2011 First Nations’ Language Keepers Conference Draft Agenda
Saskatoon Inn Hotel & Conference Centre
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Thursday, December 1, 2011
7:00 am
Pipe Ceremony: Room 234
8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Registration: Courtyard Room (Nov 30, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm & Dec 1 - 2, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Booth Display: Mezzanine ABC (Nov 30, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm & Dec 1 - 2, 8:00 am)
9:00 – 9:45 am
Ballroom B/C
Morning Song: Barry Ahenakew
Master of Ceremonies: Howard Walker
Opening Prayer: Elder Ken Crowe
Treaty Six Territory Welcoming Remarks: Chief Felix Thomas, Saskatoon Tribal Council
Eagle Sponsor Address: Chief Wallace Fox, Onion Lake First Nation
Welcome Address: Third Vice Chief Simon Bird, Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and Dorothy Myo, President, Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre
9:45 – 10:30 am
Plenary Session: Ballroom B/C
Speaker: Brock Pitawanakwat, Researcher, Truth & Reconciliation Commission
10:30 – 10:40 am
Health Break
Breakout Session
Meeting Room
11:45 am – 12:45 pm
12:45 – 1:00 pm
1:15 – 2:15 pm
Exhibits Open
10:45 – 11:45 am
Wig & Pen
Ballroom B
Ballroom C
Saskatoon Room
Manitoba Room
British Columbia Room
“Revitalization of
Indigenous Languages of Siberia” &
“Role of University in the Maintenance and
Revitalization of First Nations’ Languages”
Eleonora Usenkova & Veronika Makarova
University of Saskatchewan
“Before You Know It (BYKI) - Using
Computer Software to Teach Language”
Kelly Fontaine
Manitoba First Nations Education
Resource Centre
“Kinship Wheel - Wahkohtowin
(‘TH’ dialect)”
Robin McLeod
Prince Albert Grand Council
“History and Legacy of
Indian Residential Schools Resiliency of Aboriginal People”
Alvine Mountain Horse
University of Alberta
“tāpwāwakēyihtamowin –
Common Beliefs of the First Nations”
Judy Bear
Little Pine First Nation
“Holistic Approach in
Language Teaching”
Margaret Reynolds
English River First Nation
“mi ima mēhkosit:
Integrating Language Learning
and Creative Expression”
Robin Brass
Peepeekisis First Nation
“Sparking a Virtual Conversation About
Residential Schools”
Jamie Lerat
Saskatchewan School Boards
Association
“Instructor Resource Guide for
Cultural Teaching: Protocols and
Methodologies”
Barb Frazer
Saskatchewan Indian
Cultural Center
“Immersion Works
But it Takes a Lot of Work”
Wanda Barker
Frontier School Division Manitoba
“Residential School Residue &
Cultural Revitalization”
Peter Nippi
Kinistin First Nation
“Leadership and Language:
Youth are the Future, the Hope”
Ethel Gardiner, Heather Blair &
Shelby Laframboise
The Canadian Indigenous Languages
& Literacy Institute
“Language and Cultural Activism”
Randy Morin
Oskāyak High School
“Curriculum Development Through
Elder Validation”
Ruth Norton & Marcella Fontaine
Manitoba First Nations Education
Resource Centre
“Reconnecting To Our Denesuline
Vital Ways of Life”
Rosalie Tsannie Burseth
Prince Albert Grand Council
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE: “Speaking the Truth”, Ted Quewezance, Residential School Survivor
Fashion Show: Tracy Toulouse, Swirling Wind Designs
“Indigenous Language & Cultural Renewal,
The Maori Model”
Ethel Gardiner
Canadian Indigenous Languages
and Literacy
University of Alberta
“Traditional Games”
Lamarr Oksasikewiyin
Saskatchewan Literacy Network
2:15 – 2:25 pm
Health Break
2:30 – 3:30 pm
“Traditional Mapping - Reclaiming Identity
through the Land”
Barry Ahenakew & Melody Wood
Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre
3:35 – 4:35 pm
5:30 pm – 12:00 Midnight
“The State of First Nations Languages”
Tracey Pascal
Statistics Canada
“Teaching Cultural Values,
Beliefs and Morality through
Saulteaux Legends and Stories”
Margaret Cote & Lynn Cote
First Nations University of Canada &
University of Regina
“Community Wellness through
Indigenous Knowledge and Language” “Healing Through the Power of Humour”
