2024 Nehiyawatiswin Conference: Full Schedule

Essential oils and roller bottles were confusing to all of us when we first started! Wendy Buffalo will share a great presentation on the benefits of Essential Oils and traditional use.
The good news is that you really can’t do anything wrong. Natural wellness is intuitive. The more you lean on natural wellness tools like essential oils, the better you’ll be at knowing which oils to reach for, and when.
Roller bottles help you mix up your favorite blends so they’re ready to go when you need them, and they also make it easy to take your oils with you wherever you go (we’re obsessive about making sure our roller bottles don’t leak!).
Roller bottles also allow you to effectively dilute your oils with a carrier oil which is best for your skin and wellness. But the biggest reason we love roller bottles for our oils is that they make using oils fun, which means we’re reaching for them all. day. long. And the more you use your oils, the better they’ll work!

Speakers

Wendy Buffalo, Tristen Louis, Erica Johnson

Friday May 17, 2024 10:00am - 10:45am MDT

Wellness

10:00am MDT

Traditional Childhood Life Stages and Education

Traditional Childhood Life Stages and Education. In this session Dr. Lana Whiskeyjack will be sharing her mentor's teachings on what a traditional nehiyaw education looked like before colonization, and the importance of creating courageous space to return to these teachings. Lana will be sharing through some visual practices and storytelling, so bring your openness to get creative.

Speakers

Dr. Lana Whiskeyjack

Friday May 17, 2024 10:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Blatchford Hangar

Keynote

10:00am MDT

Beading with Heather

Heather Kiskihkoman (she/her) is nehiyaw & anishinaabe from nipisihkopahk, maskwacîs, in treaty 6 territory. Osawayisis is her online business. Her unique style of beadwork blends both her fine art education with traditional beadwork styles that depict the natural world. Most of her work uses the same natural materials that her ancestors would have used such as, traditionally tanned animal hides, porcupine quills, caribou & moose hair tufts as well as modern materials like beads and fabric.

You will learn to bead earrings & all beading supplies will be provided.

Friday May 17, 2024 10:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Johnson's Cafe

Wellness

10:00am MDT

Beading with Janine

Janine Wildcat; owner of Wildcatic Creeations. Participants will learn how to make and take home a rope style keychain. All supplies will be provided.

Speakers

Janine Wildcat

Wildcatic Creeations

Friday May 17, 2024 10:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Johnson's Cafe

Wellness

10:00am MDT

Wellness Sessions

Card readings by Nicole Lightning-Strongman (Tipi outside Blatchford hangar)

Card reading: 30 minutes blocks starting at 10:00 and last session at 3:30 with a break for lunch. Please contact belindalightning@maskwacised.ca to pre-book.

Card reading by Jenna Dohmon (Tipi outside Blatchford hangar)

Jenna Dohmann:
My name is Jenna Lee Dohmann. I am an Isga Wiya as well as the owner of Wisaubda Wiya Moss, a small independent sea moss company in treaty six territory. Sea moss has helped to open up my mind to the universe and the vast energy within it. I started off doing my own oracle card readings and from there ventured into the world of Tarot. Since then I’ve been incorporating these tools to read energies that help guide myself and others through our healing journeys.
Ish nish Thank you
Jenna Dohmann #Auntyseamoss
Please email Belinda Lightning: belindalightning@maskwacised.ca to prebook.

Essential oils by MESC wellness committee rep's Erica Johnson & Tristen Louis

Social Games indoor

Lawn games-outdoor

Friday May 17, 2024 10:00am - 4:00pm MDT
Johnson's Cafe

Wellness

12:00pm MDT

Lunch

Ukraine Lunch
Garlic whipped butter & rolls
Beet salad
Roasted beets, carrots, dill pickles, onions, parsley vinaigrette
Potato perogies, & sausage
Bacon, sauteed onions, & cabbage
Medivny
Ukrainian honey cake

Friday May 17, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
Blatchford Hangar

Meals

12:00pm MDT

Streetcar service

Take the streetcar for a tour of the park

Friday May 17, 2024 12:00pm - 3:00pm MDT

Streetcar

1:00pm MDT

Embracing Two-Eyed Seeing to Revitalize Sustainable Relations: Miyo Wahkohtowin

Using traditional storytelling, Darrion will share how two-eyed seeing has supported him throughout his life in building a relationship between Indigenous ways of knowing and seeing the world as well as Western Science and STEM.

Speakers

Darrion Letendre

Friday May 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
Ukranian Bookstore

Breakout session

1:00pm MDT

The Importance of Treaties in the Classroom

Kurt is a distinguished council members and esteemed leader for the Samson Cree Nation. We will be providing knowledge on the importance of Treaties being taught in the classroom and how these were created to uphold wahkotowin. Kurt will share his lived experience and personal and familial understanding of Treaties.

Speakers

Kurt Buffalo

Samson Cree Nation

Friday May 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
Blatchford Hangar

Breakout session

1:00pm MDT

The Yahey Decision and What It Means for Our Nation

Carol will take participants through an examination of the Blueberry case and look at how this is an incredible win for First Nations, allowing them to move forward. Her presentation will be captivating providing real life photos of the cumulative effects and impacts on surrounding areas.

Speakers

Carol Wildcat

Friday May 17, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
Indigenous People's Experience Multi Purpose Room

Breakout session

1:00pm MDT

Beading with Heather

Friday May 17, 2024 1:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Johnson's Cafe

Wellness

1:00pm MDT

Traditional Games for ELA & Social Studies

This is a full afternoon session. Participants will learn various traditional games, how they are made, teachings behind the games and how curricular subject areas can be tied to each game. This session will focus on games for ELA and social studies.

Speakers

Lamarr Oksasikewiyin

Friday May 17, 2024 1:00pm - 3:20pm MDT
Clerk's Quarters

All afternoon

1:00pm MDT

LIVE THEATRE: Talk Treaty to Me

Friday May 17, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
Capital Theatre

All afternoon

2:00pm MDT

Break

Friday May 17, 2024 2:00pm - 2:20pm MDT

Free time

2:20pm MDT

Indigenous Love

Indigenous Love, sakihitowin, our first law. This session explores how we understand and recognize love within our communities, our rez love languages, ancestral love, collective love and hopes to guide communities in documenting their indicators of Indigenous Love. This session is a follow up and was birthed from nehiyaw trauma informed care sessions.
We will explore:

How have we been loved into this place?
How have we experienced disrupted love?
How do I know I was loved by you?
How do we rebuild our disrupted love structures?

Friday May 17, 2024 2:20pm - 3:20pm MDT
Blatchford Hangar

Breakout session

2:20pm MDT

Nehiyaw Pimatisiwin

Dale will be sharing some of his doctoral research.. The focus of his self-study examines the roles of sovereignty in the historical relationship currently known as Treaty, and its nexus to curricula of the Indigenous First Nations variety. From the perceived role of the sacred pipes to western philosophies and their influence on public policy this research unveils the potential for a viable curricular future for all Our Progeny.

Speakers

Dale Saddleback

Friday May 17, 2024 2:20pm - 3:20pm MDT
Indigenous People's Experience Multi Purpose Room

Breakout session

4:00pm MDT

Shuttle Departure

Please RSVP for shuttle service here

Friday May 17, 2024 4:00pm - 4:00pm MDT

Shuttle