Haudenosaunee Two Row Wampum belt.
Summit events are free to all.
Download the Summit schedule of events (PDF). Watch opening ceremony and keynote video on YouTube.
Friday, October 14 | Saturday, October 15 | Sunday, October 16
Friday, October 14
| Time | Event | Participants | Topic | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 am - end of Summit | Sunrise Ceremony – Opening Sacred Fire | Fire Keepers, Al McDonald, and Howard Loft | St. Paul’s Fire | |
| 8:30 am - 9 am | Refreshments | Janace Henry, Pies and Things | Modern Languages foyer | |
| 9 am - 9:45 am | Thanksgiving Address, Opening Ceremony |
Al McDonald; Myeengun Henry, Thanksgiving Address; Mino Ode Kwewak N’gamowak |
Opening Ceremony |
Theatre of the Arts, ML 135 |
| 9:45 am - 10:45 am | KEYNOTE | Dr. Cindy Blackstock Introduction by Jean Becker |
Keynote / Q and A |
Theatre of the Arts, ML 135 |
| 11 am - 12 pm | CIRCLE 1: Survivor Stories |
Howard Loft, Lee Loft, Lila Bruyere, Shawn Johnston, Sherlene Bomberry |
Intergenerational stories of survival and empowerment | Alumni Hall, St. Paul's University College |
| 12 pm - 1 pm | Lunch Break | |||
| 1 pm - 2 pm | CIRCLE 2: Education and Decolonization |
Tim Paci, Alyssa General, Loise MacDonald, WAEC, Youth Workshop delegates, Mary Baldasaro Facilitator: Mary Baldasaro |
Youth and Education, Cultural Appropriation, Curricula, Recruitment |
Alumni Hall, St. Paul's University College |
| 2 pm - 4 pm | Breakaway Youth Session | Kelly Laurila and student delegates | See Youth Workshop Schedule | St. Paul's University College Chapel |
| 2 pm - 2:15 pm | Break | |||
| 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | CIRCLE 3: Oral Storytelling and Pedagogical Practices | Jean Becker, Linda Warley, Myeengun Henry | Methods and ceremony, practice and making meaning | Alumni Hall, St. Paul's University College |
| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Break | |||
| 4 pm - 5 pm | CIRCLE 4: Law, Media, and UnColonizing the Gaze |
Augie Fleras, Lisa Monchalin, Lev Marder, Susan Roy |
Haldimand Tract, histories, treaties, and apologies | Alumni Hall, St. Paul's University College |
| 5:30 pm | Gathering and Fire | Al McDonald and Howard Loft |
St. Paul's Fire |
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| 6:30 - 8:00 pm | Summit/History Speaker Series |
Lisa Monchalin, |
The Colonial Problem: An Indigenous Perspective on Crime and Injustice in Canada | Alumni Hall, St. Paul's University College |
Saturday, October 15
| Time | Event | Participants | Topic | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 am | Sunrise Ceremony | Al McDonald and Howard Loft | St. Paul's Fire | |
| 8:30 am - 9 am | Refreshments | Janace Henry, Pies and Things | Alumni | Alumni Hall, St. Paul's University College |
| 9 am - 10 am | CIRCLE 5: Languages and (Re)Conciliation |
Amos Key Jr., Trevor Holmes, Lila Bruyere, Shawn Johnston |
Making Indigenous Languages Official | Alumni Hall, St. Paul's University College |
| 10:15 am - 10:30 am | Break | |||
| 10:30 am - 12 pm | CIRCLE 6: Health and Nourishment |
Kim Anderson, Blu Waters, Ian Mosby, Conrad Sichler |
Memory, Medicine, and Education | Alumni Hall, St. Paul's University College |
| 12 pm - 1 pm | Lunch Break | |||
| 1 pm - 2 pm | CIRCLE 7: Territorial Acknowledgement | Luane Lentz, Cheryl Maksymyk, Emma Smith | Research, Process, and Practice | Alumni Hall, St. Paul's University College |
| 2 pm - 2:15 pm | Break | |||
| 2:30 pm - 5 pm | Optional Summit Activities | Facilitators: WAEC and volunteers |
Discussion Circles, TRC Reading Challenge, Performance Workshop Viewing, Archive Installation + Workshop with Susan Roy and Ian Mosby, Meditating Process with Conrad Sichler, Digital Storytelling Installation “A Canadian Conversation” viewing by Kim Anderson, Call to Action # 83 – exhibition viewing and discussion, Local Gallery Programming, Invitation to the Fire. |
Activities/exhibitions at UWaterloo & St. Paul’s campuses Collaborative Local Galleries: Art Gallery of Guelph artist Don Russell’s Circle Mound; Canadian Clay & Glass “On Firm Ground: a reposition of being” curated by Patricia Deadman |
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5:30 pm |
Gathering and Fire | Al McDonald and Howard Loft | PAS - UWaterloo | |
| 6 pm - 8 pm | Feast – All Welcome: Free but registration required | Janace Henry, Pies and Things, Six Nations of the Grand | Oral Storytelling by Rene Meshake | Alumni Hall, St. Paul's University College |
Sunday, October 16
| Time | Event | Participants | Topic | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 am | Sunrise Ceremony | Al McDonald and Howard Loft | PAS - UWaterloo | |
| 8:30 am - 9 am | Refreshments | Janace Henry, Pies and Things | Alumni Hall, St. Paul's University College | |
| 9 am - 10 am | CIRCLE 8: Idle No More | Kelly Laurila, Darren Thomas, Shannon Dea Amy Smoke |
Social Action, The Ethical Space, and Circle Pedagogy | Alumni Hall, St. Paul's University College |
| 10 am - 10:15 am |
Break |
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| 10:30 am - 12 pm | CIRCLE 9: Curating Change | Pat Deadman, Naomi Johnson, Andy Houston | Mush Hole Project – Truth and Reconciliation in Art | Alumni Hall, St. Paul's University College |
| 12 pm - 1 pm | Lunch Break | |||
| 1 pm - 2 pm | "The Offering" | Ensemble performance |
Public Performance with Bruce Sinclair, PJ Prudat, Falen Johnson, Waterloo Theatre and Performance students. Facilitated by Spy Dénommé-Welch |
Theatre of the Arts, ML 135 |
| 2:30 pm | Closing Ceremony | Blue Sky Singers | Led by Amy Smoke | Theatre of the Arts, ML 135. Walk to St. Paul’s and the closing of the Fire. |
* Program subject to change
The Integrating Knowledges Summit is made possible with the support of the University of Waterloo (Faculty of Arts), Waterloo Aboriginal Education Centre (St. Paul’s University College), SSHRC Connection Grant, Bob Harding Humanities and Social Sciences award, Ontario Arts Council, Research Entrepreneurs Accelerating Prosperity (REAP), Department of Drama and Speech Communication, Centre for Memory and Testimony Studies (Wilfrid Laurier University and partner universities), and the generous contributions from many collaborating organizations and individuals.
We are grateful. Thank you.