Josie Auger & Narcisse Blood
Verna Whitford
Nechi Training Institute
Sweetgrass First Nation
“Truth and Reconciliation
Committee of Canada Update”
Kim Quinney
Truth & Reconciliation Commission
“Clearwater River Dene School
Transitional Immersion Program”
Mark Klein
Clearwater Dene First Nation
Round Dance at Oskāyak High School, Shuttle provided from/to the Saskatoon Inn
2011 First Nations’ Language Keepers Conference Draft Agenda
Saskatoon Inn Hotel & Conference Centre
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Friday, December 2, 2011
8:00 am
Pipe Ceremony: Room 234
8:30 – 9:10 am
Ballroom B/C
Breakout Session
Meeting Room
9:15 – 10:15 am
Morning Song: Glen Lewis
Opening Prayer: Elder Ken Crowe
Eagle Sponsor Address: tbc , Dakota Dunes Community Development Corporation
Morning Speaker: “Reclaiming Our Lost Ways”, Austin Tootoosis, Poundmaker First Nation
Wig & Pen
Ballroom B
Ballroom C
Saskatoon Room
Manitoba Room
“How can the Teaching of First Nations’
Languages Become a Reality?” &
“Archival Sources on
First Nations’ Languages”
Richard Julien & Mary Marino
University of Saskatchewan
“Before You Know It (BYKI) –
Using Simple Computer Software
to Teach Language”
Kelly Fontaine
Manitoba First Nations
Education Resource Center
“Kinship Wheel - Wahkohtowin
(“TH” dialect)”
Robin McLeod
Prince Albert Grand Council
“History and Legacy of
Indian Residential Schools –
Resiliency of Aboriginal People”
Alvine Mountain Horse
University of Alberta
“Treaty Awareness and Discussion”
Judy Bear
Little Pine First Nation
“mi ima mēhkosit:
Integrating Language Learning and
Creative Expression”
Robin Brass
Peepeekisis First Nation
“Sparking a Virtual Conversation
About Residential Schools”
Jamie Lerat
Saskatchewan School Boards
Association
10:30 – 10:40 am
British Columbia Room
“Reconnecting To Our Denesuline
Vital Ways of Life”
Rosalie Tsannie Burseth
Prince Albert Grand Council
Health Break
Exhibits Open
10:45 – 11:45 am
“Traditional Games”
Lamarr Oksasikewiyin
Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network
11:45 am – 1:00 pm
1:15 – 2:15 pm
2:20 – 3:20 pm
3:30 pm
“Indigenous Language & Cultural
Renewal, The Maori Model”
Ethel Gardiner
Canadian Indigenous
Languages and Literacy
University of Alberta
“The State of First Nations Languages”
Tracey Pascal
Statistics Canada
“Instructor Resource Guide for
Cultural Teaching: Protocols and
Methodologies”
Barb Frazer
Saskatchewan Indian
Cultural Centre
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE: “Coming Home, Returning to Our Roots”, Verna Whitford, Sweetgrass First Nation
“miyo-nānākatohkēwin - Awareness
Leading To a Good Life”
Austin Tootoosis
Poundmaker First Nation
“Teaching Cultural Values,
Beliefs and Morality through
Saulteaux Legends and Stories”
Margaret Cote & Lynn Cote
First Nations University of Canada &
University of Regina
“Community Wellness through
“Healing through the Power of Humour”
Indigenous Knowledge and Language”
Verna Whitford
Josie Auger & Narcisse Blood
Sweetgrass First Nation
Nechi Institute
“Learning First Nations History and
Culture Through Art and Artefacts”
John Spyglass
Saskatchewan Indian
Cultural Centre
“Clearwater River Dene School
Transitional Immersion Program”
Mark Klein
Clearwater Dene First Nation
“Immersion Works
But it Takes a Lot of Work”
Wanda Barker
Frontier School Division
“Residential School Residue”
Peter Nippi
Kinistin First Nation
“Leadership and Language:
Youth are the Future, the Hope”
Ethel Gardiner, Heather Blair &
Shelby Laframboise
The Canadian Indigenous
Languages & Literacy Institute
“Language and Cultural Activism”
Randy Morin
Oskāyak High School
“Curriculum Development Through
Elder Validation”
Ruth Norton & Marcella Fontaine
Manitoba First Nations
Education Resource Centre
“Aboriginal Language Renewal
Through Music”
Laura Burnouf
NORTEP/NORPAC
Thank You Prayer: Elder Ken Crowe
Closing Remarks: Dorothy Myo, President, Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre