National Bawaajigewin “Sharing our Dreams” Gathering of Elders and Youth JULY 9 TO 12, 2019 TURTLE LODGE CENTRAL HOUSE OF KNOWLEDGE SAGKEENG FIRST NATION | MANITOBA AGENDA Day 1 – Tuesday July 9, 2019 9 am Lighting of the Sacred Fire Youth and others are welcome to learn about Lighting the Sacred Fire with Troy Fontaine, Cultural Coordinator for Giigewigamig First Nation Health Authority, at Turtle Lodge Sacred Fire Arbour.
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NationalBawaajigewin“SharingourDreams”GatheringofEldersandYouth
JULY9TO12,2019
TURTLELODGECENTRALHOUSEOFKNOWLEDGE
SAGKEENGFIRSTNATION|MANITOBA
AGENDADay1–TuesdayJuly9,20199am LightingoftheSacredFire
YouthandothersarewelcometolearnaboutLightingtheSacredFirewithTroyFontaine,CulturalCoordinatorforGiigewigamigFirstNationHealthAuthority,atTurtleLodgeSacredFireArbour.
Welcome,IntroductionandPurposeofBawaajigewinGatheringByChairofGathering,ElderDaveCourchene
LiftingoftheSacredPipewithSacredDrum
AspecialbigPipewillbelifted,thatwascommissionedbyanationalgroupofEldersthatmetinOttawain2016,asaresultofadiscussiononrisingratesofyouthdepressionandsuicideinthecountry.MoreinformationwillbesharedaboutthisPipe,whichhasbeeninvitedtoanumberofcommunitiesacrossthecountry,havingtravelednorthtotheYellowknivescommunityofDetta,NWTandeasttoEskasoniMi’kmaqNationonCapeBretonIsland.
AllPipeandBundlecarriersareinvitedtosharetheirPipesandSacredBundles.
WaterCeremony
LedbyTurtleLodgeGrandmotherMaryMaytwayashingWomenandgirlsareinvitedtocomeandsingtheWaterSongduringtheceremony.
PassingaroundPaperforYouthtoaskQuestionsAcallwillbemadeforYouthtoaskquestionsoftheEldersonpaper.Theymaychoosetosigntheirnameiftheywish.TheElderswillselectsomeofthequestionsandanswerthemduringthecourseoftheGathering.
ElderAllanWhitesharesaboutOriginofBawaajigewinGatheringTranslationbyRobertMaytwayashing
NationalCentreforTruthandReconciliationPresentationonChildren’sDeathRegistryandRequest
RyMoran,ExecutiveDirector,NCTREldersShareDreamsandDiscussAreasofFocus
12noon TraditionalFeast1pm SacredDrumSong
EldersShareDreamsandDiscussAreasofFocus3:30pm PrepareforHealingCeremony4:00pm HealingCeremonyandDrinkingMedicine
ReturntoHotelsforDinnerDay2–WednesdayJuly10,20199am OverviewofCeremonyforChildren
ElderChairDaveCourchene PipeCeremony
AllPipeandBundlecarriersareinvitedtosharetheirPipesandSacredBundles.
WaterCeremony
LedbyTurtleLodgeGrandmotherMaryMaytwayashingWomenandgirlsareinvitedtocomeandsingtheWaterSongduringtheceremony.
CeremonyforChildren12noon Lunch1pm SacredDrumSong Children’sCeremony
ElderShareDreamsandDiscussiononotherareasofFocus3:30pm PrepareforHealingCeremony4:00pm HealingCeremonyandDrinkingMedicine ReturntoHotelsforDinner
7:00pm SweatLodge
LedbyKnowledgeKeeperRobertMaytwayashingDay3–ThursdayJuly11,20198:45am ArrivalatTurtleLodge9:00am EldersgetonBus9:15am DeparturetoBlackRiverFirstNationforTreaty5Gatheringof
Nations10am ArrivalatBlackRiverTreaty5GatheringofNations12pm LunchinBlackRiver2:30pm EldersgetonBus2:45pm DepartureforTurtleLodge3:30pm ArrivalatTurtleLodge PreparationforHealingCeremony4:00pm HealingCeremony
ReturntoHotelsforDinner
Day4–ThursdayJuly11,20199am OverviewofCeremonyforChildren
ElderChairDaveCourchene PipeCeremony
AllPipeandBundlecarriersareinvitedtosharetheirPipesandSacredBundles.
WaterCeremonyLedbyTurtleLodgeGrandmotherMaryMaytwayashingWomenandgirlsareinvitedtocomeandsingtheWaterSongduringtheceremony.
EldersandYouthSharing,answerquestionsfromYouth12noon Lunch1pm SacredDrumSong EldersandYouthShare,answerquestionsfromYouth PrepareforHealingCeremony
HealingCeremonyandDrinkingMedicine
3:30pm TraditionalGiveawayEveryoneisaskedtobringagiftfortheTraditionalGiveaway.Itneednotbesomethingnew–itcouldbesomethingyouownthatisofvaluetoyou.
ClosingDrumSong4:00pm TraditionalFeast
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