NationalBawaajigewin“SharingourDreams”GatheringofEldersandYouth
JULY9TO12,2019
TURTLELODGECENTRALHOUSEOFKNOWLEDGE
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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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