video Story Booth (10 – 6 pm)
GCS105 Helpers on the Medicine Wheel - Mary Anne Caibaiosai
GCS106 Networking Room
GCS108 Living & Dying Mno Bemaadiziiwin: Renewing our Sacred Relationship with Spirit - Barbara Wall
GCS110 CHILDCARE
GCS112 Beading with Malinda (9 to 12pm)
GCS114 All Our Relations: Learning how to be in 'right' relationship - Raven Sinclair
GCS115 "Did you have a good 4th of July?" and other questions - Smokii Sumac & Shaawano Uran
GCS117 Teaching with IK - David Newhouse
Traditional Teachings @ the Tipi (max 20)
930-10:30 Fire Teachings ... Billy Whetung
11:00 – 12 Following the Natural Law in Harvesting from the Land ... Jack Hoggarth
1:30 - 2:30 Same as above ... Jack Hoggarth
3:00 - 4:00 Same as above ... Billy Whetung
10:30 – 10:45 NUTRITION BREAK
10:45 – 12:00 GCS114
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Tanya Talaga
12:00 – 1:30 LUNCH at Robinson Hall
1:30 – 3:00 pm WORKSHOP SESSIONS
GCS103 Video Story Booth (10 – 6 pm)
GCS106 Networking Room
GCS108 Renewing Our Relationship with the Land - Edna Manitowabi
GCS110 CHILDCARE
GCS112 Beading with Malinda (1:30 to 4:30 pm)
GCS114 Indigenous Language Panel, Shirley Williams, Anne Taylor, Isadore Toulouse & Liz Osawamick
GCS115 Exploring our Relationships with Spirit - Doug Williams
GCS117 Medicine Circle Teachings - Dr. Michael D. Thrasher
3:00 – 3:15 NUTRITION BREAK (tentative)
3:15 – 4:45 pm WORKSHOP SESSIONS
GCS103 Video Story Booth (10 – 6 pm)
GCS105 Helpers on the Medicine Wheel - Mary Anne Caibaiosai
GCS106 Networking Room
GCS108 Teaching with IK - David Newhouse
GCS110 CHILDCARE
GCS112 Beading Continues - Malinda Gray
GCS114 All Our Relations: Learning how to be in 'right' relationship - Raven Sinclair
GCS115 "Did you have a good 4th of July?" and other questions - Smokii & Shaawano
GCS117 Living & Dying Mno Bemaadiziiwin: Renewing our Sacred Relationship with Spirit
5:00 – 7:30 pm Robinson Dining Hall
Traditional Feast - All welcome
8:00 pm Nozhem Theatre…Inner Elder with Michelle Thrush
7 :00 – 8:00 Traditional area
Sunrise Ceremony
GCS 114
9:00 – 10:45 Special event – “Breaking Down Stereotypes”
11:00 – 12:00 Closing Keynote: Raven Sinclair
12:00 – 1:00 pm Closing Ceremony